Jaipur: State’s health department is among five in South-East Asia region of WHO to receive award for its accomplishment in the area of tobacco control. It is the only government body in the country which will be awarded for its tobacco free initiatives (TFIs) on the World Tobacco Day (May …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) was awarded by the Government of India for leading in economic use of diesel. During 200 5-06, GSRTC had shown an average of 4.72 km per litre. Despite this, the corporation introduced fuel saving measures. This included proper maintenance, imparting suitable training to …
STOCKHOLM: Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity. Krugman has been a harsh critic of the Bush administration and the …
Jamshedpur, Oct. 12: People of East Singhbhum district are a proud lot. For the second consecutive year the district has bagged the Nirmal Gram Award for successful implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign. Successfully adhering to basic sanitation and cleanliness guidelines of the government, 13 panchayats of East Singhbhum district have …
Prizes for research on HIV, cancer, symmetry and fluorescent protein SOMETIMES the absence of something can be as telling as its presence. So it is with this year
STOCKHOLM: Two Japanese citizens and a Japanese-born American were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in the world of subatomic physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday. An American, Yoichiro Nambu, 87, of the University of Chicago, won half of the prize for the discovery …
Three European scientists shared the first of this year's Nobel awards, the medicine prize, for identifying the viruses responsible for Aids and cervical cancer. Yesterday's award of half the SKr10m ($1.4m,
GUWAHATI, Oct 3: For the first time, Guwahati will be the venue of the first phase of presentation of the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) under the Total Sanitation Campaign. President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to present the awards at a function to be held at the Sarusjai Sports Complex on …
NEW DELHI: The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is likely to award 45 blocks for exploration of oil and gas in the next few days after a Committee of Secretaries finalised its report and sent the recommendations for approval to the Union Cabinet. Petroleum Secretary R. S. Pandey said …
IN RECOGNITION: P.C. Alexander, former Governor of Maharashtra, presenting the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environmental Protection to B. Muthuraman, managing director, Tata Steel, at a function in Chennai on Tuesday. (From right) M.S. Swaminathan, chairman, MSSRF, and Kumar Asirvatham, president, Rotary Club of Madras East, are in the picture. …
Hyderabad, Sept. 10: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy has been selected for the prestigious "leadership award as best performing state in agriculture." The Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee chose Andhra Pradesh for its excellent progress in the field of agriculture. The award will be conferred on the state at …
PALAKKAD: The grama panchayats in various districts of the state which execute afforestation and soil and water conservation schemes in an exemplary manner by including it under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGS) will be given awards, according to Finance Minister Thomas Isaac. The award money will be announced …
P. Venugopal Scientist S.D. Biju, the winner of this year's Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: S.D. Biju has won the Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation, instituted by the Amphibian Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr. Biju, who now leads a research group at …
Swahilya | ENS Chennai SALEEM Khan drew bemused looks from fishermen whenever he took walks through the slush in the mangroves at Ururkuppam near Besant Nagar beach, scooping up soil. There was a method to his muddiness. The United Nations has acknowledged it. Khan, who completed M.Sc. in Biotechnology from …
Manoj Anand Chaupakhi, a nondescript village in Western Assam's Bongaigaon district, has ensured its entry in to the Guinness Book of World Records by planting more than 280,000 saplings in 24 hours. Three hundred residents of Chaupakhi had embarked on a massive tree plantation drive on July 11 in a …
Aryavart Grameen Bank operates in six districts of Uttar Pradesh. AGP decided to install PV systems at five of its branches to provide back up power during mains power cuts. The PV modules generate DC electricity in sunlight, which is stored in rechargeable lead-acid batteries. When the mains fail, the …
