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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Swine flu not traced in country yet

The Minister Health and Family Welfare, AFM Ruhal Haque, on Wednesday urged everyone not to be panicked by Swine flu. He advised all to be aware of this new sub-type of H1N1 virus that has claimed more than 150 lives across the world in the last few days. And he …

Veterinary Surgeon warns of Avian flu

Veterinary Surgeon Anoma Suwandaratne warned that people should be alert about the Avian flu though there is no direct threat of the disease spreading to Sri Lanka. We need to be more careful about this epidemic which could spread through ducks and fowl. "Government has stopped the import of poultry, …

Bangladesh still free from Swine flu: Screening begins at ZIA

Health and Family welfare Minister Dr AFM Ruhul Huq yesterday called upon the people to remain alert on highly contagious Swine Flu, but not to panic about it, as Bangladesh is still free from this virus. The minister made this remark to reporters after holding a eting on this scourge …

How to Prevent a Pandemic

THE swine flu outbreak seems to have emerged without warning. Within a few days of being noticed, the flu had already spread to the point where containment was not possible. Yet the virus behind it had to have existed for some time before it was discovered. Couldn

World Health Organization Raises Swine Flu Alert Level

The global spread of swine flu, a pandemic, is highly likely, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday and raised its alert level to Phase 5, the next-to-highest level in the worldwide warning system. Commuters wore protective masks at a subway station in Mexico City on Wednesday. Phase 5 had …

Climate Change Menaces Galapagos - Scientists

The unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands -- penguins, fur seals, swimming iguanas and flightless birds -- is profoundly threatened by climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. Animals and plants are likely to face specific threats from invasive species and disease, reduced food sources and damage to coastal habitats from …

Pork panic

Pune swine flu: Top city restaurants take scary dishes off menu Most pork dishes have gone off the menu cards of the city

Passengers screened for flu

Close to a thousand passengers were screened at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) here on Wednesday, following the outbreak of the deadly swine flu in Mexico, USA and parts of Europe. Dr Shanmuganandan from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI said,

Summer makes AP safe from swine flu

April 29: Andhra Pradesh has the third largest pig population in the country but there are no fears of an immediate outbreak of swine flu here since the virus is not known to survive in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. For a change we can thank the summer heat. Uttar …

No threat to food chain: FAO

NEW DELHI: The Food and Agriculture Organisation is mobilising its teams of experts to help ascertain if the new strain of swine influenza H1N1 virus, which has killed many people in Mexico, had a direct connection to pigs.

Goa on alert to check swine flu

In the wake of swine flu outbreak, the State Epidemiological Cell of Directorate of Health Services on Tuesday in a meeting, decided on different measures to be adopted, including posting of three to four doctors at the Dabolim airport to screen patients coming in from infected countries like Mexico and …

Countries on alert as swine flu spreads

MADRID/ Washington: Spain on Monday became the first nation outside North America to confirm a case of swine flu, and the European Union Health Commissioner urged Europeans to postpone nonessential travel to the United States and Mexico. Meanwhile, the number of suspected swine flu cases in Mexico climbed to 1,614, …

India on swine flu alert

Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: With the World Health Organisation designating swine influenza outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, India on Monday put on alert all international airports and ports for identifying persons with suspected infection who could be arriving from countries affected. Those travelling to affected areas …

World Animal Health Body Says Swine Flu Wrong Name

The flu virus spreading around the world should not be called "swine flu" as it also contains avian and human components and no pig was found ill with the disease so far, the World Animal Health body said on Monday. A more logical name for it would be "North-American influenza", …

Swine flu tremors rock commodities

The outbreak of swine flu has come to haunt the world already facing the blows of a slowing economy, pushing back any chance of a recovery in the near future. Commodities across the world are facing the impact of the outbreak. Soybean, corn and wheat prices fell on speculation that …

Swine flu is the last thing the fragile global economy needs

Rob Cox / April 28, 2009, 0:58 IST When the US economy catches a cold, the whole world sneezes. That

Not recommending travel restrictions: WHO

D Ravi Kanth / Geneva April 28, 2009, 0:38 IST The World Health Organization (WHO) today said it was

Cipla, Ranbaxy to reap flu gains

PAWAN BALI The spread of Swine flu is likely to boost the sales of companies like Cipla, which can provide drugs and vaccines for this deadly disease. Ms Sarabjit Kaur Nagra, pharma analyst with Angel Broking said that Cipla and Ranbaxy are the two Indian companies, which can provide drugs …

Mexican swine flu spreads to Europe, markets on edge

? DEATH TOLL AT 103, SCREENINGS BEGIN AT HEATHROW Governments around the world acted to stem a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to North America was confirmed to have reached Europe. While the swine flu virus has so …

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