River Blindness

Order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding unauthorized constructions in areas of DLF City, Gurugram, Haryana, 13/02/2025

Order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the matter of DLF City Residents Welfare Association & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 13/02/2025. The matter related to unauthorized constructions in areas of DLF City, Gurugram. Some of the illegal and unauthorized construction included five to seven …

Science & Technology - Briefs

zoology Undersea myths The mystery behind the underwater display of natural glow, seen by sailors time and again, has been solved. It is the bioluminescent marine fireworm that secretes a mucous which gives out a green glow to attract mates and ward off predators. Reported in the March issue of …

Learning from camels

omani scientists believe that camels may hold a clue to a treatment for river blindness, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people each year in the developing world. Immunological studies by Oman's Suhan Qaboos University researchers show that the camels have a highly-evolved immune system which allows them to …

UNITED NATIONS

The world's leading environmental thinkers drawn from government, business and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have created a blueprint for future joint action to foster global environmental improvement. Recently, about 60 environment ministers, United Nations officials, senior business executives and NGO leaders met at the UN headquarters to discuss critical environmental protection …

Is the conduct of medical research on chimpanzees compatible with their rights as a near-human species?

Many animal rights activists consider that all research carried out with animals is indefensible. This would apply especially to research with chimpanzees. I assume that chimpanzees are the closest relatives to humans and that they deserve ethical considerations which are similar to those accorded humans. Nevertheless, I believe that it …

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