The government of Delhi would launch a Special Leprosy Eradication Programme in the second week of July in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The programme aims at creating mass awareness and
The two Russian cosmonauts on the Mir will head into open space on Saturday for the first of three such missions aimed at replacing an engine that keeps the station properly aligned toward the
Environmental awareness among ordinary citizens in India is abysmal, with industrial pollution contributing to severe environmental degradation. A World Bank study puts the health costs of
The Simlipal National Park and the sanctuary have been sealed to tribal hunters fro Thursday. A detachment of the Orissa Armed Police Reserve has been deployed to guard the strategic entry points of
At least 106 persons have been affected by gastroenteritis in Golaghat district of upper Assam with two of them succumbing to the disease since the beginning of April, joint director of health
At least three people have died of the Kyasanoor forest disease in Uttara Kannada district last month and more than 100 people of the Joida taluk in the same districts are suffering from symptoms of
The premier zoo of the state, Nandankanan, has been recording a regular fall in the number of visitors over the last few years. According to the latest annual report, the number of tourists visiting
The menace of high-volume sound systems and loudspeakers, which are a major source of noise pollution, have now come under the watchful eyes of the Supreme
