Vancouver woman poisons trees to improve view
A Vancouver woman pleaded guilty to poisoning several trees that border the city's downtown Stanley Park to improve the view of the ocean from her condominium. June Matheson admitted she purchase
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For safe ayurvedic drugs, laws need to be strengthened
The controversy surrounding the presence of animal and human bones in ayurvedic formulations prepared by Baba Ramdev's pharmacy could have been avoided if the provisions of the Drug and Cosmetics Act
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Slovenia sets up fishing zone in Adriatic
The Slovenian government said it was setting up its own fishing zone in the Adriatic in a move likely to raise tensions with neighbouring Croatia, with which Slovenia has yet to agree the sea border.
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Canoeing, kayaking sink in Yamuna sludge
Water sports is out as an event from the 2010 Commonwealth Games as the two venues that were being considered failed to make the cut. Pursuing the possibility of having kayaking and canoeing as part
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Day after arrest, CBI scanner on second reserve
The Centre decided to ask the CBI to investigate cases of tiger poaching in and around the Ranthambhore tiger reserve and the inter-state wildlife smuggling rackets operating in the region. Under
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No eye contact for fertilisers
Not kilos, just about a pinch of fertiliser will be all that's required for entire agricultural fields, according to scientists at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow. Measuring
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India begins count of threatened tigers
Armed with radio collars and high-tech cameras, hundreds of wildlife experts fanned out across a vast mangrove in India's east as part of the world's largest census of the endangered tiger. Alarmed
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Tech rejigs apple state's agri-map
After more than a decade raking in profits from apples and high-value seasonal vegetables, Himachal Pradesh is finally looking up and away. Backed by a scientific study, the state is embarking on an
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EU to crack down on caviar smuggling
The European Union is to introduce new laws to combat the illegal trade in caviar in the coming months, the European Commission said. The announcement comes after Tuesday's decision by the United
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Glaucoma cure just a drop away
Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research (DIPSAR) has developed a herbal "eye-drop" to cure Glaucoma. This eye-drop would prevent the occurrence of blindness. For the first time ever in
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China 2005 natural disaster death toll nears 2,500
China was beset by droughts, floods, typhoons and blizzards in 2005 which caused the highest level of economic losses in five years and killed almost 2,500 people, the government said. China only
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Satellite links farmers to Kalam
In a significant display of how the advancement of science and technology can be used to empower the farmers, satellite linked the farmers of five different states to President APJ Abdul Kalam in
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US firm patents Kerala tribe's Jeevani
Apathy, indifference and sheer lethargy on part of Government has enabled an American firm to surreptitiously procure the trademark patent of Jeevani, a popular herbal compound with regenerative
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Indian economy unfree: US report
Despite 15 years of economic liberalisation, India remains economically "mostly unfree", though it has marginally improved its score on the Index of Economic Freedom, according to a report released.
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China's water pollution fine sets a legal landmark
A Chinese water company has won Rmb2.3 million ($285,000, ,241,000,
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Indonesian flood death toll rises to 77
The death toll from flash floods that devastated villages in Indonesia's East Java province has risen to 71, police said. The search continues for victims of the floods that inundated four villages
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Turkey sees first bird flu deaths outside Asia
The WHO sent a team of experts to Turkey to help investigate the deaths of two teenagers from suspected bird flu. WHO officials say that there is little doubt that the deaths were due to the feared
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Erosion threatens Palasbari area
Erosion by the Brahmaputra has assumed alarming proportions at Palasbari on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam. Significantly, the erosion is continuing even during the winter season and if left
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Quarry amidst residential area poses health hazard for Bhiwandiites
The resident of Mansarovar, Phule Vasahat, Shastrinagar are up in arms since their houses have developed cracks due to explosion by the stone quarrying people. These houses are situated right in the
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Fisheries dept draws big plan to revive falling figures
The declining fish production in the upper regions of Yamuna, because of water pollution and other factors, has set alarm bells ringing in the fisheries Department had recently launched an ambitious