Delhi govt to amend APMC act
The Delhi government is all set to amend existing laws to enable greater participation in agricultural marketing. The Government will introduce a bill to amend the Agricultural Produce Marketing
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Polio in Capital: 8-month-old Okhla boy tests positive
If you thought Delhi was free of polio, you are mistaken. An eight month-old infant, Sameer Ali, a resi dent of Zakir Nagar in Okhla, was confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as
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On Oct 2, construction wheels will start rolling at Narmada dam site
With the monsoon over, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) will resume work at the multicrore Narmada dam from October 2. The work at dam height of 119 metres had been suspended since
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On Oct 2, construction wheels will start rolling at Narmada dam site
US researchers are starting trials of a new vaccine aimed at wiping out childhood ear and sinus infections and many cases of bronchitis in adults. Unlike virtually all other vaccines on the market,
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All in a day: Six farmers commit suicide
Upbeat projections by Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and generous financial promises from the Centre aren't working in Vidarbha. At least six more cotton farmers, crushed by debt, have
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Singur farmers get last chance
The administration on Friday started distributing special application forms of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) to peasants who did not consent to handing over their land
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Pain killers, cancer drugs set to be cheaper
Prices of a large number of medicines including pain-killers, anti-infectives and cancer drugs may fall 5-10%, while they would also be put under an intensive price monitoring system. This comes
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58% employable population was jobless in '04-05'
In what could be seen as an indictment of jobless growth, over 50% of the country's employable population was without jobs in 2004-05 with a majority of them concentrated in urban India. These
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Docs sue top US fast-food chains
A US doctors' group sued seven leading fast-food chains including McDonald's and Burger King over their use of a "dangerous carcinogenic' in grilled chicken. The Washington-based Physicians Committee
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Cabinet okays Rs 16,978-cr package for farmers
In a major move to provide relief to distressed farmers, the Union cabinet cleared a Rs 16,978 crore rehabilitation package for 31 backward districts of four states where farmers had committed
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Star tortoises on path to extinction
Its dazzling carapace and peculiar gait has made the Indian star tortoise a craze among pet keepers with dollars to spare. Sadly, this new-found fondness of the elite may drive the animal to
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Gram sabha passes resolution against Special Economic Zone
A historic event that took place in Kalambusre village in Uran taluka, Maharashtra on August 15, 2006, went unnoticed. The gram sabha held on that day was attended by over a 100 people. "We even had
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'Hole in ozone layer will shrink'
Scientists have predicted that the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica could be healed within 70 years. The prediction comes days after the hole reached its maximum size for this year, breaking
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No duty free wheat import after Dec 31
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar denied any possibility of extending the concession of duty-free import of wheat by private trade beyond the scheduled date of December 31, 2006. He also said the
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'Farmers suicides blown out of proportion'
On a day when the Centre announced a massive package for bailing out farmers in distress, Agriculture Secretary Radha Singh said the issue of farmer's suicide had been blown out of proportion. "Data
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63 Kazakh kids get HIV in hospitals
The industrial city of Shymkent (Kazakhstan) is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have contracted AIDS through medical negligence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of
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Rural Development, Finance ministries at loggerheads
The Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) and Ministry of Finance are at loggerheads on the administrative charges to be paid to the panchayats for implementation of various rural development schemes.
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Pawar supports anti-SEZ farmers
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has thrown his weight behind farmers being forced to part with their land on arbitrary-fixed Government prices for setting up of special economic zone (SEZ).
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Researchers ready to test artificial pancreas
Engineers in the increasingly high-tech world of diabetes treatment are moving toward a quantum leap they hope will free some diabetes patients from the daily torment of finger pricks and insulin
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Finally, work on Karcham-Wangtoo project to start
The Karcham-Wangtoo Hydro Corporation Limited, a subsidiary company of the Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), has finally decided to begin the construction work on the main tunnel, the dam and