23,000 villages to be immunized
Twenty-three thousand villages of the State will be covered by special immunisation programme under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), to be launched from November 2006 to April 2007, informs an
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Chikungunia horrors continue
The horrors of chikun gunia continue to unfold. Many chikun gunia patients are now ending up on the operation table for undergoing surgeries to set the digestive system wreaked by chikun gunia right.
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Campaign to preserve green cover on JNU campus
It is an effort to save the campus from turning into a concrete jungle. An effort that intends to maintain and enhance the ambience and aesthetics that Jawaharlal Nehru University is known for. With
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Gurgaon to get new abattoir in 4 months
The municipal authorities here have now come up with a new deadline of four months to set up a new, modernised abattoir in the city. Following admonishment from the Deputy Commissioner, Mr R.
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Committee to go into issue of trees on private land
The Himachal government will constitute a committee of experts to examine the issue of ownership of trees grown on private land. The committee will submit a report after going into various aspects
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Soil processing units use Hindon as dump
Hundreds of tones of waste from over a dozen illegal
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Good news for organic food junkies
First, organic foodstuff at your doorstep and now, organic foods of global standards through the country's first retail chain. It could be India's first branded organic foods sold through top retail
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Court ruling may flood Britain with GM foods
Hundreds of new GM foods and crops could soon be flooding into Britain and Europe. The prospect follows a successful challenge by the US government to EU import restrictions. The ruling by the WTO
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India records highest maternal morality ratio
Most women in India attain motherhood without any technical or financial support. India records the highest maternal mortality ratio (MMR) figures in South Asia, 540 deaths per 100,000 live births
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State Government to file case against Monsanto
The Andhra Pradesh State Government has decided to file a case against Monsanto Biotech Limited before the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission for collecting an "abnormally high
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Large doses of vitamin D can cut cancer risk by half: Study
A large dose of vitamin D a day can halve the chance of developing cancer, a major study has shown. Scientists believe that vitamin D deficiency may cause thousands of cancer deaths every year. They
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Goa stone crusher's son lynched over pollution
Angered by pollution caused by several stone-crushing units, a furious mob killed the son of the owner of 13 such units at Honda in Sattari taluka of Goa. Prithviraj Rane (32), son of landlord and
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Govt to merge health schemes
With the international community expressing concern about the high maternal and infant mortality in India, Union Health Ministry is looking at inter-ministerial partnerships to tackle the problem.
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ICAR to help farmers get quality seeds
With high yielding seeds failing to reach a majority of farmers in the country, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has worked out an ambitious project that seeks to provide good
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DDA justifies land use conversion
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials have "self-conceived" reasons to justify the conversion of the land use of Aravalli spur in south and south-west Delhi. They say if the commercial
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Eco management action plan brought out
Taking a serious view of the waste generated by laboratories and testing centers across the country and the danger it poses to both human beings and the environment, the Union Health and Family
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No protection for small farmers in WTO negotiations'
A group of farmers from Rajashtan who took part in a parallel "people camp " of Hong Kong during the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial have demanded interventions to protect
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Our dwindling wildlife
The reports that the population of Hangul deer species has been declining over the past few years in Kashmir valley are alarming. The conflicting census operations conducted by various agencies in
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Make India anaemia-free: Barnala
Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, on Wednesday, called upon the doctors to work together with paramedical staff, teachers, ICDS workers and the Government in making India anaemia-free.