In rural Gujarat, why they say cheese
Surendranagar district is facing the third consecutive drought. Due to scarce rainfall (20 inches in a good year), the district has been officially declared as drought-prone. Though around 60 per
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Foetal tissue used to heal burns early
Swiss researchers have used skin constructed from foetal cells to provide early treatment to eight children with severe burns, while avoiding painful skin grafts. Researchers at the Swiss University
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Sun of the soil
A technology devised years ago in distant Israel has come to the rescue of farmers in Jharkhand. Three decades ago, Israeli scientist J. Katan used solar heat by polythene mulching for eliminating
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M.P. kids face chronic hunger: Report
Madhya Pradesh presents a "sad picture of chronic hunger and an administrative system that lacks accountability", according to the Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Support Group. Presenting a
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Tigers don't need company
The report of the Tiger Task Force of the Government of India that was submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently provides fresh confirmation, if any were needed, that the biggest threat to
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$30 million U.S. aid for control of AIDS in India; part of Bush initiative
The United States Government is providing $30 million to India this year for AIDS control. New initiatives between the two countries in fighting the disease were agreed to at the July meeting between
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Maharashtra seeks Rs. 8,576-cr. relief
Flood-hit Maharashtra has sent a memorandum to the Centre seeking a Rs. 8,576-crore relief package from the National Contingency Calamity Fund. At a press briefing after a Cabinet meeting here on
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Act prohibiting cigarette advertisements challenged
The validity of a Central Act and the subsequent amendment rules, which seek to prohibit "direct or indirect advertisement of cigarette and other tobacco products" in the media, has been challenged
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Now, a battery running on urine
Soon, you may not require a separate power source for the disposable kits used to test your urine sample: researchers at Singapore's Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a
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Ladakh's yaks are back in numbers
Efforts to save the yaks have succeeded her. The hunting of the animals has almost ceased and they are now sighted frequently. The dwindling population of wild yak, whose number had declined to 9,000
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Rural job Bill tabled in House
The "radical" National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, which seeks to guarantee 100 days of wage employment to every rural household within a year, was finally introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Mrs
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New York tops heart disease deaths
Death rates from heart disease in New York city and its suburbs are among the highest recorded in the USA, a media report
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India to sign revised Kyoto convention
A proposal for India to sign the revised Kyoto Convention on Customs is expected to be placed before the Cabinet soon, Central Board of Excise and Customs chairman, Mr M Jayaraman, said at a WTO
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Malaria, dengue risk rising as city turns mosquito-breeding ground
After viral, it is now malaria and dengue fever cases in Delhi. A steep rise in mosquito breeding across Delhi as compared to last year is a warning signal and reason enough to be cautions. The
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Fat stat: Half of Delhi's population overweight
the Capital is getting fatter alarmingly. Nearly 49.4% of Delhi is overweight on the WHO's global Body Mass Index of 25 kg per square metre. The percentage rises to a whopping 65 if the Asian BMI of
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India faces dearth of donated eyes
India is facing a huge shortage of donated eyes for treatment of corneal blindness. At present, the country needs one lakh donated eyes every year. However, between January 2004 to August 2005, the
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Cola ban in Delhi's schools has failed to deter students
When it comes to health consciousness, Delhi schools seem to be way ahead of their US counterparts. While in the US, it has taken a voluntary withdrawal of veding machines from schools by Cola
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Pressure from parents led to soft drinks ban
The American Beverage Association has recommended limiting the availability of soft drinks in US schools. Reacting to recommendation, the Dawn Hudson, presidnet and CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America,
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After 13,000 years, elephants, lions will return to N America
Scientists are proposing reintroducing large mammals such as elephants, lions, cheetahs and wild horses to North America to replace populations lost 13,000 years ago. The scientists say that not only
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Making villagers pay
The recent approval of a relocaiton package for Sariska tiger sanctuary has once again put the onus of biodiversity loss on local Gujjars. the entire process of preparing the relocation plan has been