PETA uses murder case in anti-meat ads
A U.S. animal rights group defended an advertising campaign that links the women victims in a Canadian serial murder case to the fate of butchered pigs. Relatives of the Vancouver women, feared
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Destruction of Brazil's amazon rises 2 percent
The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose 2.1 percent last year as farmers encroached on the world's largest jungle, the government said. Preliminary figures from Brazil's Environment
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Ford backs higher fuel taxes
Bill Ford, charman and chief executive of the second biggest US carmaker, yesterday said he would support higher fuel taxes in exchange for incentives to promote energy-efficient
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EU appeal rejected by world trade body
The Wordl Trade Organisation yesterday rejected an appeal by the European Union against a ruling that it unfairly discriminated against India by granting Pakistan special trade privileges under a
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Deforestation in Brazil continues at 'unacceptable' pace
The Brazilian government was yesterday set to announce near record deforestion rates in the Amazon rainforest, the world's leading source of biodiversity and fresh water. Based on an almost complete
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LMC wakes up to mosquito menace
Lucknow Mayor S C Rai held a meeting with officials concerned to discuss steps to check the diseases spread by mosquitoes. In the meeting, the Mayor directed the zonal health officers of the LMC to
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Call for bio-resource utilisation
Dr T N Koshoo memorial lecture was organised by the National Botanicla Research Institute in association with the Orchid Society of India and the Bio-technology park at the NBRI. Seceretary,
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'BMC's drainage work leading to mosquitoes'
The Bombay Municipal Corporation's storm water drain department is laying pipes for storm water drainage. As a result, drain water from Main Market Road drains has been diverted and residents of 3rd
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BMC's new system to tackle garbage
The BMC's K-west ward, which includes Lokhandwala and Versova, of MumbaI, has implemented the Hyderabad system of garbage clearance from Mar 15. The new system has been introduced to ensure that
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Politicians make the most noise: Milind
One of the worst things for a politician to take care of is noise pollution. "That's because politicians make the most noise," said Milind Deora to the amusement of many. The 27-year-old Congress
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Infant mortality rate highest in Arunachal
Arunachal Pradesh has one of the highest infant mortality rate in the country, according to the findings of the first Human Development Report of the state. The findings of the report, which was made
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Gastro scare already although summer is still young
Several cases of gastroenteritis and cholera have been reported from different parts of Hubli city in Karnataka. The main reason for panic is that the number of cases have been increasing by the day
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Farmers with less than 2 hectares to get one-year tax exemption
Bringing more relief to farmers reeling under drought in Kerala, the Cabinet decided to exempt those having land below two hectares from land tax for one year and also prepare a comprehensive package
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List of debt-hit farmers in Wayanad to be prepared
In a bid to streamline the relief and counselling measures to the needy against the backdrop of the increasing number of suicides of farmers, the Kalpetta district administration (Kerala) will
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Antenatal care for Nepali women short of global standards
The Wold Health Organisation (WHO) has stipulated a global standard of at least four visits by trained nurses to a pregnant woman but in South Asia, only 50 per cent of the pregnant women get one
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Silicon Valley firms unite to promote sustainability, fight global warming
A coalition of major Silicon Valley companies has announced an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to collectively combat global warming, one of the first such business collaborations
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Global warming could melt greenland ice sheet - study
Greenland's huge ice sheet could melt within the next 1,000 years and swamp low-lying areas around the globe if emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and global warming are not reduced, scientists said.
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NTPC to up hydel power generation
State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation has decided to step up its initiative on hydro-power sector to enhance its leadership position among power utilities. The corporation, which has nearly
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BIS to outsource, involve NGOs
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
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Haryana: Delhi lifting water sans authority
The Delhi Jal Board has been "unauthorisedly" lifting Yamuna water from the Wazirabad pond to meet the increasing demand of drinking water in the capital. The amount of water which is being lifted