Asola to get bird enclosure
Asola wildlife sanctuary, more famous for the nearly 80 species of birds found there than its wildlife, will soon get a bird enclosure to house them properly. Delhi environment minister Raj Kumar
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Just sniff out lung cancer
A device that can sniff out early signs of lung cancer in a person's breath has emerged. The cancer
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Spurt in cholera cases, minister pulls up officials
Even as cholera and gastroenteritis cases in the city continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Delhi health minister, Dr Yoganand Shastri, asked different civic agencies to intensify their disease
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Hepatitis spreading in Sindh - Official
Repeated use of syringes and unscreened blood, growing quackery and lack of awareness, particularly among rural masses, are causing the spread of hepatitis-B and C in Sindh. This was said by Sindh
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$20m to fight HIV, TB, malaria sought
Pakistan has applied for an international grant of $20 million from the Global Fund to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, said Tommy G. Thompson , the US secretary of health and
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Tobacco advertising will go up in smoke
Come May and cigarette and tobacco advertising will no longer be seen at railway stations or auditoriums. As part part of its anti-tobacco campaign, the state government has banned advertisements of
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All's not fine with plastic in Salt Lake
All may no longer be fine with being seen carrying polythene bags on Salt Lake avenues. For, the municipality plans to impose spot fines shortly on the residents caught in the act. And, shopkeepers
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Now, PCB nod must for pvt mining
The State Pollution Control Board has directed the director of mining and the state land and land reforms department not to allow any private mining firm to begin operations without a "Consent to
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World Health Day devoted to road safety this year
World Health Day has now become an annual advocacy event reaching out and engaging the general public in discussion and debate on important health issues, a press release from the United Nations
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Potential for organic food and beverage in World Markets
Though USA is the leading champion on growing genetically modified crops, it is also the largest and fast growing market for organic food products. Organic food is cultivated with the commitment to
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Wheat-mix bags could revolutionize australia farms
If Australia replaces even a small percentage of its plastic bags with biodegradable carriers made from grains, it would boost demand for wheat and other grains by 500 percent over 15 years.
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Mysterious Brazil zoo animal deaths rise to 73
Seventy-three Sao Paulo Zoo animals have died from poisoning this year, and Brazilian police said yesterday they were extending their investigation because they still lacked sufficient evidence to
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Canada farmers should be wary of GM wheat - Andreas
Canada and its farmers need to tread gingerly when considering how to approve and handle genetically modified wheat, the chief executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM.N: Quote, Profile,
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Earthquake hits Hindu Kush region
A powerful earthquake jolted the remote Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's north-east border with Pakistan, killing at least one person. The quake, felt as far away as the Pakistani city of
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Europe take to task over illegal logging
The European Union was failing to do enough in its own backyard to halt the billion dollar trade in illegal logging, environmentalists said. While the EU was encouraging countries in Asia, Africa and
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4 groups to help poor countries buy AIDS drugs
Four organisations with an interest in international health have announced that they will join forces to help more than 100 countries get inexpensive generic AIDS drugs and discounted AIDS tests. If
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A promise unkept on AIDS
The global effort to combat the three deadliest infectious diseases
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Where ban on smoking drifts away
When the European Parliament crafted its new anti-tobacco legislation, lawmakers gathered in their giant dome and metal tower in Strasbourg, where smoking in most public areas has been banned for
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BHP Billiton approves Chile copper project
BHP Billiton approved an $870 million project to process low-grade ore at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile as demand surges from China's construction and electronics industries. The project
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Police open fire in air at Ongallur
The police had to fire two rounds in the air after pitched battles broke out between the sandmining mafia on one side and the locals assisted by the police on the other in the Bharathapuzha basin at