Pakistan 'water-deficient'
Pakistan has become a water-scarce country with its annual per capita water availability declining from 5,000 cubic metres to as low as 800 cubic metres during the past 55 years. This was revealed
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Water supply to Gadag by railways
Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner Vijay Gore said that about six lakh litres of drinking water would be transported from Hospet to Gadag city, Karnataka, by rail in the next two
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Chem units follow dangerous practices
The Dava Bazar area in Kalbadevi, which is home to Mumbai's chemical and pharmaceutical businesses, may be sitting on a powder keg. An ongoing civic inquiry has brought to light unauthorised storage
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Chorao, Merces residents protest against irregular water supply
Highly-agitated slogan-shouting citizens from Chorao and Merces in Goa marched to the public works department - water supply division, at St Inez, here, to complain about severe hardships in water
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Rs 2.44-cr project for Sannidhanam and Pampa
The Travancore Devaswom Board has prepared a Rs 2.44-crore project for improving the facilities at Sannidhanam and Pampa under the Pampa Action Plan in Kerala. TDB president N Babu told this
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Passive smoking shortens life: Study
Evidence that living with a smoker can shorten your life has emerged from a study in New Zealand. The study, one of the largest ever done, looked at deaths among people aged 45 to 74 who completed
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Drug R&D spend up 200% in 2 years
Indian pharmaceutical companies have tripled their expenditure on research and development (R&D) over the last two to three years. Over the next two years, the R&D spend was expected to double from
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No water? Give them some fizz
For Maharashtra's drought hit belt, water is an abiding concern. Yet, for politicians, it's a non-issue. And with seven time member of Parliament and Congress candidate from Latur, Shivraj Patil,
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Open drain alongside AIIMS proves a health hazard
An open drain flowing through the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has not been able to attract official attention despite a dengue death and more than two dozen cases last year. The AIIMS
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Cholera cases on the rise
Delhi has reported 50 cholera cases in the past four months alone, the second highest number of cases in the past two years. The rising numbers have been a cause for worry for many including doctors,
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Experts debate pharma policy
The ruling NDA government's India Shining campaign has swamped the country but the shine does not seem to have reached the health sector yet, with healthcare facilities still out of reach of the
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Mercedes hits the road on biodiesel
Tour of India, the first phase of DaimlerChrysler India Ltd's cross-country drive with the Mercedes Benz C Class running on biodiesel generated from Jatropha plants, was flagged off in Pune. The
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Concern over Chemplast plant
The proposal by Chennai-based Chemplast to establish a PVC plant at Krishnapatnam in Nellore district continues to be a matter of concern due to pollution-related issues, according to Capt. J. Rama
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World trade may rise 7.5 pc: WTO economists
Goaded by higher than expected economic growth in Asia and the US, world trade recovered at an increased rate in 2003 and could expand further in 2004 if the global economy continues to improve,
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BARC develops new tech for banana juice
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has developed a new technology to manufacture juice from bananas. It has also applied for a domestic patent for this new process. The banana juice-making technique
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Bengal plans pilot project on micro-turbine generator
The West Bengal Government is planning to set up a demonstration project involving the use of micro-turbine technology for generating power from renewable energy sources. The project is slated to
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SC moved for law on GM Seeds import
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Ministries of Agriculture and Science and Technology on a public interest litigation raising an alarm that absence of a law to regulate the entry of
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Spurt in gastro-enteritis cases in Bangalore
Two persons have died and 546 cases of gastro-enteritis have been reported so far from the Epidemic Diseases (Isolation) Hospital this year. The numbers reveal an increase in cases that have showed
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State team in Delhi seeking drought relief
With the political leadership preoccupied with the Lok Sabha elections, a team of bureaucrats from Kerala was in the capital today to seek Central assistance for tiding over the financial crisis
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Indian biotech cos show the way
Small and medium Indian bioinformatics enterprises have begun to get noticed in the US and European markets for their cost saving potential. These companies have demonstrated cost saving to the