Garlic, onion check prostate cancer
A diet rich in garlic, shallots and onions may cut the risk of prostate cancer in half. According to a study appearing this week in the Journal of the National cancer Institute, men who ate about a
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Innovation, patents regime fuel India's economic growth
India today stands at a crossroads. Already a major political power., the country has the potential to become a major economic power as well, playing a key role in the global economy. The government
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New Zealand opposes farm tariffs
New Zealand's chief trade negotiator urged members of the World Trade Organistion to eliminate tariffs on all non-agricultural goods. Removing the tariffs, which average about 4.7 percent, would
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Oregon genetically engineered food label bid fails
Oregon voters this week roundly rejected a ballot initiative that would have required labels on food containing genetically engineered material, handing a victory to big food producers and
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Rajasthan govt moves to transport cattle away from 'death zones'
With reports of cattle deaths pouring in from the different parts of western and southern Rajasthan, the state government sought free transportation facilities of cattle from drought hit areas to the
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Industry, NGOs faceoff on GM mustard, cotton
On the eve of a possible decision on India's second transgenic crop, volunteer groups sounded a warning on the genetically-modified (GM) crops even as the company, rooting for permission to
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Good cotton, g'nut crop likely in state
Even though certain parts of Gujarat face drought this year, the groundnut and cotton production this kharif season is expected to be 14.84 lakh metric tonnes (MT) and 12.56 lakh respectively, far
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Transgenic mustard may get approval
Lobbying for and against genetically modified (GM) crops touched a new peak today on the eve of the crucial meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee to consider granting permission for
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NGOs want clearance to Bt. cotton withdrawn
Even as the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is meeting here tomorrow to consider the request of a private seed company (Pro-Agro, an arm of Aventis MNC) to commercialise its genetically
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Ajit Singh lambastes Kelkar report on agriculture tax issue
Driven by political compulsions, the Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh has said the idea of taxing agriculture as put forward by the Vijay Kelkar Committee is not practicable. He alleged that the
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Moratorium on GM crop plantings sought
The AP Coalition in Defense of Diversity, a network of 142 civil society groups in Andhra Pradesh, has demanded the Union Government to declare a moratorium on all permissions for genetically
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After Bt cotton, now it is GM mustard; decision today
After Monsanto-Mahyco's Bt cotton, the stage is now set for the commercialization of yet another genetically modified (GM) crop - this time in hybrid mustard. The Genetic Engineering Approval
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India's share seen up in world rice trade
The International market for rice in 2002 has been gathering momentum in recent months. World rice trade this year may touch 25.7 million tonnes, 1.7 mt higher than in 2001, accordion to forecast
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USA raises aid to fight HIV
US Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill announced increased American aid to India to fight HIV/AIDS over the next five years. Addressing a select gathering on "India, the USA and the fight against
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Ayurvedic cure for Psoriasis claimed
Like AIDS and cancer, Psoriasis is a dangerous disease that has baffled medical science and world over. And as a skin disease it takes its ugliest form on patients alienating them completely from
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Spotlight on infectious diseases
Figures point to a scenario that isn't exactly pleasant. Actually, physicians claim that is not even pardonable. India alone reports 2.2 million cases of malaria each year and registers more deaths
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$120 m U.S. aid to fight AIDS in India
The United States Ambassador to India, Robert D. Blackwill, today committed $120 million over the next five years to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India, expressing the hope that science would
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Wanted: new drug for cholera
Concerned over the recent outbreak of cholera in some areas of the West Bengal state, the government has decided to seek the help of National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases to develop a
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2 diarrhoea deaths reported in Nellai district
Two persons died and around 70 inhabitants of hamlets in Kalakkad town panchayat of Triunelveli district of Tamil Nadu were admitted to hospitals following an outbreak of diarrhoea in the area. The
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Spurt in infectious diseases
Chennai city residents faced not only with crumbling civic infrastructure in the wake of the first rain spell, but also a spurt of infectious diseases such as typhoid and diarrhoea. The diseases,