No docs, no drugs, just a cover-up
Brain fever has tragically snuffed out the lives of more than 200 children with the deaths rocking both houses of Parliament. Yet, the government machinery remains apathetic with senior officials of
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Students get primary education on AIDS, cancer
"AIDS can be contracted by a healthy person through sexual contact with an HIV positive person anytime but its symptoms might appear after six or seven months. In that condition, whether it could be
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A hospital on wings
The DC-10 aircraft stationed at Chennai's Anna International Airport is innocuous from outside. Step inside, and it is a modern eye hospital. ORBIS, the world's only flying eye hospital with a fully
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EU to charge firms for gene food labelling test
Firms producing genetically modified (GM) food for sale in the European Union will have to pay for testing their produce, a top EU scientist said. The European Union has not authorised any new GM
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"Green" credits to boost farm income-USDA official
"Green" credits for combating greenhouse gases or water pollution may provide a welcome boost to U.S. farm income in the future, the Agriculture Department's conservation chief said. Congress took a
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Forum opposes transgenic crops
A public forum on genetic engineering, agriculture and farmers rights has declared "there is no place for transgenic crops in Asia and elsewhere in the world". The two-day forum was organised by the
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Farm protection tops India's WTO agenda
India's priorities in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on agriculture will include the protection of domestic agricultural production and the welfare of farmers. That would be done by
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India a step ahead in cracking rice gene code
Participating in the global effort for sequencing the rice genome, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute has completed the sequential mapping of chromosome 11 of the genome ahead of schedule. It
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Centre to discuss Johl report
The Union Secretary for Food and Supplies, Mr. Arun Bhatnagar has called a meeting in New Delhi on December 16 to discuss the implementation of the Punjab report on diversification of agriculture.
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Delhi SAD seeks aid for Punjab farmers
The President of the Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal, Jathedar Balwinder Singh Talwandi appealed to the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh to extend an incentive of Rs 10 per quintal to farmers
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Field trials of GM Groundnut crop on in India
The transgenic groundnut crop which is suitable for Indian conditions and is developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics is currently undergoing a series of
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A.P. Emerges first in digitising land records
Krishnayapalem and Penumaka, both in Mangalagiri mandal of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, have emerged as the first villages in the country to go digitised regarding land records and survey maps.
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Bt cotton a big disappointment
The controversial Monsanto Bt cotton variety introduced for the first time in the Andhra Pradesh sate amidst much hype has failed in several districts, leaving nothing but tears for farmers. Pinning
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'Samadhan Yojana' to benefit 3,000 farmers
Around 2,794 farmers have obtained benefits of 'Samadhan Yojana' in 885 camps in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It is to mention that the state government has introduced the one lump sum
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Scientist demand ban on GM crops
A group of scientists from various countries called for a complete ban on genetic engineering in plants and animals as it would severely affect the eco-balance. Addressing a press conference in
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Study finds repeated misleading ads by US pharma cos.
Pharmaceutical companies have repeatedly circulated misleading advertisements about some of their prescription drugs, in some cases overstating their efficacy, US congressional investigators said. A
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Tobacco use major cause of lung cancer, says Study
A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research and World Health Organisation reveals a high prevalence of tobacco use among the male population in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh which is
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Poor working conditions for kids: study
Nearly 55 per cent of the working children do so in "bad' work places with safe drinking water unavailable and 45 per cent have no access to toilet facilities. Some 40 per cent of these kids work for
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4.35 lakh BPL families in Punjab
Punjab has identified 4.35 lakh families living below the poverty line (BPL), the minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr. U.V. Krishnam Raju, said the Rajya Sabha in
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On the path to development
Once the fastest growing state in the country, Punjab today ranks among the laggards in development. In the last decade the state's annual growth rate at 4.7 per cent was slower than the national