Seminar discusses 'green chemistry'
The three-day national seminar on Microwave mediated Synthesis of Biologically Compounds organized by National Academy of Chemistry and Biology, Lucknow, came to an end at the CDRI on Monday.
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Harvest water to save lives
Pochana, a middle-aged ward member of Mehboobnagar, about 130 km from Hyderabad, is really worried these days. She is thinking of migrating to Hyderabad to work as a daily wager. The failure of
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Dust pollution in Capxem Villagers threaten rasta roko if not compensated in 10 days
Residents affected by dust pollution in Capxem village of Sanvordem, Goa, threatened to stage rasta roko, if they are not given proper compensation by mining companies carrying on loading activity at
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Plastic Ban Blues
On the feast day at Old Goa all the public taps ran dry by 11 am. The situation was aggravated by the fact that the entire Old Goa complex has been declared a Plastic Free Zone (PFZ) which meant that
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Competitions to create awareness on greenhouse effect
Unisun Technologies is organising SMILES-III, an impressive array of competitions focussing on the theme
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Aiming for ISO certification
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is preparing to apply for ISO 14001 certification for two of its sections Delhi University to ISBT Kashmiri Gate and Trinagar to Rithala. The ISO 14001
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Urban wastage from townships polluting river waters
Rapid urbanisation in general and coming up of tourists resorts and hotels, particularly on the banks of rivers, not only disturbing the ecological balance but are also having a telling effect on the
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SHRC probes pollution of drinking water sources
The Tamil Nadu state Human Rights Commission taking cognizance of the reports of drinking water sources in Karuppampalayam, Sukkaliyur and other villages getting polluted has deputed its DSP L
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Wild goose chase to avoid flu
Hong Kong health workers killed waterfowl at a public park in an effort to prevent a repeat of a fatal Avian Flu outbreak which killed six people here in 1997. Fifty ducks and geese in a garden at
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Millennium confident of cancer drug
Millennium Pharmaceuticals presented such positive clinical trial results for its cancer drug Velcade at a national scientific meeting that it has moved forward its application for market approval by
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Bush OKs smallpox shots for public
President Bush will make the smallpox vaccine available to all Americans on a voluntary basis to guard against a bioterrorist attack, senior administration officials said. As a first step, the
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Launch of medicinal condoms
Family Planning association has come up with a totally different type of condom - condom laced with medicine with the name 'Rakshak'. They have also come up with a pill for women called 'Amoxilazan'.
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New bill blocks pre-natal sex determination
A legislation to curb female foeticide employing stringent measures was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of state for health A. Raja told the House the bill aimed at brining about a
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World Bank team visits M.P. villages
A World Bank team that visited several villages in Shivpuri, Guna and Rajgarh districts of Madhya Pradesh has evinced keen interest in various income generating activities of the Common Interest
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Homeopathy found useful for those with HIV
Alternative systems of medicine are now seen to be helping those living with HIV. Arogya 2002, an exhibition on good health and living, inaugurated showcases the results of trials conducted on people
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Network to be launched for combating cancer
It's a network to take on cancer. Powered by the expertise of leading cancer specialists in the country, the network's main aim will be to demystify the C-world. The Indian Comprehensive Cancer
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Women more prone to cervical cancer
There is as yet no cervical cancer screening programme for women in the country despite the fact that there is a high incidence of cervical cancer among the fairer sex. Even the World Health
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Polio scare after vaccine
The malady that rocked the polio programme in Murshidabad is now raising its head in parts of Burdwan district of West Bengal, a CPM bastion and a model for panchayat development in Bengal. The pulse
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Cotton could make corn pests Bt-resistant
Moths in the U.S. are feeding on corn all summer before flying south to munch cotton in the autumn, a new research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. The
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Three villages in every block being developed as bio-villages
With a view to promoting organic farming in Madhya Pradesh, three villages in each of the 313 blocks of the state are being developed as bio-villages. An ambitious target has been set for phasing out