Greenpeace to tour Orissa
Greenpeace, known for its worldwide activity for protection of ecology and human rights, will undertake an 11-day bus journey from Tuesday through some of Orissa's most polluted areas to focus on the
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Are drastic climate changes in the pipeline?
There was deficit rainfall in the State this monsoon, there are also changes in the temperature regime at micro-level in places in the State. Do all these suggest beginning of a drastic change in our
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Muthathi's struggle for survival
A 120-kilometre drive from the south of Bangalore will lead nature enthusiasts to a beautiful valley in Muthathi which is a small village situated on the banks of River Cauvery. It has picturesque
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Experts in city call for uniform global environmental guidelines
Experts in Bangalore on Wednesday called for uniform global environment laws to prevent ecological damage and help take strict action against those who violate these laws
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JVSL de-dusting plant checks pollution in village
The people of Vaddu village, Karnataka had sacrificed a lot including their fertile lands for the mega steel plant (Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited). They got compensation for the land, employment
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'Law to enforce waste disposal need of hour'
There is an urgent need for evolving a stringent law that would enable the Karnataka State government to initiate deterrent actions against civic bodies that fall in their duties to dispose garbage
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Faster chemotherapy found beneficial
A new study has found that giving chemotherapy every two weeks instead of the usual three significantly delays relapses and improves the survival rate of women with breast cancer. Reporting the
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EU accused over tobacco ban
David Byrne, the EU Health Commissioner, and the European Commission will be accused of throwing into chaos plans for a worldwide ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship in sport, which is due to
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Survey: Teen drug use on decline
For the first time, use of the club drug Ecstasy dropped among teens in the United States, and use of cigarettes and alcohol continued to decline, according to a just-released survey. This year's
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Experts wary of smallpox vaccine plan
President Bush's plan to resurrect smallpox vaccination for millions of Americans provoked criticism from experts who say the plan is too sweeping, will cause needless illness and will soak up
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U.S. isolated at population meet
The U.S stood isolated at an international conference on population, criticised for its rigid stand against abortion and its advocacy of abstinence above condom use among adolescents. The two day
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Fish can help grow a new heart
A tropical fish's ability to "grow a new heart" may help scientists find a way of aiding the recovery of human patients. The zebrafish is one of the only vertebrates whose heart can recover, even
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Drug patents: From Doha to Geneva
Among the greatest achievements during the last major round of world trade negotiations was the addition of intellectual property protections to the international system. But less than a decade
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WTO drug talks may not find cure for patent ills
The WTO talks aimed at boosting access to life-saving medicines in developing nations may fail amid disagreement over how to limit poor countries' right to violate drug makers' patents. At stake is
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'40 million people carrying AIDS'
AIDS has claimed 25 million lives and at least 40 million are carrying the virus. Half of the new infections are among individuals under 25 years. And 95 per cent of patients carrying the HIV virus
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Lack of Indian patent laws costs drug MNCs $1.7b/yr
Pharma, a powerful US based lobby of research- driven multinational drugmakers, has pegged losses to its members from the absence of patent protection in India at more than $1.7 billion (over Rs 8000
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Himachal plans to save medicinal plants
The Himachal Pradesh government has formulated a plan to save 40 endangered species of valuable medicinal plants, state chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said. Addressing a news conference, Dhumal
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IAVI plans AIDS vaccine transfer to India
While wait for AIDS vaccine specified against the HIV strain subtype C prevalent in India would continue for many more years, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is planning to start the
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Packaging of grain in plastic bags a concern
Rajya Sabha member Santosh Bagrodia is concerned about the Centre's proposed use of plastic bags for packing wheat and rice. According to him, even if the plastic used is bio-degradable, grains
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Ranbaxy develops new drug delivery system for Cipro
Domestic pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (DRL) has achieved the first breakthrough in its R&D programme. Its new drug delivery system (NDDS) product, once-a-day dosage form of Cirpfloxacin