Call to tap bio-tech potential in fishing
A week-long Unesco/FAO 'international workshop' on 'Bio-technological Tools in Pathogen Detection and Fish/Shrimp Health Management' was inaugurated at the Unesco Centre of the Department of
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Brussels calls foul on Greek hemp ban
The European Commission has warned the Greek government that it has gone "over the top" in its ban on the mention of cannabis on clothing, shoes, stationery and cosmetics. The Greeks have prosecuted
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SC stresses need for setting up environmental courts
According importance to a clean environment, the Supreme Court has asked the Law Commission of India to consider the issue of setting up of environmental courts and the question of review of
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PCB notices to East Coast resorts
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board(TNPCB) has started issuing notices to all the resorts along the East Coast Road upto Mamallapuram to refrain from using plastic bags and plastic tea
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Unicef aid for Manipur projects
About seven lakh children die of diarrhoea every year and over seven million children are affected by lack of good quality water in India. Getting fresh water in India is the most challenging task
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Drought hits 24,500 Rajasthan villages
More than 24,500 villages are worst affected by the drought in 23 districts of the state this year. The report from the remaining nine districts has not yet come. The Godavary report (meant to
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Arsenic menace
Jadavpur and Baruipur in Calcutta were known to be affected by arsenic poisoning; the problem has now spread to Alipore, which suggests that much of Calcutta is now affected like districts in West
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More than a quarter of coral reefs are gone - report
More than one-quarter of the world's coral reefs have been lost to global warming, pollution, fishing activity and other sources of stress, and 70 percent could be dead within 50 years, the US
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NASA, FEMA partner to use science and space technology for disaster prevention
NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and joined in partnership on a major natural-disaster initiative. It is affiliated with Project
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Environmental justice-delivery system must work within the law
The principle of "polluter pays" and sustainable development are two guiding principles for solving environmental problems, said Supreme Court judge Justice B N Kripal. Justice Kripal was
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SC concerned over all in female ratio
Expressing serious concern over the declining female ratio in India, the Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre and State governments on a petition seeking ban on all kinds of tests for
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Getting closer to eco-friendly cars
DaimlerChrysler's recently-unveiled Necar 5 is the latest fuel cell-powered prototype. It could be in the market by 2004 : a
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Herbs from Bihar land in metros
What's common between the markets of Khari Bawli of Delhi, Bara Bazar of Calcutta, Avenue Road of Bangalore and G.B.N Road of Chennai? They all sell in bulk various medicinal herbs from the forests
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Gujarat focus on green hosuses
The Gujarat Government is contemplating in a big way to encourage setting up of green houses throughout the State to grow exotic flowers, including roses in a bid to develop agri-business in the
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Fluorosis, the scourge of Bagelpalli
Fluorosis which is raging in Bagepalli taluk in Kolar district since many years has affected 112328 lives till now. There are 10,404 people suffering from dental fluorosis and 251 with skeletal
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Camel milk safe for consumption
SC : It is safe to consume camel milk. The Supreme Court has resolved the controversy while sentencing for three month's jail a man who had sold adulterated camel milk 22 years
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'Dead' polio vaccine given to 35 lakh
The polio eradication programme in UP received a major setback with the revealation that about 35 lakh children were given almost "dead" polio vaccines during the pulse polio campaign on September 24
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Culture shock
Vultures on verge of extinction?: The sudden disappearance of vultures is giving sleepless nights to villagers in the north-eastern districts of Bihar, where rotting carcasses no longer attract these
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Plan mooted to check deforestation in Meghalaya
After almost ten frustrating years of failed attempts to implement its village reserved forest scheme in Meghalaya, the State forest department has now turned to the local community for reinforcing
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Expensive answer
The European Union's effort to stop the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease will be expensive.There may also be wider economic costs that ministers must now keep to a