Temples endanger wildlife in Gir
Parliament's standing committee on environment and forests has slammed the Gujarat Government for failing to keep the Gir Sanctuary, the last natural habitat of the Asiatic lion, free of
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Asansol
state's most polluted city: A recent study by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has revelaed that Asansol is the most polluted city in the
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USA looks to Mexico to put out wild fires
US officials have said they may ask Australia and Mexico to help fight record wild fires in west USA, where more than 32 fires exceeding 1,000 acres in size are burning and the situation is expected
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Spanish hoteliers oppose "eco" tax on tourists
Spanish hoteliers on Wednesday said they fiercely opposed a proposal by the Balearic Islands' regional government to levy a new tax on tourists to pay for protecting the environment. "It is a
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Swine fever search
Something pigs ate? : A sandwich, a seagull, a pork pie or even an Asian wild boar-hunt is widening for what set off a swine fever outbreak in eastern England. The Agriculure Ministry cast doubt on
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New allegations about Amazon studies whip up a storm
A book about anthropologists working with isolated Indians in Amazonia has touched off a raging storm in the profession. In the book, "Darkness in El Doarado: How Scientists and Journalists Devasted
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U.S. approves abortion pill
The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it had approved the marketing of an abortion-inducing pill, the first alternative to surgical abortion approved in the United States. The
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U.S. bill for imports of cheaper drugs gets some support
Two U.S. health officials, one current and one former have offered conditional support for a bill allowing imports into the U.S. of cheaper drugs, potentially underminig drug company arguments that
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Plastic scourge goads Goans into action
Should plastic carry bags and bottles be banned in totality? It's a heated issue in Goa today with tourism season approaching fast. Whether it is the common Goan citizen, the government official or
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Costa Rican tree destroys worms
An international group of researchers has discovered a compound in a Costa Rican tree that protects trees from nematode worms. The worms which damage crops by feeding on their roots are responsible
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Big push to reduce fuel emission problems
Faced with the prospect of ever-tougher environmental regulations, the automotive industry is exploring radical options to reduce emissions. A number of partnerships between carmakers and fuel
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Demand for review of SC order on closure of industries
Laghu Udyog Bharati, a small scale industry association, on Thursday demanded that the Government should seek review of a recent Supreme Coourt decision to close down over 1,37,000 small scale
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Nandakanan agrees to shift tigers
Giving in to tremendous pressure in the aftermath of the tiger tragedy in July, Nandakanan Zoo has finally decided to shift 27 of its precious felines to various parts of the
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Bengal flood
Toll up to 50, 10 million marooned: As about 10 million people remained marooned on the fourth day today, the state government admitted that the relief and rescue operations couldn't be undertaken
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Kerala at the altar of heart disease
Incidence of heart disease is increasing in developing countries even as developed countries are escaping its straglehold.The victims of heart disease in India are at least 10 years younger. And
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U.S. firm to copyright chicken
A US biotech company plans to create a strain of chicken genetically engineered to have an extra large breast to yield more meat, with a DNA copyright tag inserted among its genes to stop anyone
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26 die of animal transmitted diseases
At least 26 people have died of leptospirosis, an infectious disease transmitted from animal to human beings, in the metropolis and adjoining Thane district so far, the Maharashtra Public Health
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Beijing asks WTO to accept 'one'China'
China has injected a potentially explosive element into ,its negotiations to join the World Trade Organisation by proposing that the WTO accept Beijing's claim of sovereignty over
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Toxic chemicals are endangering world's most valuable supplies of groundwater
The first global survey of groundwater pollution has found that a toxic brew of pesticides, nitrogen fertilisers, industrial chemicals, and heavy metals is fouling groundwater everywhere, and that
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New methods to treat infants
Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO and Unicef has initiated the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) according to Pakistan-specific child modules, it was officially learnt.The