U.S. sets guidelines for Diet Ads
For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission is issuing advertising guidelines aimed specifically at the booming dietary supplement industry in the United States. Last week, the commission
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Save endangered species
Hot in the heels of the reports of dolphins coming under increasing threat from fishing community around the Koshi river, it is the wild buffaloes which have hit the newspaper headlines in Nepal.
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Nothing secretive about field trials
Monsanto: Monsanto, the US seed and agro-chemical giant, emphatically stated on Friday that 'a non-existent so-called terminator gene' was not involved in the field trials being carried out by it in
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Nepali herbs losing value
Nepal's valuable herbs, among the world's most wanted, have become worthless because of the lack of skilled manpower, technical equipment and practical laws. However, even in this neglected state,
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'Agri lands of Nepal sterile'
Nepal's agricultural lands were considered among the most fertile in the South Asian region. Two and a half decades later the same soil has turned into one of the most sterile due mainly to haphazard
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Flood toll rises in Mozambique
Mozambique's Environment Minister, John Kachamila, has flown over flooded areas, yelling warnings through a megaphone at thousands of people stranded on islands made ever smaller by the rising
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S Africa asked to hold fire, send tahrs back
The Himalayan tahrs being eradicated in South Africa under a plan to remove alien fauna from national parks in the region may soon find refuge in India if the Minister for Social Justice and
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Bangkok proposes Dhaka to lift ban on foreign fishing in Bay
Thailand has suggested Bangladesh to lift the ban on the foreign fishing in the Bay of Bengal to reap tremendous benefit of the marine
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GM files clean-air suit
General Motors, the US carmaker, and some of its regional dealers have filed suit against California, challenging the state's clean-air mandate for
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Forest management
The Madhya Pradesh Government's proposal to elaborate its social forestry programme is indeed a welcome step. Covering this time both the private as well as the revenue land will in the long run
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Glaxo cuts price of HIV medicine
GlaxoSmithKline pledged to improve acess to HIV medicines by offering deep discounts to non-governmental organisations and employers that could distribute them efficiently in poor countries.
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Earthquake shakes Pacific Northwest
A powerful earthquake rumbled through the Northwest today, sending down a rain of masonry, cutting power to thousands of people and forcing Seattle's airport to close. At least 25 people were
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Healthy wine? It depends on genes
Drinking wine in moderation may protect against heart attack-but how much depends on a person's genes, scientists have found. The gene in question, according to researchers at the Harvard School of
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Tomatoes cross green fence
Diehard vegetarians may soon have to bid goodbye to many favourite dishes. The unpalatable news comes from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad which says markets will soon be
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TCN denies corrupt practices
Top officials from the Nepal's Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) denied that there was any corruption involved in the sale of timber, as accused recently in the
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ACF warns on tree felling rate
Land clearing around Australia expanded by 7 per cent last year, with the equivalent of 10 suburban house blocks disappearing every minute, according to an Australian Conservation Foundation analysis
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Industrial bodies move SC against closure of Delhi units
Several associations of industries in the capital today challenged the Delhi government's attempt to close down their establishments for polluting air and water without following the statutory
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Panic in Seattle as earthquake causes $1b damage
A strong earthquake rocked Seattle and rippled across America's north-west for a terrifying minute on Wednesday morning, causing panic and widespread damage but few serious injuries and no deaths.
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Vitamin B1 enriched Basmati launched
With a view to tapping the health conscious domestic and international food market, LT Overseas has launched a vitamin B1 enriched Basmati rice "Daawat Gold", a senior official of the company
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Call for victims of asbestos
The Victorian Government has urged anyone who contracted asbestos-related diseases from former State Electricity Commission workplaces to come forward. Amid renewed fears about the exposure of former