Ex-ministers implicated in tree-felling contract
The Secretary at Nepal's Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation Rabi Bahadur Bista, passed the buck on to the former ministers for the complications in the extension of tree-felling contract in
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Multinational companies urged to realise responsibility towards environment
Environmentalists belonging to Pakistan, Great Britain and Netherlands were equally critical of absolute indifference and double standards reflected on part of multinational companies (MNCs) towards
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Animal slaughter continues as cases of foot-and-mouth rise
The foot-and-mouth crisis worsened as the number of confirmed cases rose to 12 and European governments continued the mass slaughter of animals from
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Putting cancer to sleep
Scientists believe it could be possible to lull cancer cells into a state of everlasting sleep. A team of scientists at the Paterson Institute in Manchester are now investigating whether it is
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Bengal zeroing in on mystery fever
Authorities West Bengal said on Tuesday they were close to identifying a mystery fever that has killed 35 people in the northern part of the State this month. Doctors from Kolkata's School of
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Only one died though the 6.8 tremblor inflicted heavy damage
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 shook Seattle and western Washington state for 45 seconds on Wednesday caussing at least $ 1 billion in damage but miraculously only one death.
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Drugs firm in WHO talks over cheap AIDS pill
Generic drug-maker Cipla Ltd said it would soon start talks with the World Health Organisation to supply cheap generic versions of AIDS drugs to the world's poor. Cipla startled the global AIDS drugs
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'Protect India's interests at environment meet'
The Centre for Science and Environment has written to the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, asking him to be vigilant and protect the economic interests of India, at the Buenos Aires
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A byte of the action
Today's magnetic-storage technologies are expected to reach their capacity limits by 2004. The race is on to figure out what comes next : a
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Deadly paddy disease hits Punjab districts
A deadly disease , which has afflicted the paddy, including basmati, crop in certain blocks of the border districts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur, has created panic among the farmers and concern among
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Aid for health care services
Thanks to a grant from Japan under a scheme, called "Grant Assistance for Grassroots projects", St. Stephen's Hospital here will be able deliver health care services for women and children in the
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Mining to restart at Los Frailes
Boliden, the Canadian-Swedish mining company, said 95 per cent of the material that escaped from a waste dam at its Los Frailes lead-zinc mine near Seville in Spain had been cleaned up and mining
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Teflon coating in neck can cure high blood pressure
Doctors in Germany claim to have found a permament cure for high blood pressure. They perform surgery to relieve the compression of nerves by arteries in the patient's neck, a disorder that is
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New international plan of action targets illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing
More than 110 countries have adopted a new Plan of Action against illegal, unregulated and reported fishing, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement. The voluntary
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Norwegians wreak most havoc on ecology
Norwegians, who pride themselves on their green attitudes, are the most environmentally destructive people on Earth, a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature has said. The study found that
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Control blood sugar
Results of the largest and longest running study of people with type 2 diabetes should change the way the disease is routinely treated and significantly improve the quality of life for many with the
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When climate care exploits a feelgood factor
Since trees absorb carbon dioxide, it may be possible to offset the carbon dioxide emitted when a product is made or used by planting or preserving forests. This promise of "climate neutrality" may
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Ban on doctors private practice lifted
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to lift the ban on private practice by doctors of the health and family welfare department with immediate
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Plastics waste body soon
A Indian Centre of Plastics and environment (ICPE) will be set up in a month's time. This follows recommendations of the National Plastic Waste Management Task Force appointed in
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Kerala plan to shore up marine resources
Recognising that ordinary fishermen make an important contribution to the state's economy and prevent over-exploitation of marine resources by big firms. Kerala is opening an agency to help