S Africa losing battle to stem shellfish poaching
Large criminal gangs are cashing in on the illegal trade in abalone, a shellfish prized as a delicacy by the Chinese. Abalone has become the object of a vicious coastal war between the South African
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Foot-and-Mouth disease in Karachi
More than a thousand cattle have been found to be infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease in Pakistan's biggest livestock market near
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Ecological aggression unfair: UNEP chief
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme feels "the ecological aggression of developed countries" is unfair. Dr. Klaus Toepfer, speaking exclusively to The Hindu at the end of the
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Flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal is grim
Though all the major rivers in Uttar Pradesh are reported to be receding, the overall flood situation continues to be grim.
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Dropsy threat may affect mustard sowing
The recent mustard oil adulteration that caused the life-threatening dropsy disease will lead to substantial drop in the production of this oil in the coming season beginning in February , traders
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Australian Aborigines plan protests over uranium ruling
Aboriginal groups and environmentalists are planning protests across Australia after failing to block the development of a uranium mine on traditional Aboriginal land in the Northern
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Gujarat scales down housing scheme
Confronted with the problem of acquisition of land, the Gujarat Government has, for the time being, dropped the long-term plan for permanent rehabilitation of earthquake victims in three towns in the
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Gene's variations help explain drug's success
In a step towards developing customized medical care, researchers have found that normal variations in a single gene can help explain why a commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine works well in
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Green belt for Trans-Yamuna area
The trans-Yamuna area of Delhi, which has come to be identified with haphazard and unplanned growth, will soon have a green lung amid the slum clusters and congested markets. The Trans-Yamuna
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Slaughter economic: scientist
Thousands of European livestock suspected of carrying foot and mouth were being slaughtered for economic rather than public health reasons, a leading animal health scientist said yesterday. CSIRO
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Worm removed from eye in rare surgery
In what is described as a rare surgery, doctors managed to locate and remove a live worm, embedded between the cornea and iris in the right eye of a 50-year-old woman. Stated to be an unusual
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40 taken ill due to water contamination
About 40 persons were admitted in the General Hospital here today after drinking contaminated water supplied through taps. The incident created panic in neighbouring localities. Four girls, below 10
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Herbal status of tortoise coils challenged
Aventis CorpScience, the research and analytical arm of the Aventis Pharma, has found that the Tortoise brand mosquito coil claimed to be herbal product, by the Mumbai-based Bombay Chemicals Ltd.,
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Food emergency in 33 nations, says FAO report
Some 60 million people in 33 countries are facing food emergencies of varying intensity, according to a report of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). FAO's foodcrops and shortages found
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Award for wildlife protection
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has instituted a national award for wildlife protection. Carrying a cash prize of Rs. one lakh besides the customary citation, it will be known as the
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Will orang survive?
Orang National Park is now waging a battle for survival. The reason behind this situation is the unabated poaching and encroachment into forest land, coupled with a lackadiasical attitude of the
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Govt. directive, a relief for Van Gujjars
Some relief came the way of Van Gujjars - a Muslim pastoral nomadic tribe living in the forests of the Shivaliks and Himalayas of Garhwal region- as several MLAs assured to raise their problems in
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Plan to relocate some of Gir lions
A project to translocate the Asiatic lions, which are facing the problem of over-population at the Gir Sanctuary in Gujarat, to the Sita Mata Sanctuary in Rajasthan, is being
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S Africa judge throws patents trial into doubt
The presiding judge in South Africa's landmark trial to determine whether the government can override pharmaceutical patents threw the process into confusion by saying that the case might be outside
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Meat supplies resume as crisis optimism grows
Abattoirs in the UK began slaughtering animals for the first time since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in a bid to restart deliveries of meat supplies to shops, as government advisers