Forests face death without water
The situation in most of the forests across Orissa is 'alarming' as the traditional water resources had dried up due to drought conditions. The wildlife population too was facing acute shortage of
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20 low level forest employees suspended
The District Forest Office (DFO) in Banke (Nepal) has suspended 20 low-level forest employees, including three rangers but gave a clean chit to the officials who were backing the wood cutters for
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FAO says organic farming can reduce hunger
Organic agriculture has the potential to boost the incomes and food security of developing countries, but distribution problems will hinder the war on hunger, says the United Nations' world food
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Europe's organic lobby says nature needs nurture
Robert Simonlehner boosted the quality of his milk and got back what a lot of budding Alpine organic farmers get for their money and time - nothing. Simonlehner, who will earn the full-fledged
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New hybrid coconut variety released
A new coconut hybrid for cultivation in Tamil Nadu has been developed at the Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam, and released recently for wider cultivation in the State. The new hybrid variety
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As wireless tracking rises, will privacy erode?
Wireless systems capable of tracking vehicles and people all over the planet are leaving businesses aglow with new possibilities, and some privacy advocates deeply concerned. Scientists have
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Olive Ridleys break records in nesting
Orissa may be a poor state but that hardly deters Olive Ridley sea turtles from visiting it--come nesting season. The sheer numbers of the annual visitors to the state's coast this year have broken
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PM's food scheme launched
The Prime Minister's food scheme for the poorest of the poor, "Antyodaya Anna Yogna", was launched in Rajasthan today. The Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Mr. Sriram Chouhan,
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All-party meet on March 16, says Venkaiah
Union Rural Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the Centre has convened an all party meeting on March 16 to discuss devolution of powers to the Panchayat Raj institutions in the
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Mumbai Customs seize tiger skins
Wildlife and customs officials have seized a blue and gold wild macaw, skins of python and yellow monitor lizard and fake tiger skins in
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Merck says AIDS drugs price cuts not for Brazil
US drug-maker Merck and Co Inc said on Wednesday that it is not yet extending to Brazil the deep discounts on two AIDS drugs that it announced earlier for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Merck said
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- India's challenge to basmati patent will be futile
A senior Clinton Administration official has stated that India's envisaged challenge of a U.S. patent given to an American company for basmati rice would be an exercise in
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US green group sues USTR for trade talk papers
An environmental group filed suit on Wednesday to force the Bush administration to release U.S. negotiating documents for a proposed free trade agreement covering most of the Western Hemisphere. "The
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Haryana campaign for a Healthy life
The Haryana Government is set to launch a massive family health awareness campaign (FHAC) to make them aware of the HIV infection and ways and means to protect themselves from this dreaded
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Drugs groups hope courts will remedy broken rights
The curtain will rise at the Pretoria High Court on a case that will test the ability of the global pharmaceuticals industry to defend intellectual property rights in developing countries. In a
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All eyes on Pretoria in Aids drugs fight
Millions of people in developing countries, Thais included, are desperately hoping that a landmark court case currently being heard in Pretoria will result in cheaper Aids drugs being made available.
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NGO project for arsenic check
An American NGO, Water for People (WFP), launched an multi lakh project in Calcutta to provide arsenic-free drinking water in villages.
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Concern over rising population in 7 states
If something isn't done in the coming years, seven states in the country-Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa-will account for 48 per cent of the
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Borlaug finds Bihar fit for maize production
Norman E. Borlaug was in Pilkhi village, barely 22 km away from Muzzaffarpur township to release two varieties of quality protein maize (QPM).
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Cancer cluster in Nevada sparks call for emergency aid
Officials in Fallon, Nevada, have called for emergency aid in order to find the cause of a cancer cluster amongst children in the city. Eleven children who have ties with Fallon, which has