Scientists stumped by Gaussian knot
The denial of a cost-effective, software package - Gaussian '98 version - to India by the US is causing hardship to universities, research institutes and small pharma companies. The software,
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Emerging microbes cause alarm among scientists
Four reported episodes of unusual infections around the world have illustrated the surprising potential of new microbes to emerge and old ones to return with a vengeance, scientists say. "The
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Regulatory body to protect environment suggested
A group of environmentalist campaigners made public a set of recommendations called Dhaka Declaration to address critical aspects of environmental issues that threatened the country's ecology. Dhaka
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Wild water buffaloes coming under threat
Twenty four years have passed since the Nepal government declared the unique grassland of Koshi Tappu a wildlife reserve to help protect the country's last remaining herds of wild water buffaloes.
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RBI joins fight against drought
The Reserve Bank of India has instructed its regional offices to remain in close contact with state government authorities and local banks to provide relief in the drought affected
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Chinese farmers to use satellites
Satellites will become an important tool for Chinese farmers engaged in a high-tech project designed to draw the most from the ground, state media reported. China will begin to use satellite scanning
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Villages around Kabul in grip of unprecedented drought
The drought in Afghanistan has killed the wheat crops of many farmers who cannot afford to buy water supplied through tubewells, villagers in nearby Char Qala town said. Farmers said vast areas of
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Victims of US nuke tests win $325 m award, but no money
The Majuro-based Nuclear Claims Tribunal awarded islanders from a former nuclear test site 325 million dollars for their hardships in exile, past and future loss of use of their atoll, and for
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The IMF
Dr. Death? : The anti-globaization movement serves up plenty of hot rhetoric but also some disturbing truths. Street protestors have it exactly right, for example, when they argue that the economic
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NASA developing space-based "sensor web" an "internet" for Earth observing satellites
NASA is taking the first steps toward Internet-like connectivity among its future Earth sensing satellites with the funding of 30 research proposals from industry, academia, government and NASA
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Cassava can play a key role in reducing hunger and poverty
Cassava can help the fight against hunger and poverty in developing countries if production can be increased and marketing improved, according to a joint statement released by the International Fund
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CHT heading towards ecological disaster
As people at grassroots started agreeing with experts that a change in their traditional "jhum" cultivation system is needed to protect their livelihood and the endangered environment, a group of
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It's deadly meat people eat
study : The beef coming out of Karachi's largest slaughterhouse is contaminated with bacteria that cause dangerous diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, urinary tract infection and Haemorrhagic Colitis -
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181 more villages declared drought-hit
District administration has declared 181 more districts as drought-affected areas taking the total toll to 625 villages. The State Government has allocated Rs 60 lakhs for relief works after reaping
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Stay on strokes
Scientists may have discovered a way to prevent stroke after cerebral trauma-- a report.
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A new reason to feel like a man
Viagra and its new cousin, Uprima, are trendsetters in their own right--a report.
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Scheme for sullage water disposal
The Punjab government has prepared a scheme for the quick and permanent disposal of sullage water at the tailend of mehgowal villager near Nasrala for which Rs 2 crore has been earmarked.
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Changes in sewerage plan urged
If the authorities made the right modifications in an existing plan, the cost of building a Karachi-wide sewage system could be reduced by more than 75 per cent, said a well-known architect on
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Major TB threat as vaccines run out
South Africa faces one of the worst tuberculosis epidemics ever - and government bungling has led to a severe shortage of vaccines. An unreliable supply of the vaccine from the State Vaccine
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EPA decides against regulating coal-burning plants' waste
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday decided against regulating tons of ash and sludge from coal-burning power plants as a toxic hazardous waste, a victory for utilities and a setback