Modified food to face tough laws
Health ministers are set to approve a hard-line labelling regime for genetically modified foods with even minute traces of GM ingredients. All packaged GM food will have to be labelled
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Tobacco industry accused of fraud in lawsuit by U.S.
The Justice Department closed the book Wednesday on its criminal investigation of the tobacco industry and instead filed a far-reaching civil lawsuit that accuses the largest
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Mo. law equates abortion with 'infanticide'
Abortion rights advocates said today they fear that a new Missouri law criminalizing one type of late-term abortion by terming it "infanticide" will be the prototype for a nationwide effort to get
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Canadian jet technicians exposed to cadmium
Some technicians who tend CF-18 fighter jets at Cold Lake, Alta., have been exposed to low levels of cadmium, a dangerous heavy metal which can cause kidney and lung problems. The problem is outlined
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Experts say fault lines may cause huge quakes in Japan
With more than 4,900 people reported dead or missing after a massive earthquake in Taiwan on Tuesday, local governments in Japan have expressed concerned over their own vulnerability to quakes.
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U.S. employing 2 strategies in lawsuit against cigarette makers
The lawsuit filed against cigarette makers Wednesday by the U.S. Government has two legal strategies. In one thrust, the Government will try to recover money it says it spent on treating
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Drought in Delhi rural belt causes Rs 35-cr loss
The rural belt of the Capital is in the grip of severe drought. Crops in the 150-odd villages in the Capital have been ruined causing a loss of about Rs 35-crore to farmers. The bad monsoons have
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Scientists put doctor on a chip
Australian researchers have virtually put the doctor on a "chip" by developing a biosensor using a novel technology, it was reported at the World Biophysics Congress at New Delhi today. Slightly
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No endangered species in circus rules Gujarat HC
In a significant order, Justice M S Shah of the Gujarat High Court has directed the Great Royal Circus, which is currently performing in Vadodara, not to exhibit animals like lions, tigers, monkeys,
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SC order has industrialists rushing to green experts
Nearly 97,000 industries in the city are in a tizzy over the recent Supreme Court Order, which said that no untreated water will enter the river Yamuna. If the industries fail to set up their
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Tung urged to take green path
An alternative policy address advocating a green revolution has been published by Citizens Party chairwoman Christine Loh Kung-wai. Ms Loh yesterday suggested 60 new initiatives to enable Hong Kong
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New tremors shake Taiwan
Powerful aftershocks struck Taiwan yesterday as workers struggled to rescue thousands of people trapped by Tuesday's devastating earthquake. The death toll rose to 2,008 with 5,276 injured and the
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Whole grains fortify heart
Women who consume two to three servings of whole grains per day by eating foods such as whole wheat bread, oatmeal or popcorn, reduce their risk of heart disease by almost 30 per cent, report
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Milk adulteration
notice to authorities: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to the Delhi Development, the National Dairy Development Board, the General Manager of its Patparganj branch in East Delhi, the
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Tea output in Assam declining
The output of tea in country, including Assam, has gone down considerably this year compared to the output last year. Along with that there is also a decrease in exports. This when the leading tea
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Buffer forests planned to prevent landslides
The Construction Ministry in Japan decided earlier this week to launch a project beginning next fiscal year to create buffer forests at selected points around the country, aimed at preventing
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We are a billion- strong nation
On October 12 this year, the world's population will touch six billion. Of these, close to one billion would be Indian. Releasing the UN report on the State of the World Population at New Delhi on
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Secret of spritely old age may be found in blueberries
Scientists have discovered that the secret of a spritely old age may be found in a pack of blueberries, the Journal of Neuroscience has engough antioxidants to improve balance, coordination and
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'Ground water polluted in Gujarat's industrial hubs'
The Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS) said ground water in and around Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) centres in the state was contaminated with toxic wastes. The PSS says this is
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State to set up agriculture panel
The state government has decided to set up an agriculture commission to meet the additional demand for food crop. According to the state agriculture department's estimate, West Bengal will require