The World Bank today warned that globalisation without decentralisation of power could lead to "civil and ethnic strife and disintegration" of States and lauded India's efforts towards what it called
Bharat Biotech International Ltd(BBIL), a bio-pharma company that has developed Hepatitis-B vaccine using the recombinant DNA technology route, has sought the approval of the Government for
Health officials in New York City have escalated their war against the mosquitoes that carry the encephalitis virus, using helicopters and trucks to spray an insecticide to kill the
About 60,000 residents have been left homeless from Tuesday's earthquake in Athens while the death toll has risen to 117, a government official said
The endangered Royal Bengal tiger needs help, but conservation forces in India are busy squabbling : a
Viral fevers are spreading at an alarming rate in Prakasam district with the hospitals flocked by patients, most of whom are children, according to
As long as the leaves come from the plant Camellia sinensis, tea will contain potent antioxidant chemcials that have been linked to protection against major diseases like cancer and heart disease.
Airports are taking the "green" challenge seriously, particularly when the local authorities which grant permission to expand insist on a strong environmental commitment.Most major airports operate
The Goa government will ban smoking and spitting and display of tobacco related advertisements in public places by October 2, the Gandhi Jayanti day this year even as state's legislation prohibiting
The World Bank's report labelling the Delhi Development Authority as one of the most corrupt organisation in the country seems to have stirred an hornet's nest. A union of DDA has even threatened to
The Punjab Government has directed the Deputy Commissioners in the state to initiate action against those combine harvest operators who will harvest unripe paddy, operate their combines during night
Millins of Americans fled inland ahead of Hurricane Floyd, one of the mightiest storms ever recorded in the North Atlantic, as forecasters warned it could rake the eastern US coast from the
The Municipal corporation on Wednesday set up a fact-finding committee to look into the functioning of non-government organisation. Sulabh International, which operates public convenience blocks for
Hospitals show pollution +ve : The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come down heavily on the management bodies of hospitals in the Capital for not adhering to government stipulations while
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has launched a banking plan to facilitate the re-financing of pineaple growers in North Bengal, who seek to switch over to the
One of Britain's top science forums was told on Tuesday that genetically modified crops could make people healthier. "Nothing is safe," argued professor Ben Miflin of the University of Nottingham.
DUPONT's decision to look out for a "suitable partner" to form a strategic alliance for its nylon 6,6 facility at Gummidipoondi, in Tamil Nadu, is part of its global strategy to focus on its core
The female hormone oestrogen could improve memory New Scientist magazine said on
Encephalitis and meningitis which have also spread in Parsa district of Nepal have claimed 21 lives, according to Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital,
The US consumers want more labelling and stricter regulation of genetically modified food, according to a survey. Almost 70 per cent of survey respondents said the US Government shoudl require
