Floyd prompts huge flight from coast
Fear spread up the southeast coast of U.S. today as Hurricane Floyd, one of the most dangerous storms of the century, pounded the Bahamas and roared toward the Florida shore and beyond. The storm
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Dupont sets goal to sharply cut greenhouse gasses
U.S. chemical giant DuPont Co. said it would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent from 1990 levels by 2010, taking "early action" even before a global climate change treaty is
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Students exposed to chemical that causes cancer
Students belonging to Karachi (Pakistan) and taking the board examinations of classes IX and XI are routinely exposed to toxic chemicals, it is learnt. Overexposure to at least one of these chemicals
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World Bank loan for AIDS control programme
The World Bank today formally agreed to provide an interest-free credit of $191 millins for the second phase of the national AIDS control programme to be implemented over the next five
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Philip Morris rivals sue over display racks
Made of plastic and standing six feet tall, retail cigarette racks seem an unlikely flash point for a multimillion-dollar legal brawl among the titans of the tobacco business. But
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Environmental group will endorse Bradley
In a blow to his cherished reputation as a champion of the environment, U.S. Vice President Gore has lost the endorsement of the Friends of the Earth's political arm to his rival
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Diesel engine-makers likely to face hard times
Kirloskar CMD : After recording a steady growth of 12.5 per cent in the early-to mid-90s the diesel engine manufacturing industry growth would be limited to around 7.5 per cent per year till year
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HC order to PCB on use of generators
The Environment Bench of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Satya Brata Sinha, and Mr Justice Ronojit Kumar Mitra, of Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to prepare
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Lack of rain causes concern in Gujarat
Till the first week of September, Saurashtra and Kutch received 60 per cent less rainfall and North and South Gujarat 22 per cent less than the normal rainfal thus signalling the total failure of
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Study shows high rate of tobacco related cancer cases in Calcutta
A study on cancer in Calcutta since 1997 has revealed that 32.7 per cent of the registered cancer cases did not receive any treatment of all, while in 13.6 per cent cases the treatment was
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Samdrup Jongkhar most prone to malaria
About 50 percent of malaria cases in Bhutan occur n Samdrup Jonghkar, making it the most malaria prone dzonghag in the country. Hospital records show that, this year, there has been a slight increase
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Chicken meat may spark Asian flu
Asia's love of chicken meat put the region at risk of sparking another flu pandemic similar to a 1968 outbreak that killed 46,500 people worldwide, World Health Organisation(WHO) scientists on
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Bamboo clusters on verge of extinction in Tangail
The clusters of bamboos which play a significant role in economy of the people of Bangladesh living in rural areas are on the verge of extinction. Bamboo cultivation has been reduced to less than 50
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Drought burns Brazil
From the Amazon to the Atlantic, in the mountains of Rio and the Pantanal wetlands, Brazil is burning. Months of little or no rain have left most of the country, tinder-dry, and fires-often
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Delhi Govt to petition SC on relocation of industrial units
The Delhi government has decided to approach the Supreme court against its recent order on relocation of industrial units in residential areas. The court had directed the industries department to
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Spurt in illegal wildlife trade
As the year 2000 approaches, there is a spurt in illegal wildlife trade with India becoming a conduit to smuggle wildlife and its products, according to a latest World Wide Fund for Nature-India
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NY battles mosquito threat
Manhattan's Central Park was sprayed with insecticide yesterday in New York city's battle to kill mosquitoes after a rare outbreak of St. Louis Encephalitis that claimed three lives. Health
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Odour-free shirts to office-goers' rescue
Odour-free shirts that kill odour-causing bacteria and infectious germs within minutes, thus saving office-goers from the constant embarrassment of driving away colleagues on working up a sweat,
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Recycled boxes caused '4 cr loss'
Fruit growers of Himachal Pradesh suffered a loss of Rs 4 crore due to the "substandard" and "recycled" apple packing boxes supplied by the government undertaking corporations Agro Packaging
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World Bank to fund second AIDS control project
The World Bank will provide an assistance of $191 million to India to help finance the second National AIDS Control Project. An agreement signed today would entail an interest-free International