Ganga pollution not harm to fish
CICFRI: A Study conducted by the Calcutta- based institute revealed that there was no evidence of water contamination in any of the 47 identified centres all along the Ganga, Sunderbans. However,
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158 killed by malaria in Visakhapatnam
Malaria and viral fever have so far claimed 158 lives and affected 8000 people in the tribal areas of Visakhapatanam district in Andhra Pradesh, since April this year. District medical and health
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Rain and floods toll mounts to 26 in Gujarat
The rain-and floods toll in Gujarat climbed to 26 as incessant showers lashed almost the entire state for the third day today. the flood control room said three persons died since last night-- one
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Viagra doubles plant life !
The lifespan of plants, fruit and vegetables could be doubled with adose of the impotence treatement drug Viagra, but the cost would be punitive, an Israeli University researcher has said. "Plants
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Attack on uranium mining attempt to scuttle India's N-power plan
The country's only uranium source in Jaduguda is now under attack from the anti-nuclear activists who promote scary stories of spreading radiation, while the available longterm data fail to sustain
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M.P. moots bio-farming policy
The Madhya Pradesh Chief minister, Mr Digvijay Singh, has stressed the need for a national policy on organic farming and a world level body for certification of such
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Scientists urge end plans to build salt mine in Mexico
A group of more than 30 international scientists launched a campaign to press Mexican authorities and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp, to ditch plans to build a salt mine on the edge of a whale breeding
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Tax hikes anchor anti-smoking drive
The Canadian government has slapped down a pack of tobacco tax hikes it hopes will scare both smokers and smugglers, while investing $480 million for a five-year anti-smoking
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Govt warned over incineration of medical waste
Environmental non-government organisation(NGOs) Greenpeace and Shrishti have decried the use of incinerators for disposal of bio-medical wastes in hospitals and nursing homes. The bio-medical waste
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Plant-diseases, insect-pests plague forest land
More than 20 kinds of plant diseases and insect pests are threatening large stretches of forest land in 11 cities and counties in Northwest China's Qinghai Province.The pest plague is so widespread
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Three provinces declare Yangtze flood emergency
East China's Anhui and Central China's Hubei provinces declared a state of emergency yesterday as flood waters continued to rise above danger levels and threaten provinces along the middle and
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Anti-rabies drive in Lanka to be launched
The Sri Lankan government is going to launch a massive anti-rabies drive from July 31 this year to prevent deaths caused by the deadly disease spreading by the animal in the country. The sources said
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Low-cost artificial limb to help Africa
A company that made its name supplying artificial limbs to wounded World War One soldiers is now coming to the aid of African war casualties with a low-cost, light weight leg to withstand the rigours
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'China supplying missile technology to Pakistan'
China continues to supply missile known-how to Pakistan and advanced conventional arms to Iran, says the Washington Times quoting a CIA report to Congress. The report says,"during the reporting
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Pollution control board orders HZL to shut unit
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has ordered Hindustan Zinc Ltd to close its lead unit at Visakhapatnam because of the heavy pollution from the plant, which also has a zinc
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Viral diseases take epidemic form
Viral diseases like malaria, typhoid and hepatitis have taken an epidemic-like form in Changki area of Mokokchung district in Nagaland claiming 40 lives so far in the recent
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Global seminar on crop modelling
An international seminar on crop yield weather modelling has called for increasing food production and agriculture productivity through judicious utilisation of information and knowledge about
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Time to put nature ahead of housing developments
The housing development project should be scrapped. That is the way to promote environmental conservation, hightened by the move to protect the goshawks. We urge the governor to reconsider it.
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EU clears Belgian Govt aid to dioxin - hit farms
The European Commission said yesterday it has cleared Belgian government aid to farms and companies hurt by the country's recent dioxin-in-food crisis. Under European Union rules,
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Coke Enterprises profits held back by recall
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., one of the biggest bottlers of Coca-Cola, yesterday reported a 70 percent drop in second-quarter profits, taking a big hit from the recent recall of Coke products in