UK 'spies' to monitor tobacco ban
A new research centre launched by a leading British cancer charity on Tuesday is to use James Bon-style tactics to spy on the tobacco indutry as a new advertising ban comes into force later this
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U-turn on review of park's impact
A specific study on how a Disney theme park would affect the environment will be done after the Government of Hong Kong announced a change in the rules yesterday. Theme parks in
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New method brings wealth, farmers grow crops on arid land
Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has succeeded in growing crops, as well as fruits and vegetables in its arid and semi-arid areas, using rainwater catchment. Nearly 100,000 rural people in the
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Tunnel workers win key damages
The Japan Railway Public Construction Corp. reached an unprecedented settlement with eight plaintiffs Monday in a lawsuit that blamed it for lung damage suffered by the employees during tunnel
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Study reveals microbial contamination in butter
Top seven brands of butter, table margarine and mixed fat-spread tested by the Consumer Education Research Society (CERS)has revealed that many of these products neither comply to the criterion of
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J&K battling drought
Jammu and Kashmir is not only reeling from the effects of the nearly two-month long fighting on its northern heights but also an unprecedented dry spell that is threatening large-scale damage to the
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An injection of hope
In Alzheimer disease, person's brain become cluttered with "plaques". These are abnormal deposits of a protein called amyloid beta peptide, which appear to gum up the workings of nerve cells. The
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Panel head pledges 'realistic solution'
The head of the committee studying the impact of night-time anchovy fishing has promised a realistic solution to the row, but admits the outcome will upset some people in Thailand. Local fishermen
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Joint effort to monitor log imports
Customs and forestry officials plan to work more closely together in monitoring log movements in the North of Thailand in a bid to end illegal tree felling. The will cooperate in supervising the
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Phone bodies withholding radiation data
Mobile phone companies and government regulators are withholding information crucial to consumers about radiation levels - the main cause of fears over brain tumors. All three major manufacturers -
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Flood control projects working effectively
Although the worst of the flood season has yet to come, floods are posing a serious threat in many parts of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces of China. Flood water is reluctant to recede,
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200 villages face flood threat
Water could floor around 200 villages in ghanaur, Sanaur and Bhunerheri blocks of Patiala district if immediate steps are not taken to ensure that the Haryana Government lifts the gates of its
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Bihar floods claim 103 lives
Floods in Bihar have claimed 103 lives so far and the situation has worsened following the inundation of fresh areas in north Bihar. Flood control cell sources said the Kamla river was eroding its
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Breakthrough in cloning
Indian scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in cloning technology to make it possible to control ripening of seasonal fruits at will which could benefit millions of fruit growers and
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'Now aim at food security'
After national security, it is food and nutritional security for which the country should aim, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, said at New Delhi today. Speaking at the 70th annual
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Cargill to buy grain direct from Punjab farmers
Multinational conglomerate Cargill is making a comprehensive foray into the domestic foodgrain sector with plans to procure grain directly form farmers, sell wheat in the country, produce flour in
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Computers setting off health hazards
Computers have been found to set off health problems including backache and bodyache, short-term memory loss, fatige, itchy eyes, runny noses, and sneezing and coughing. A study conducted on staff at
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'World may go non-GM
World agriculture could still turn its back on biotechnology according to one of the leaders of the organic movement. "We're still saying we can have global agriculture without genetic
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BHEl to manufacture state-of-the-art pollution control equipment
To substantially reduce environmental pollution from industries and power stations Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is to manufacture state-of-the-art pollution control equipment called
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Japan, Australia in fish fight
Australia and New Zealand, exasperated at Japan's continued plundering of southern bluefin tuna, have launched international legal action to stop the over-fishing. The action against Australia's