Coke, Pepsi appeal against threat to Diet
Global rivals Coke and Pepsi have appealed to the high court against a government step that threatens sales of diet colas in the country.Pepsico India Holdings was the first to contest a June 3
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Concern over growing pollution on Yamuna
Revered as a Goddess, Yamuna the lifeline of Delhi quenching 60 per cent of the Capital's thirst, is today also receiving 60 per cent of untreated domestic sewage not to mention industrial effluents,
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Proposal to trifurcate Periyar sancturay
A proposal to trifurcate the sprawling 777-sq-km Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is under the active consideration of the State Government. However, environmental scientists fear that this quixotic move,
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NZ farmers to protest against US lamb tariffs
New Zealand trade minister Lockwood Smith expects an approach by the United States early this week in the first step for World Trade Organisaion action against the US decision to impose tariffs on
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Danish aid
The government of the Kingdom of Denmark has agreed to provide a grant assistance of 140 million Danish kroner (equivalent to Rs 1310 million) for Environment Sector Programme Support
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Solution to lay off in Grasim's Mavoor unit not in sight
The lay off in the Grasim Industries at Mavoor in Kerala is continuing without any solution in sight. While the management has claimed raw material shortage for the lay-off, declared more than a
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Prostate drug stops hair loss
A drug developed to treat prostate problems has been found to stop hair loss, results of a study released yesterday showed. The drug, finasteride, stopped hair loss in all 20 men featured in the
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Firm to seek approval for proton cancer treatment
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. decided Friday to apply to the Health and Welfare Ministry for approval to market medical equipment that uses a proton beam to kill cancer cells. If the equipment is
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Political support crucial to curb population boom
On the World Population Day on Sunday, the Alliance for reproductive Health and Development, a United Nation organisation, appealed political praties to extend support and commitment for effective
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NDMC to segregate waste
The New Delhi Municipal coundil is planning to encourage segregation of garbage into bio-degradable and non-biodegradable categories at the use level. The council plans to adopt a colour code-green
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Prohibitory notice served on seventeen chemical units in Vapi
Following complaints of gas leakage and foul smell emanating from the Vapi industrial estate and the washing ashore of a large number of fishes in the Damanganga river and its estuary, district
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Free supply of flyash to brick makers
The Ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has decided to make the supply of fly ash from power plants free of cost in order to incentivise its efficient disposal in the country. The MoEF has
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Flood bank strengthening work in progress
For people of Velivolu village of Andhra Pradesh, memories of October 16,1998, are still fresh in their minds. The fear that the river Krishna which was in spate would breach the bank flooding their
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Russia, Kazakhstan wrangle over Mir rescue
Three cosmonauts are marooned in the ageing Mir space sation which is losing air pressure while a major diplomatic wrangle about how to rescue them rages on earth. Mir mission control on Saturday
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Malaysia keeps haze data still shrouded in mystery
Almost two years after much of Malaysia was enveloped by a dense smog that closed schools and grounded planes, people are still in the dark over whether their long-term health has been affected.
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Dividing the spoils
The battle lines of budgetary politics in America have shifted in the past few days. Mr. Clinton has reaffirmed his pledge that the surplus should mainly be used to support the gaint entitlement
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Cancer drug Leukine extends AIDS therapy
Immunex Corp recently said its cancer drug Leukine helps AIDs patients stay on their drug cocktails longer without developing resistance to the drugs-- so long as they were started early.
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Health economist calls for cost-effective and quality medicine
If quality health care is to be made available to the majority of Indian patients, say health experts, the cost of medications has to be linked to the effectiveness of its outcome.
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Kidwai award for scientist
agriculture Minister Som Pal today presented the prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai prize for agricultural research for 1996-98 to Madan Mohan of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
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Cherries of wrath
Thousands of migrant workers are employed to harvest cherries every year in Washington state. This is a lucrative crop worth more than $1,800 a tonne to growers. Picking is a skilled job, requiring