Giant olive ridley turtles begin mass nesting
Tens of thousands of giant olive ridley turtles have begun mass nesting this week on the beaches of Eastern India after an absence of three years. A massive protection exercise launched by Government
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Visitors despoil Malaysian park
On jungle trails canopied by trees and creepers deep inside Taman Negara, the ancient rain forest, nature lovers are leaving behind more than their footprints. Water bottles, soda cans and chewing
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Poison from the prisons
At the end of February, a group of Canadian heemophiliacs infected with HIV and hepatitis C descended on Washington. They want an inquiry into why the United States, particularly the federal Food and
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One forgetful shopper
Stephen Corney says he had a special kind of problem. When he went grocery shopping, he would stow the goods in his car, look at the list one last time - and then go back into the store and buy
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Oh, my aching genes
If we haven't had back problems ourselves, most of us know someone who has. Statistically, back and neck pain is the biggest cause of time off work in urban environments. But what brings it on? Dr.
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Safety manual on tanneries released
A comprehensive manual providing simple and effective low-cost recommendations for improving the occupational safety and health (OSH) standards in tanneries and effluent treatment plants was released
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WB warning on health project
The World Bank has told the Punjab Government that it will not be in a position to continue funding the state health system development project if the state continues to play truant with the
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Cyclone fury ravages town in Australia
Hundreds of people in the northwest Australian town of Exmounth were rendered homeless on Tuesday after a tropical cyclone left a multi-million dollar trial of
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Only 30 per cent of dyke completed
Almost 30 per cent work of the 1850 -metre Brahmaputra dyke from Dismor to Sonari at Anneichapari, 35 km away from Dhemaji has been reported to be completed. The cost estimated for this entire work
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State govt ban on thin plastic bags prodn
The Environment Department of the Maharasthra government has issued a notification on March 8, prohibiting the production of polythyene (plastic) bags having thickness of less than 20 microns for new
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Brussels delays launch of Unilever health-aid spread
The European Commission has delayed approval for the sale of a cholesterol-reducing margarine developed by Unilever because of widespread public concern about scientific manipulation of food
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Eco-friendly technology show opens on April 13
The Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Water Resources are jointly hosting an exhibition, the focus of which will be "Eco friendly and Cleaner Technologies for a Greener
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SAARC nations to exchange rice, wheat, maize for research
Member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) have agreed to exchange varieties of rice, wheat and maize for research purposes. The genetic material of the three crops,
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Court notice on Govt. on plea to ban gutkha
The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi Government on a petition seeking a ban, within a specific time frame, on the production, consumption and advertisement of 'gutka' or
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NGO to file caveat over U.P. move on nomads
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), petitioner in the Van Gujjars humans rights case before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has decided to file a caveat in the Supreme
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Karnataka growers allowed to sell unauthorised tobacco
The Union commerce ministry has permitted virginia tobacco growers of Karnataka to market their unauthroised cultivated stocks of 1998 tobacco season, following representation by the Tobacco Board.
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Wanted
Fresh water for the Yamuna; govt seeks bidders : The Delhi government has accused Haryana of dumping its industrial wastes in the Yamuna. This is in addition to the domestic affluents already being
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Vaccinating pigs could worsen epidemic
A top health official said that vaccination of pigs against Japanese encephalitis had been halted amid fears that it could worsen the viral epidemic which has already killed nearly 60 people.
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Institute succeeds in 1st launching of reusable rocket
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science on Wednesday succeeded in launching Japan's first reusable rocket at its test center in Noshiro. The takeoff lifted the rocket to a height of 70
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Passive smoking risks detailed
A combined analysis of 18 studies dealing with the possible dangers of passive smoking concluded that the smoke from another person's cigarette can increase a non-smoker's risk of heart disease by 25