Kerala seeks Central help
Kerala has sought Central assistance of Rs. 2.5 crore to fight for foot and mouth disease in cattle. In a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister, Kerala food and civil supplies minister E.
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Wyeth Lederle unveils vaccine for pneumonia
Pharaceutical major, Wyeth Lederle, is augmenting its vaccine business by adding new vaccines to its nascent vaccines portfolio in India. The most recent addition is Pnu-Immune 23, a product that
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NGOs propose CoFAB as an alternative for UPOV
Two Delhi-based NGOs have proposed a new treaty of developing countries for protecting the farmers rights as an alternative to Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV). The NGOs, Gene
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Blow to hopes for use of genetically altered seed
Industry hopes that France might soon permit the use of certain genetically altered corn seeds have been delivered a new blow. France's Council of State, which monitors aministrative law, had
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Poisoning halts production of Nestle's Italian Christmas cake
Nestle has halted production of panettone - Italy's favourite Christmas cake - after rat poison inserted by the Animal Liberation Front was found in two cakes in shops in Florence and Bologna. The
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Hair-analysis test spots obesity genes
Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio-Clinical Laboratories Inc. has developed a hair analysis test for the so-called obesity genes that affect calorie expenditures. The lab plans to provide testing services on a
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Electric current used to control enzyme
A research group from Shinshu University (Japan) said it has conducted studies showing that an electric current can be used to control the action of the metabolic enzyme known as cytochrome P450.
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Japan-US environmental research to become intergovernmental project
Japan and the U.S. will upgrade a joint research program on changes in the environment to an intergovernmental project. The Science and Technology Agency and the U.S. National Science Foundation will
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Quarantine unit for seeds set up
A plant quarantine station equipped to screen imported seeds and planting material for diseases and pests was inaugurated in New Delhi on Friday by agriculture minister Som Pal. This is one of the
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World Bank lauds 'Operation Flood'
A World Bank evaluation of the dairy development programme 'Operation Flood' has revealed that it has not only brought about a dairy revolution in the country but also had a multi-dimensional
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Panel on people's role in forestry
The environment and forests ministry has constituted a committee on joint forest management (JFM) to evolve an institutional mechanism for an effective people-government partnership on forest
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HC allows Mahyco cotton seed research
Mr. Justice B.S.A. Swamy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) to continue growing cotton crop in its research fields till the end of the season and
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New drug for flu in the offing
A new drug to combat flu has been found to reduce symptoms and the duration of the infection and its complications, doctors reported recently. The drug, which is inhaled, was found to be effective
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Indian held in Hong Kong for smuggling shawls
An Indian has been arrested in Hong Kong on charges of smuggling shahtoosh shawls, World Wide Fund for nature said here today.Mujtaba Shah was arrested by Hong Kong police from a hotel in central
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Leprosy cases in Assam declining
The number of leprosy cases in Assam is showing a declining trend, even as the social stigma regarding leprosy continues to grip a section of the people, particularly in the rural
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Groups involved in genetic engineering target Africa
Having been rejected by some Western markets, multinationals are now pushing their genetically-engineered seeds in Africa : a
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More trees needed to meet fuel demands
Tapping the vast wood energy potential to cater to the increasing fuel demands of the population through systematic introduction of related issues in the curricula of all forestry-related educational
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Beijing bans coal to curb pollution
China's capital Beijing on Friday banned the burning of coal and introduced new authomobile emission standards as part of a sweeping plan to stamp out pollution, state media said. Most buildings in
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Centre warned Delhi on 'bad' oil dumping
The Centre has directed the Delhi govenemnt to take steps to prevent the dumping of adulterated mustard oil, which caused the dropsy epidemic killing more than 60 people, into the Yamuna river and
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Osteporosis warning for men
New research is challenging the medical textbook view of osteoporosis as largely a women's disease linked to the singularly female experience of menopause. It now seems that osteoporosis is more