Goa capital struggling to contain rising population
India's smallest state capital, Panaji, has seen its population grow three-fold in the past four decades, and is now bursting at the seems. Besides a resident population of 60,000, this once
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Notification issued banning plastic bags for food
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has issued a notification banning the use of plastic bags for carrying foodstuff, the Delhi High Court was informed. The ministry futher said certain
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Punjab farmers lose Rs 2,000 cr from kharif crop
Farmers of Punjab have suffered a loss of about Rs 2000 cr. during the kharif season. The state witnessed untimely rains and rough weather. The high velocity winds created "havoc" and nature was not
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Sterlite case goes to Division bench
In a sudden development, the writ appeal filed by Sterlite Industries (India) ltd. in the Madras High Court pleading for a direction to reopen the company's copper smelter at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu,
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Beware of sunscreens
Heavy use of sunscreen may encourage excessive exposure to the sun and may increase the risk of skin cancer, according to a new study. A survey of 631 European School children found that those with
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ICAR kits to detect cattle diseases
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has successfully developed Elisa diagnostic kits for two dreaded cattle diseases Brucellosis and Infectious Bovine Ehinotracheitis (IBR) which are
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Zeroing in on habitat conservation
Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day conference at Sauraha, Chitwan, some 150 kilometres away from Kathmandu Ministrer for Forests and Soil Conservation, Ananda Prakash Dhungana said
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'Tiger man' Billy rebuts cocktail tales
Billy, 82 who like Joy Adams of Born Free fame raised a tigress cub Tara as a pet, is in the eye of a storm over Tara's progeny having allegedly polluted Indian genes. Conversationists say these
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Focus on increasing output
Upasi cheif: Inaugurating a three-day plantation crop symposium - PLACROSYM XIII, United Planters Association of Southern India (Upasi) president Jacob Thomas said at least a few plantation crops
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MNCs no threat to SMEs in seed business
One way of raising India's agricultural productivity, which stands at an abysmally low 1.6 tonnes per hectare, is to make available high yielding seeds to farmers. Farmers, too, are preferring hybrid
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Difference over CFC phaseout aid
The estimates drawn by industrialised countries and the Indian manufacturers differ on the amount of compensation for phasing out chloroflurocarbons (CFC) in accordance with the Montreal Protocol of
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The hope of clean air
The measures mooted by the Union environment ministry and the Delhi Administration to control pollution in the capital may not amount to a sufficient remedial package for a seemingly insurmountable
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New vaccine carrier developed
An Indian researcher has developed a new vacine carrier by combining the principles of thermoelectric cooling and evaporation of water. The vaccine carrier is, developed by Sujoy K. Guha, professor
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Fishermen to highlight CRZ rule violations
The World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish workers and the National Fishworkers' Forum have decided to launch a nationwide campaign to highlight the rampant violations of the Coastal Regulation
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Expert panel fixed population targets
A report prepared by a committee of five experts for finalising the draft of population policy, to be announced shortly by the new congress (I) government of Rajasthan, has fixed the targets of
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Scalpelless surgery
Operations carried out on pregnant women suffering from mitral valvular diseases is a new stage in Russian endovascular surgery. The operation is carried out under the control of X-ray television and
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US agencies to back ICC's eco efforts
The United States Agency for International Development and the Clean Technology and Environmental Management of the United States Asia Environmental Partnership are collaborating with the Indian
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Plea to ban contraceptives with 'ill' effects
Far from being included into the country's family planning programme, the two injectable contraceptives for women, Net-en and Depo-Provera, should not be allowed in the country, women's groups and
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Labourers warn against sale of Mavoor Grasim
The Grasim Labour Protection Committee today warned that it would not allow the sale of properties and land of the Grasim Industries till the demnds of the labourers were met by the
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Govt lifts ban on unpacked oil
The Delhi Government has lifted the ban on sale of all unpacked edible oils except mustard oil. The exemption, valid for six months, has been made to enable packaging units to create capacity to