SC overturns ruling on welfare contribution
A Five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled out that state governments could not make dealers and exporters contribute to welfare schemes of workers producing the same product. In this
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Body clock is ticking in your eyes
Scientists have found light-sensitive 'net' within the retina of mice that may help explain how mammals including humans set their body clocks.
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Japan birth rate falls
A government-affiliated research centre predicts Japan's population will peak by 2006 and fall rapidly over the 50 years as the nation's birth rate declines, reports said on
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HIV-infected woman
AIDS activists have asked a South African court to order the government to immediately provide medicine to HIV-infected pregnant women that could prevent the disease from being passed to their
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States allowed to call fetus an 'unborn child'
The abortion debate reignited as the Bush administration proposed allowing states to classify a fetus as an "unborn child" to make it easier for low-income women to receive prenatal care under a
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US Senate panel to tighten power plant emissions
Congress can spur development of new clean air technology with legislation tightening the limits on power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury and carbon dioxide, a prominent
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Scientific approach to disaster management
The role of the local level government in disaster management is crucial. The panchayati raj system needs to be empowered to deal with disasters. The local society should act immediately to initiate
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Red cross working on disaster response plan
As part of its endeavour to enhance response to any figure large scale human tragedies, the Indian Red Cross Society is planning to set up a national disaster preparedness network. " In March, a
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Beach garbage : tourism department told to issue notices to hotels
The one man committee of Dr. Nandkumar Kamat appointed to go into the privatisation proposal of Miramar beach management has asked the Tourism Department and Panjim Municipal Council to issue notices
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Dust pollution : residents of Sanvordem block ore trucks
Following the completion of the deadline to suspend the ' Rasta Roko ', residents of Sanvordem on Wednesday blocked trucks carrying ore from Curchorem railway yard to Copxem river jetty via Sanvordem
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Pay or wind up,. warns government
Those factory owners who have failed to pay for the setting upon effluent treatment plants in their area my end up losing their plots. The city government has decided to issue notices informing them
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PM calls CMs, ministers to discuss urban development
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has convened a meeting of chief ministers and housing and urban development ministers of all states before the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament, to evolve
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Clean up or close down, ryots tell tanners
" Adopt cleaner technologies or close down your units ". This was the message given by farmers and activists of the Palar basin to tanners at a stakeholders' meet in Tamil
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18 moderate quakes hit LA
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale followed by at least 17 smaller tremors shook the Los Angeles area. Police said no damage or injuries had been reported following the moderate
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Green farmers hope for flood of public support
The European government wants to replace production subsidies with funding for biodiversity schemes. But taxpayers may take some convincing of the merits of this : A report.
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In quake-prone Shimla, govt. plays to builders' gallery, OKs five floors
Already a disaster waiting to happen, Shimla and other quake-prone hill towns in Himachal Pradesh have now been pushed just a little hit closer to the edge. The BJP-HVC coalition government, in a
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National disaster response centre to come up in Delhi
A year after the Gujarat earthquake, the Indian Red Cross Society has announced its plans to set up a national disaster preparedness network. In Gujarat, health workers are being brought together to
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Commission publishes proposal for environmental liability directive
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a directive on environmental liability, intended to prevent and restore environmental damage, such as water pollution, damage to biodiversity, and
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Cause for concern
Six countries including India, Brazil, China, Iran, South Africa and Ukraine met in Panaji, Goa, earlier this month under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to address the growing
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Japan, Russia find solution to dispute over fishing rights
Japan and Russia have reached a final settlement to their nasty diplomatic row over saury fishing around disputed islands off northeastern Hokkaido, government sources said. The settlement became