Approximately 4.48 lakh tonnes of surplus sugar is wasting away in godowns all over Maharashtra. The surplus is the result of excess production, poor exports and the government's refusal to lift its
Strongly favoring major reforms in farm research and education to deal with globalisation, Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh on Monday suggested formation of task forces to address issues like crop
A blood sample is taken from the heel of a newborn baby and screened for a variety of genetic and metabolic disorders. In 1963, Dr. Robert Guthrie of the University of Buffalo gave birth to an early
With the successful launch and deployment of its third generation communication satellite Insat-3C, an unsatiated populace increasingly fed on a daily soap diet can look forward to some more channels
According to the home ministry, Lodhas are one of the 52 primitive tribes facing extinction. While the 1991 census put Lodha numbers at 68,000, a more recent survey put their figure at 46,669. They
A two-member team of the World Health Organization arrived Pakistan to undertake the survey regarding the outbreak of skin disease commonly known as Leishmanisis in the Kacho belt in Dadu and Larkana
A significant proportion of kala-azar cases in Nepal and India are resistant to the first line drugs, said experts at a workshop on 'Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance of Selected Infectious
The Punjab government (Pakistan) is taking measures to improve the facilities at the rural health centres and basic health units. This was stated by Punjab Minister for Social Welfare Shaheen Atiqur
The government of India has disagreed with two amendment bills, cleared by Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The bills have not been returned to Madhya Pradesh government and kept pending. The state
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tommy G. Thompson announced January 28 that the Bush Administration has increased its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
Breathing in black smog has become everyone's destiny these days and it is not possible to get fresh air within the core city area throughout the world. Taking this problem of the public in view,
Injuries and birth defects of the oesophagus or food pipe can be fatal in children. In view of the need for addressing this, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, AIMS, will host an international meet
Anti-filaria campaign in Orissa has received a setback following alleged death of three people in the last few days after being administered the stock drugs albendazole and diethylcarbamazine (DEC).
What does the future hold for the healthcare system? In simple terms, it will promote health and not be designed to cure illness. Individuals will pay the healthcare systems on a regular basis to
The latest orders issued by the Supreme Court to States Governments to confiscate forthwith ultrasound machines in the possession of unlicensed laboratories is welcome in so far as the recourse to
Britain risks tainting conventional and organic crops with gene-modified varieties via new field trial sites which were announced, environment groups said. 'If planted close to organic farms, the
Genetic engineering and genomics, combined with good management practices, have the potential for providing the next quantum jump in agricultural production, according to Dr. William James Peacock,
Rabo India Finance Pvt Ltd is in talks with companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, Escorts and Ralis for setting up agri-service centres in rural areas. These centres are designed to sell products and
Medak district collector Premachandra Reddy on Wednesday appealed to the Icrisat to adopt watershed development programmes in the district and urged Icrisat scientists to advise the farmers on
Various programmes are being organized in connection with the 49th World Leprosy Week beginning 2nd February in Pakistan. The day is observed to express solidarity with the people suffering from the
