Dumped & in despair
Sample the statistics. Nearly 70 per cent of the Santhal women in the cluster mining areas of Mohammad Bazaar and Rampurhat areas in Birbhum in West Bengal have difficulty bearing children. Over 60
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Bhopal forum wants early extradition of Anderson
The convener of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan, Abdul Jabbar, said that the Central Government should immediately seek the extradition of the former Union Carbide Corporation Chief, Mr.
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Conservation group warns overfishing is endangering survival of three popular species
One of Britain's leading restaurant chains took three of its most popular fish off the menu after a conservation group warned that overfishing was endangering the survival of the species.
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Fresh bid to free beached log ship in NZ abandoned
A bid to free a logging ship that ran aground off New Zealand's east coast nearly two weeks ago spilling thick fuel oil onto a popular beach failed and a fresh salvage attempt will be made.
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Amendment to forest Act mooted
The Himachal Assembly today unanimously adopted a private member resolution, urging the Centre to suitably amend the Indian Forest Conservation Act to empower the state government to grant permission
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Top CEOs join anti-AIDS campaign
In a major initiative to check the spread of deadly diseases chief executive officers (CEOs) of leading companies have joined world health leaders to urge businesses to give
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Hepatitis B deaths all believed caused at same hospital
Four patients at a medical institution in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, who died of hepatitis B between June 2000 and last February are believed to have contracted the virus at the institution,
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The tale of the mystery corn in Mexico's hills
A few scientists in Mexico says a corn purchased from government containing transgenes - genes from bacteria and other organisms artificially introduced into the corn to make it resistant to
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Femme fatal
One of the most disquieting trends that surfaced in the 2001 census was the sharp decline in the sex ratio of the child population: down to 927 girls for every 1000 boys from 945 in the 1991 census.
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Urban population growth in State alarming
Assam has created a record of sorts by registering an unprecedented 258 per cent growth in the urban population in the period from 1941 to 1991 as against a national average of just 85 per cent.
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How vitamin C prevents cancer
Scientists from Cornell University and Seoul National University offer a precise explanation for vitamin C's anti cancer activity. And they suggest that a natural chemical from apples works even
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City to have herbal garden, new forests
The Delhi government has decided to set up a herbal garden at G T Karnal Road and 14 new forests on 1200 acre land in the capital. To accomplish the task, the environment department has asked the
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Rabies cases on the rise in city
Rabies is endemic in Pakistan with 2000 rabies-related deaths occurring every year. The rabies surveillance is insufficient and dogs-control measures are ineffective in almost all parts of the
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Heterosexual HIV infection rises
Despite continued increases in life expectancy the numbers of those infected by HIV through heterosexual relationships and those killed in alcohol-related car crashes have shown sharp rises in recent
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EU farm policy upsets East Europeans
The European Union was accused of treating its newcomers as second class citizens after Brussels said the mostly eastern European nations looking to join in 2004 would have to wait ten years before
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Symposium on soya potential
With a view to creating greater awareness about the need to harness the potential of soyabean for the health and nutritional security of the country, the Indore-based Soyabean Processors Association
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Bone marrow cells help ailing heart
In the first study of its kind, researchers have used a person's own marrow cells to improve blood flow in otherwise untreatable coronary arteries, according to research presented at the American
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Retrofitting can make damaged houses quake-safe :experts
Experts say Gujarat still to learn from Latur it is retrofitting, who contend that houses that have suffered minor to moderate damage can be made quake-safe at a fraction of the cost of
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Waste management may be given to pvt cos
Keeping the Ahmedabad city clean with no financial burden on the AMC. This is the gist of proposals presented by the solid waste committee. The elected members of solid waste management department
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Fish farm fight set for Canada's Pacific coast
British Columbia lifted its moratorium on new fish farms, igniting a battle with environmentalists who say the move threatens wild salmon on the Pacific coast of Canada and the United States.