Campaign against poly bag most successful
The new government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia during its first 100-day programme has made a most successful campaign to bid polythene shopping bags farewell in the capital city. The government 's
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Brick field owners damaging environs, flouting laws
The brick field owners of Meherpur district (Bangladesh) seem to have forgotten about the environment and are indiscriminately logging extensive damage to the ecosystems. The failure by the concerned
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IAF to introduce solid waste management system
In an effort to reduce the bird menace hampering fighter aircraft flights,the Indian Air Force will implement a solid waste management system at its four major air bases on a pilot-project basis
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Vital issues
The national conference of the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology in Bangalore has raised some of the key issues relating to blood donation that need to be tackled. If despite
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Transgenic mouse gets US patent
Scientists have engineered and tested a new mouse model in New Delhi that develops liver cancer in 12 to 20 weeks which is faster than any existing model. It is the first transgenic animal from India
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'Siliguri fever was bioterror'
Health Minister C. P. Thakur has lined the mysterious fever, that killed 20 in Siliguri in February last year, with bioterrorism. West Bengal has now launched a fresh probe. Thakur, in Kolkata on
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New emissions trading simulations for Europe
European companies will be able to take part in a series of new emissions trading simulations, giving them an insight into the practicalities and ramifications of any future emissions trading
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Leave Miramar Alone
It is clear that environmentalists and citizens groups alike are not in favour of the privatisation of the management of the Miramar beach. This was obvious as much during the public hearings of the
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Bangalore attracting winged visitors
Several of the dying wetlands of Bangalore have suddenly sprung to life. They have beckoned several thousands of winged visitors from outside the country. Many of these birds have travelled thousands
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A shrinking appetite? Indians spent less on food in '00-01
Are Indians eating less? That might sound incredible but if the latest data collated by the Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) is correct, that would certainly appear to be the case. According to
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Krishi India 2002 from tomorrow
A six-day agricultural international exhibition (Krishi India 2002) will begin here on February 6. The event, jointly organised by TIDITSSIA and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, was expected
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State draws ambitious IT plan to provide useful data to farmers
The Karnataka government is embarking upon an ambitious plan of using the Information Technology (IT) for providing useful information to farmers by establishing information centres at the taluk
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Can camel milk be curdled?
Scientists of the National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC) in Rajasthan have successfully demonstrated that camel milk can be curdled. It has broken the prevalent belief among camel herders that this
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Drugs cut risk of second stroke
The Perindopril Protection against Recurrent Stroke (PROGRESS) study was started by an independent and collaborative research group in an effort to resolve clinical uncertainty about the efficacy and
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Japan launches rocket
Japan finally launched its second new-generation space rocket on Monday, fueling hopes it can blast its way into the commercial satellite launch business. Rocket H-2A No. 2, whose launch had been
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It is a land of mystical cures, not medication
The healht centre in the Hatni village in Madhubani district of Bihar is meaningless. The doctor posted here rarely shows up and medicines are never available. The gap is filled by Ojhas and quacks.
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Census of birds at Nal Sarovar
Gujarat state forest department officials will conduct a census of birds at the Nal Sarovar birds sanctuary .
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Haathi mera saathi? only in the movies
Among all creatures great and small, perhaps none inspires the kind of awe that elephants do. Despite the government's effort to provide protection under Project Elephant, these animals face a
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Now viagra for brain
Memory loss could soon become a thing of the past with drug companies rushing to launch the first in a new wave of memory-enhancing pills. At least 12 American companies are understood to be in the
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Misuse of antibiotics: cause of drug resistance
Excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in Nepal is heading to major problem of drug resistance among the common population, a study conducted by the Department of Drug Administration has