EPA says more fines collected under Bush than Clinton
The Bush administration, criticized by green groups for its business-friendly approach to environmental regulation, said it collected more money in pollution fines in fiscal 2001 than the Clinton
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'1.3m deaths in 10 years in Iraq'
The UN embargo slapped on Iraq after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait has been responsible for more than 1.3 million deaths between then and 2000, the Iraqi health ministry
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Tigress falls to poacher's bullet
At a time when the world is striving towards protecting the fast dwindling tiger population, two tigers have fallen prey to evil machinations of man near the Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Karnataka,
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Call to develop state's coastal shelter belts
The need for the development of coastal shelter belts plantations has been reiterated in the deliberations of a 'workshop on Strategy and Approach for Coastal shelter belts development in the Western
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Dindigul tanners move HC
Leather tanners in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu have moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Government to pay the compensation, which was ordered by the Loss of Ecology
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Missile testing may mar turtle breeding
The Government's endeavour to increase its defense arsenal has proved disastrous for its endangered wildlife. The recent launching of Agni II from Wheeler Island near Gahirmatha in Orissa has scared
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A way out of the woods
After tackling many challenges on the conservation front, the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district now faces the biggest challenge of them all: Recognition as an
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Daily dialysis best for kidney failure
A five year study of 160 people suffering from acute kidney failure has concluded that more is better when it comes to dialysis treatment, according to research published in a recent edition of New
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China initiates post - WTO entry reforms
China began a top level meeting in an atmosphere of secrecy today to chart the course of financial reform following entry to the World Trade Organisation, industry officials and analysts said. Top
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Genetic Test for Colon Cancer can detect it at a very early stage
A new screening test for colon cancer, based on detecting a gene that is disrupted very early in the course of the disease, could prevent many thousands of deaths each year, researchers reported. The
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Global effort is sought on 3 diseases
UN Agencies press rich nations for help on AIDS, TB and Malaria. The World Health Organisation and several United Nations agencies are calling for a major new push against malaria, tuberculosis and
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Pot's effect : more than munchies
American researchers have discovered that receptors for the endocannabinoids are sprinkled liberally throughout the body and the brain, suggesting that they play important roles in regulating a
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Winter's winged visitors to state being killed, sold for a song
The common coot unlike its name is threatened bird. Ironically, these days this small duck like winter visitor, measuring just 42 cm, can be found more commonly in the frying pan than its natural
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WWF says logging will wipe out Indonesian forest
Indonesia's Tesso Nilo tropical forest, one of the world's most biologically diverse, could disappear within four years if logging persists at the current rate, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
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UK report says gene crops could create superweed
Farmers who plant genetically modified (GM) rapeseed may be creating new superweeds resistant to all but the toughest herbicides, a report from the UK government's advisory group on wildlife said.
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Research on HIV will help treat other viral infections too :Experts
The money spent on HIV research comes with a large spin-off. Its research focuses on viral infections, and therefore drugs which are developed for HIV are now helping understand various other types
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Smoking banned at public places in Nagaland
Joining hands with other states in the country, the Nagaland Government has banned smoking at audiotoria, hospitals, health institutions, libraries, court buildings, public offices, and public
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Green markets
India has always been credited with having a vast rural market. This has been reflected in many a reputed company entering the business of trading in, including retail marketing of, agro-products.
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Students hunt for plastic bags
In a rare gesture aimed at discouraging use of recycled plastic bags, hundreds of school children joined hands and collected more than 5,000 kg of plastic bags of less than 20 micron for destroying
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Cabinet approves new pharma policy
The Cabinet approved the pharmaceutical policy 2002 which aims at making available good quality essential drugs, creating an incentive framework for research and development and considerably reducing