According to a recent survey conducted by an NGO, Mithila Gram Vikas Parishad (MGVP) in Bihar, the under-five mortality rate in Kiratpur Panchayat is as high as 290 per thousand live births. The
On the eve of launching the 3rd phase of the Modified Leprosy Elimination Campaign a meeting in this regard was held at the IMA hall of Dhubri (Assam) called by the Joint director, Health Services,
In Assam, chemical contamination of ground water is always a problem. Presence of iron in ground water above the permissible limit was a matter of concern in the State till 1999 when fluoride was
Sharp divisions among European Union(EU) member states emerged immediately after the European Commission unveiled its proposals to finance an enlargement expected to take in 10 new countries by 2004.
As carbon dioxide levels rise, plant life around the globe may lose the ability to incorporate certain forms of nitrogen, like those found in most fertilizers, says a plant physiologist at the
The US based agro-business major Cargill proposes to set up a 1,000 tonne per Day port based vegetable oil refinery at Paradeep in Orissa. It is the largest refinery, with an inbuilt crushing
The term 'sustainable development' was catapulted into the consciousness of world leaders at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio De Janeiro in 1992. At its core was
Few people know it, but this summer most of the world's leaders, thousands of bankers, industrialists, NGOs, church and other groups will meet in South Africa for the giant United Nations Rio+10
A powerful earthquake killed at least 20 people in western Turkey, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said. More than 150 people were injured as chaos hit the streets in Afyon Province, where police said
Cutting edge world science has produced a sudden consensus that a feared El Nino weather pattern is likely developing in the Pacific, Australian scientists said, adding their weight to earlier US
Monsanto said yesterday it wanted to gain approvals this year in certain non US markets for its genetically modified(GMO) seeds, to spur growth at the agroscience
After nearly three days of court-ordered negotiations, the United States Forest Service agreed to reduce substantially the size of a timber sale on large tracts of the Bitterroot National Forest that
Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister, Thakur Roop Singh warned that the forest mafia in the state would be crushed with an iron hand. He said a drive had been launched against illicit felling and
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in bringing some of the exotic creatures found around deep sea vents to the surface for live study. James Childress, a professor of biology and an
The brutal killing of two tigers in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka that too within a short span of a fortnight is a matter of deep anguish not just to the lovers of wild life. But what actually
India Inc wants to grow money on trees. Indian industrialists want the government to lease them for 30 years large tracts of wasteland or degraded forests where they can plant commercial trees, both
A Cancer preventing compound in Broccoli, first isolated a decade ago at Johns Hopkins, may protect against a much broader spectrum of diseases.
The Health Department will carry out a campaign in collaboration with the Social Welfare Department to create awareness among people, specially women, against female foeticide in Himachal
The Rural Development Ministry has released funds to the tune of over Rs. 37.51 crore under two schemes including drinking scheme to Assam. A spokesman of the ministry here this evening announced the
Even five years after the Tamil Nadu Government spotted hundreds of child labourers, most of them continue to toil in hazardous industries, while a Rs. 4.74 crore fund created for their
