ONGC, OIL polluting ground water : report
A report on the ground water resources of the Brahmaputra basin, prepared by the Central Ground Water Board, North-east, has pointed out that mega industries like the Oil and Natural Gas
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Quake hits east Japan
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan on Monday. There were no reports of damage or
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GEF support on mushroom project
A community-based nursery and oak mushroom project in Trashiyangtse, Bhutan will receive US $7,719 support from Global Environment Facility Small Grants
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Workshop on waste minimisation
Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), Ministry of SSI, Bamumimaidam, Guwahati will organise a one-day educational workshop on "Waste Minimisation and Cleaner Production" on February 26.
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Nabard sanctions Rs 714 cr for rural infrastructure
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 713.94 crore in loans under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) VII for creation of infrastructure in 12
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Jal Board to set up small effluent plants to clean up Yamuna
Delhi government is getting its act together to meet the Supreme Court's deadline of cleaning the Yamuna by 2003. In a meeting of the Yamuna Safai Abhiyan today, a decision was taken to set up small
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San Diego brush fire rages even as winds die down
A fast-moving brush fire that has scorched more than 3,000 acres (1,214 hectares) near San Diego burned its way into a Marine Corps training base, as firefighters took advantage of calmer winds to
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WHO programme launched
A hereditary cancer detection and prevention programme, said to be the first of its kind, was inaugurated at the Cancer Institute in Tamil Nadu today. The programme, funded by the World Health
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Aurobindo launches anti-viral drug
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, a bulk drugs and finished dosages manufacturer in Andhra Pradesh has launched Cefpirome, its fourth generation broad spectrum injectible Cephalosporin. This was first such drug
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3.5 m suffer from micro nutrient deficiency
About 3.5 million people in the country suffer from micro nutrient deficiency leading to a productivity loss of Rs 67,000 crore annually to the country GDP, International life sciences
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African NGO/CSOs fearing impact of structural adjustment programs, adopt cairo declaration for food secutiry
Heads of 30 African non-governmental and civil society organizations (NGO/CSOs) concluded a two-day consultation held in parallel to the 22nd UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Regional
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Working group on environment stresses on organic farming
The working group on environmental and occupational health for the Tenth Plan has advocated organic farming use of municipal and industrial waste in agriculture and accelerated thrust in development
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Supporting loot
Just how debilitating have the last 12 years of Rashtriya Janata Dal rule been for Bihar is clear from the latest report of administrative apathy emanating from the State. Bihar's farmers - already
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Revised Grain Bank scheme
The Central sector scheme of Grain Bank in tribal villages, which was launched in 1996-97, has been revised by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The revised plan simplifies not only the
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Bioterror : Monsanto MoU sows seeds of fear
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has opened gates for US food major Monsanto to carry experiments with its genetically modified cotton seeds anywhere in the Andhra Pradesh's agricultural fields.
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Malaria genome decoded, offering hope for drugs
A team of scientists in Britain and the United States has cracked the code of the malaria genome, a step that may help boost the faltering campaign against the resurgent disease. At a conference,
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How cells know where to exit the bloodstream to go to work
Physicians have known for years that when cancer cells spread they settle at particular sites in the body. Cells from prostate cancer, for instance, migrate to the bone. Researchers at the M. D.
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Women face risk of heart ailment
Pre-menopausal women, considered to be at low risk of developing heart diseases due to their reproductive hormones, are the new victims of the rapidly increasing coronary heart disease, say experts.
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Stigma around leprosy hits Eastern region
Leprosy patients hiding their disease have made the Eastern Region the most affected area of Nepal according to Leprosy Relief, an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) working for the
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European vets lift ban on British meat exports
The final restrictions on British meat exports to the rest of the European Union have been lifted, marking the end to the foot-and mouth crisis that had devastated UK farming. Chief veterinary