Gates in Pune on vaccine hunt
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday met Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, one of his favourite “vaccine heroes” at the Serum Institute here. “It’s great to be here and there are many new products the foundation
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Zinc can help treat bacterial infection in babies, says study
A study funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and published in The Lancet on Thursday — that shows a 43 per cent reduction in mortality among babies suffering from bacterial sepsis when administered
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Jairam snubs MHA, supports village heads
With Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on their side, the Orissa government has sidestepped the concerns expressed by Central intelligence agencies and the Home Ministry to work with gram panchayat
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Fertiliser, natural gas pull April core sector growth down to 2.2%
In what may be termed as a clear indication of imminent slowdown in the economy, the growth rate of eight infrastructure decelerated sharply to 2.2 per cent in April as against 4.2 per cent growth clocked
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Tourism centre to eat into Mangar
Haryana Govt Cleared Plan But Didn’t Upload It For 15 Days For Suggestions New Delhi: A large portion of the natural and sacred Mangarbani forest in Aravali will now pave way for a mega tourism complex
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After go, no-go classification, inviolate area haunts industry
New Delhi: After a long hiatus, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is back in action, taking strong measures to protect its stance on various issues pertaining to environment and forest clearances.
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RIL got fair hearing in KG report: CAG
Auditor Gives Point-By-Point Rebuttal On Reliance’s Claims Of Lack Of Expertise The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has offered a strong rebuttal of Reliance Industries Limited’s criticism that
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Flow of water into Maheshwar reservoir stopped
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday stopped the filling up of water reservoir at Maheshwar dam power project in Madhya Pradesh for which the Union environment ministry had given the nod
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Blood test to monitor cancer treatment
Way To Oversee Progress Of Tumours Without The Need For Surgery Or Scans Developed London: Scientists have devised a new simple blood test that can clearly show whether treatments to reduce tumours is
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His ultimate dream – low-cost toilets
Microsoft founder Bill Gates' “ultimate dream” is low-cost toilets. And to achieve this, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will host the world's best scientists and engineers in Seattle in the United
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Soon, a tomato that is juicier, tastier & lasts 30 days!
An international team that includes scientists from India has cracked the genetic code of domesticated tomato — an achievement that will pave the way to improve yield, taste, nutrition, colour and shelf
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India's success in polio eradication boosted global campaign: Bill Gates
India's success in polio eradication has infused positive energy into the global campaign against the disease, Bill Gates, founder-chairperson of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said on Thursday.
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Stubble burning norms up in flames at PAU farm
Faridkot: Wheat stubble on 200 acres at Raja Harinder Singh Seed Farm, owned by the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), in Faridkot was set ablaze last evening. The fire also damaged a large number of
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23,480 crore for Chhattisgarh Plan
The Annual Plan for the year 2012-13 for Chhattisgarh was finalised here on Thursday at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Raman Singh. The
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US slaps duty on Chinese wind tower imports to save local cos
Washington: The US imposed preliminary duties as high as 26% on a second clean-energy product from China on Wednesday, this time hitting the tall steel towers used to harvest power from the wind. The decision
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Need to re-define BPL criteria for urban poor
LUCKNOW: Urbanisation has led to migration of poor people from rural to urban areas in want of a better standard of living. By 2030, nearly 50% of the population will stay in urban areas. In order to extend
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Is MSP for 13 minor forest produce the next MGNREGS?
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA)'s plan to introduce a Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism for 13 items of minor forest produce (MFP) has been approved by the Planning Commission. Sources in the
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UP budget 2012-13: Akhilesh focuses on fulfillment of assembly poll promises, targets 2014 Lok Sabha elections
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav presented his first budget in the state assembly on Friday morning. The budget 2012-13 is of Rs 2 lakh crore, which is 18% higher than 2011-12 budget. The state government
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HC appoints high power panel to monitor Mumbai traffic
The Bombay High Court has appointed a high power committee to monitor the traffic situation in the city and suggested corrective and remedial measures to ensure smooth flow of vehicular and pedestrian
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2 industrial clusters in city are among 10 most polluted
Mumbai: Despite the implementation of stringent measures to reduce pollution in these areas, two industrial clusters around Mumbai-Tarapur and Dombivali — are now among the top 10 most polluted industrial