Parasites of Disaster
The other tragedy is what's begin done in the name of Bhopal. On November 25, almost a week before the 18th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas tragedy, 60-odd activists of the global environment watchdog
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Drought relief co-ops demand Rs 1800-cr central assistance
The co-operative banks have demanded a financial support of Rs 1800 crore from the government in the event of the implementation of the scheme of interest waiver on farmers' loans recently announced
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Rucks over notification on use of loudspeakers
The Anti-Noise Pollution committee (ANPC) set up by the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), Mumbai has questioned the validity of the October 11 notification issued by the Central government
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Bhoovigyan award
The prestigious "Bhoovigyan Leadership Award 2002" was given to the noted UK based scholar, M Satish Kumar, for his path breaking contribution to population, environment and development studies.
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Rider for river funds
The Centre assured West Bengal of all help in tackling the menace of Ganga erosion but demanded that the state send a utilisation certificate for the funds allocated to it. Water resources minister
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Chandrababu tours Prakasam to assess drought situation
As part of his tour to assess the severity of drought in the Prakasam district, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu visited NAP tank. He enquired from the NAP executive engineer of the filling up of
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Drive to end leprosy
To eradicate leprosy from Punjab, the state Health Department launched its fourth campaign in this direction. A state level function was organised at Talwara, 80 km at which Mr. Romesh Chander Dogra,
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Womb to body: The West Nile virus documented
A baby girl born infected with the West Nile virus in Syracuse, N.Y., a month ago is the world's first documented case in which the virus was transmitted in the womb, health officials said on
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Reward for Burma's anti-drug efforts unlikely
The State Department has decided not to recommend that Burama be 'certified' for its anti-narcotics programs, dealing a heavy blow to the repressive region's efforts to improve ties with the United
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U.S. presses fight on abortion at UN family planing talks
Taking its fight against abortion overseas, the Bush administration opened a sharp debate over a landmark family planning agreement during a United Nations conference last week, angering several of
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Scientists target cellphone radiation
The debate over the health risks of cellphone use continues, but a team of Hong Kong scientists isn't waiting for a final verdict. Scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology say
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Red Cross may have released unsafe blood
The American Red Cross may have released tainted blood to hospitals, the government said, reporting more than 200 violations of federal blood safety rules in its battle to get the Red Cross to
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U.S isolated at population meet
The Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok this week became a validity of the 1984 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development with the United States being the
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WTO talks on drugs ends, US
All eyes were on the hard-line position of the US on Friday as negotiators went down to the wire in talks to ensure better access to cheap medicines for poor countries. With this week as the final
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'No contamination in Sabrimala Aravana'
Travancore Devaswom Board president N Babu on Wenesday that tests conducted by the Public Health Laboratory confirmed that the Sabarimala aravana was free from any poisonous substance and was fit for
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Water contamination hits Cherrapunjee
As if water crisis on the wettest place on earth was not enough, Cherrapunjee is now afflicted with severe water contamination as well. A report prepared by two local NGOs Khasi Indigenous People's
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'Leprosy will be wiped out'
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Medical and Health Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh underlined the need for fully eradicating leprosy from the state by 2004-2005. He said that for achieving the target, it was
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India complains to WTO against EU
India has complained to the World Trade Organisation(WTO) about the special European Union tariff preferences for countries that were combating drug trafficking or those who were complying with
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Massive mining endangers coal pit
Unauthorised extraction of coal by the authorities has endangered the pit of a viable colliery under the Eastern Coalfields Ltd. A recent survey brought the matter to light. The pit no 2 of ECL's
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Malaria malady in ward 49
Residents of ward 49 in south Howrah (West Bengal) are bogged down by malignant malaria which has wrecked havoc for the past few month. Most parts of the ward has became a breeding ground for