The very existence of the historically famous Biswanath ghat town situated 11 km south of Biswanath Chariali, Assam, popularly known as 'Gupta Kashi Dham' for its numbers of devalayas, is presently
The air-conditioning industry is al hot under the collar over having to buy HCFC 22 (or R22) from domestic producers, when it can import the environment-friendly gas at a much cheaper price. Under
Eleven people died overnight in UP as cold wave tightened its grip over North India with mercury nose diving at many paces and thick morning fog throwing normal life out of gear. Four persons died
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc. said that a US judge had ruled one patent related to its top-selling anti-depressant Paxil was invalid, but supported another. Europe's biggest drugmaker,
Prices of generic drugs are rising almost twice as rapidly as prices of brand-name drugs, even as many insurers and the Bush administration are pressing Americans to switch in the name of saving
It has been another week of long arguments at the World Trade Organisation over how to implement last year's Doha agreement on getting cheaper drugs for poor countries. The main dispute has been over
Pfizer Inc said that it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market its Relpax migraine drug. Pfizer said Relpax is the newest product in a class of antimigraine medicines
The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) on Monday suggested that animal husbandry be given enough funds in the 10th Plan for development of the small ruminants as goats and sheep so that a
A pioneering one-stop shop for smoking cessation treatments prescribed by non-doctors has been undermined by a safety row over the anti-nicotine drug Zyban. GPs in East Sussex handed over
The Andhra Pradesh state Cabinet which met focussed all attention on the drinking water problem asked the district collectors to keep a close watch from this month onwards. AS the Government had
Unconfirmed reports from Tamil Nadu about two deaths due to vaccine-induced Polio and the disease spreading through goats has sent shockwaves through the Union Health Ministry corridors, already
Summer wasn't hit by cholera; mosquitoes couldn't breed during monsoon and viral infections have been down in winter. Delhi had a "healthy 2002' but for the neighbourhood general practitioner this
The microwave, now a popular way to make or warm food, may soon power its way into areas such as drug discovery and targeting, polymer technology, waste treatment and ceramics, according to Dr
The Kaje Ayurveda Charitable Foundation will conduct an Ayurveda World Summit in Bangalore on February 6, 7, 8 and 9. The theme of the summit will be
Following a Supreme Court direction, the Tripura government has decided to start mid-day meal for schoolchildren studying between class I to class V from April 8 next. The decision was taken to
Inspired by the hi-tech regime of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics has decided to launch a computer based distance
Encouraged by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's meeting with her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad farmers in the Delta districts would like her to approach
The Andhra Pradesh state government's efforts to promote mechanisation of farms, beginning to show results, have suffered a setback due to Centre's decision to slash subsidy on the purchase of
To mark the birth anniversary of Choudhury Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India the "Kisan Divas' was observed in Biswanath Chariali on December 22 under the auspices of the North East
The Tamil Nadu Government plans to set up an agri export zone for floriculture in the Nilgiris, according to an official press release. The State Government will shortly enter into a MoU with the
