White-necked stork dies in captivity in Kerala
A white-necked strok bame the first casualty in the two-day impasse over transportation of birds and reptiles seized from the Parassinikadavu snake park run by the Pappinissery Vishachikiltsa Society
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Virus claims lives of 7 Malaysian children
Seven children have died so far this year in Malaysia from the deadly hand, foot and mouth virus which struck the country and neighbouring Singapore several months ago, an official said today. Apart
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Vitamins keep heart healthy
Scientists in the US say a vitamin tablet a day could help keep heart disease away in middle age. The study by scientists at the University of Michigan in Ann arbor says that people might live longer
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Exotic pets make Niagara a wild place to live
Recent sightings in the Fort Erie area of what are thought to be two cougars are causing a stir, but they might not be the only exotic animals running wild in the woods of the Niagara Peninsula.In
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AIDS vaccine to be tested in 2001
Researchers in Italy are to begin testing a recently developed vaccine for the HIV virus that causes AIDS in 2001, Italian media has repoprted. The announcement was made by Barbara Ensoli, a top
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UN conference calls for additional efforts to address desertification and drought worldwide
"We are ready to see if progress has been achieved in combating desertification worldwide", said Mr. Hama Arba Diallo, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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A $375m package to help restore ailing rivers
A $375million three-government agreement announced yesterday will help restore some Australia's ailing rivers, including the Snowy and Murray.The Commonwealth Government yesterday formally agreed to
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'Unsafe' cold cures recalled
Drug makers began to remove big-brand cold medicines from pharmacy shelves after the US Food & Drug Administration said a key ingredient in many over-the-counter drugs was
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GPCB agrees to furnish details on CETPs
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has agreed to provide all information regarding the pollutants dumped by the common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in different industries of the
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Beyond The Hague
The collapse of the UN summit on global warming is not the disaster that many claim. Global warming is at least a 100-year problem. It is ridiculous to suggest that the earth is in sudden peril
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The latest mad-cow panic
For all their pride in their Union's open borders, there are some things that Europeans would rather not share with their neighbours. One is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow
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Chemicals in breast milk seen as threat
Babies born to mothers with high concentrations of endocrine disrupters in their breast milk may run a greater risk of retarded development, according to the results of a recent study.Conducted by a
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It is their river of woes
The river Kali enters the district of Meerut from Daurala and passes through the entire city from Incholi to the Medical College area and is about 40 km long. It finally meets the Ganga in Kannoj.
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Delhi promises SC to shift units
The Delhi government informed the Supreme Court today that it would take steps to close down polluting industries in non-conforming areas "without loss of lives and
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Sixteen years of gas and still no relief to Bhopal
It's 16 years since the Bhopal Gas Disaster occured on the night of December 2, but the sufferings of the victims continue unabated. Tormented by the loss of family members, incapacitated due to
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GPCB feeble in skills, infrastrucutre
Paper : A top policy document drafted by the state government has qualified Gujarat as one of the most polluted states in India but regrets that main regulatory agency in the state involved in
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MQM flays supply of impure water
The Haq parast members of the suspended National Assembly have expressed concern over supply of contaminated water in Hyderabad (Pakistan) which has resulted in an outbreak of water-borne diseases in
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Untested GM food given to cyclone victims
Scientist : A scientist of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has alleged that "untested genetically modified food" was supplied to the survivors of the cyclone in Orissa last year.
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Ford unveils environment fund
Ford India managing director Philip G, Spender announced on Thursday setting up of an environment fund with a corpus of $40,000 to promote environment protection and conservation measures in
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Govt places blame at DDA door
The Delhi government has blamed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Urban Arts Commission for the delay in the implementation of the Supreme Court orders regarding the relocation of the