China on alert for new SARS outbreak
Chinese disease control officials said that the deadly disease SARS will definitely come back, but the scale of the next outbreak will depend on prevention measures. Zeng Guang of the China Center
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Cadbury strategy
Cadbury India Ltd. announced a three-step strategic programme involving the distribution chain and retail channels so as to ensure that the product reaching the consumer is of the highest quality.
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Halting breast cancer trial
Are scientists engaging in ethical over kill when they stop a clinical trial early so all women can benefit quickly form the findings? That disturbing possibility was raised by the decision in the
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Eco-snag for reliance optic fibre
Reliance Telecom has been show caused for alleged violation of the forest conservation act, 1980; the wildlife (protection) act, 1976; and a Supreme Court (SC) order of February 14, 2000. The central
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Drug development costs cheaper in India : Rabo
Indian pharmaceutical companies can leverage their skills in process development to focus on analogue research, combinatorial chemistry, chiral chemistry new drug delivery systems and phyto medicine.
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Need to cultivate crop suitable for saline water
Having toured Israel last month to participate in an agricultural exhibition organised by the Government of Israel, Mr K.S. Bhoria, Agriculture Secretary of Haryana, submitted a report to the state
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Old mosquito theory holds no water
Jon Chase, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, has found that the previous year's drought is the cause of high mosquito populations in wetlands the following
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Hybrid material has potential use in microelectronics
University of Toronto scientists have developed a new class of hybrid materials combining organic and inorganic elements that could lead to improved computer chips, among other applications. The
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Organic farming myth or miracle?
Total organic farming would not be feasible, viable and profitable under high-productive intensive agriculture. Farmyard manure has become a scarce commodity due to dwindling animal population. Green
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State seeks policy on drought proofing
The Minister for Water Resources, H.K. Patil, requested the Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, "to urge the Prime Minister, A.B Vajpayee, to formulate a national weather modification policy". He
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GM crop groups accused of trying to lie'
The debate over genetically modified crops intensified after a European Union commissioner accused biotech companies to of misleading people over the benefits of the technology. Margot Wallstrom
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Now, a green touch to Assembly polls
For the sake of protecting the environment, major political parties have been urged to prevent tainted politicians, said to be involved in the destruction of forests, from getting elected as
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Say yes to fire-crackers to control dengue
Say yes to firecrackers to get rid of mosquitoes and the dreaded dengue! This seems to be the new ''mantra'' of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, particularly its Health Department, which is busy
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Quake hits Tokyo
A moderately strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.0 shook buildings in downtown Tokyo. There was no immediate word on damage or injuries. There was no immediate word of damage or
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Govt in slumber as rain forests disppearing in State
The Assam State is perhaps heading fast towards that time when its entire population will have to throng the natural history galleries of the museums to know as to what does a rain forest mean. This
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Poor India's diseases provide test bed for rich man's drugs
Western pharmaceutical groups eye big savings in clinical trials but ethical question surround research on illiterate patients. The reality of clinical trails
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Typhoid cases on the rise in city
Typhoid is witnessing a spurt in many Guwahati city areas with a number of people, especially children, getting treatment at various hospitals and nursing homes since the last couple of months. The
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Rs 29.5 lakh for bamboo plantation in Majuli to check erosion
The National Mission for Bamboo Application has sanctioned an amount of Rs 29.5 lakh for a pilot project to check erosion in Majuli in Assam. The project is expected to be completed within three
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Asia's elephants losing battle for living space
Asia can be a very crowded place, especially if you are an elephant. The shrinking natural habitat of Asian elephants in recent decades has forced them into increased and often violent contact with
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Save Sundarbans
One of our proud possessions of undefiled beauty, the Sundarbans is again in the news, A meeting of the senior officials of the government and experts is scheduled to be held today (16th Oct) at the