Shantha Biotech's vaccine facility
The Rs. 25 crore bacterial vaccine production facility of Shantha Biotechnics will be ready in five months. The fast track project is being funded to the extent of Rs. 20 crores by the EXIM Bank,
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WTO meet in Geneva today
The general council meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will begin in Geneva, more than a month after the fifth ministerial meet held in Cancun, Mexico, ended in a failure. A number of
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Centre clears import of plasma product
The Hemophila Federation (India) has finally succeeded in persuading the Health Ministry to import the Anti Hemophilic Factor (AHF), a plasma product used for intravenous infusion to control
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Two fresh dengue cases in Jalandhar
Despite the claim of the local municipal corporation that it is making all-out efforts to provide hygienic conditions in Jalandhar city, Punjab, two fresh cases of dengue have come to light. The
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Swift help to heart patients in villages planned
Rural folk with heart problems now have a glimmer of hope. The Punjab Health Systems Corporation has decided to install ECG machines in hospitals which will be linked with specialist centres so that
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78 cases of dengue in Solapur
As many as 78 patients have been admitted to various hospitals in the district since past one week for suspected dengue even as the district administration has initiated several steps to contain the
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India, Brazil discuss common strategy for WTO negotiations
Brazilian minister of external relations Celso Amorim and Indian commerce minister Arun Jaitley discussed a "common strategy' for the on-going World Trade Organisation (WTO) discussions at a meeting.
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A flawless launch
RESOURCESAT-1, the latest remote-sensing satellite launched by India, has been functioning well. The satellite was hoisted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday using PSLV-C5,
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9 new cases of leprosy reported
Nine new cases of leprosy have been reported from Solan district of Himachal Pradesh during a week-long leprosy elimination campaign launched by the Solan district Leprosy Society. While eight cases
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India to finalise PTA with mercosur soon
India would soon finalise a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mercosur as per the recent framework agreement, minister of state for commerce & industry C Vidyasagar Rao said. Recognising the
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Breakthrough in cancer treatment
Australian researchers unveiled a breakthrough treatment for cancer that uses genetically altered blood cells to attack and kill tumours. Melbourne's Peter McCallum Cancer Centre said it hoped to
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Forest's Alzheimer drug gets FDA approval
Forest Laboratoris said it won approval to market it's Alzheimer's treatement, the first drug approved to treat severe forms of the disease. Forest said US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
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Rs 2,150 cr central aid sought
The Maharashtra government has sought Rs 2,150 crore from the Centre to combat the severe drought and famine in the state, according to Harshvardhan Patil, procurement and employment guarantee scheme
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Rs 7 cr erosion-control project for Nagaon
After the visit of the Governor, Lt Gen Ajai Singh to the flood-affected areas of Nagaon district of Assam during the recent floods and his directive to the authorities concerned to prepare projects
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Wasteland development project launched
The Puthimari Cooperative Wasteland Development project, which would cover an area of 6,000 hectares of wasteland of 59 villages under Kamalpur development block, of Assam, was launched recently at a
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Endangered habitat
The claim of Nature Beckons, as pointed out by Assam Forest Department officials, that they have
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Bacterial water exposes GMC callousness
The recent detection of contaminated water supplied by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), with the presence of the dreaded E-Coli bacteria confirmed to an alarming level, has brought to the
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Stone units crush lone voice against pollution
With the murder of Sathya Deepa Ashram chief Sajjivananda, the lone voice against environment pollution in Narasapura and the surrounding villages along the Bangalore-Kolar national highway has been
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State Govt may allow quarrying in forests
Mines and Geology Minister B Muniyappa disclosed that Karnataka State government has decided to allow "conditional quarrying' in the mines located in forest areas and added that the proposal would be
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MCD finally fumes' at mosquitoes
It seems that about a month after dengue reared its ugly head in Delhi, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has finally fathomes the seriousness of the situation. In its usual delayed reaction -