-Action plan on traditional medicines sought
Experts from various disciplines of Indian system of medicines (ISM) have emphasised the need for an action plan for the development and maintenance of the traditional system of treatments of the
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International cancer prize for Indian specialist
The cancer specialist, Dr. Prafulla B. Desai, of the Tata Memorial Centre(TMC), Mumbai, has won the $150,000 Mucio Athayde Cancer prize for 1998 awarded by the International Union Against Cancer. Dr.
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- New fires in Indonesia bring fresh haze fears
About 1,000 forest fires were burning in Indonesia's East Kalimanthan province on Tuesday, heightening fears that South-East Asia could be choked by a haze disaster as bad as last year.
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- Assocham for moving WTO on basmati
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Indian (Assocham) on Thursday favoured taking the basmati patent controversy to the dispute settling mechanism of the
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- AEA Tech of UK eyes eco-consultancy market
The 250-million sterling UK environment consultancy and systems major, AEA Technology Plca is keen to make a foray into India.
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- IBRD official for amending Land Acquisition Act
Ellen Schaengold, chief of World Bank's social development division, yesterday said that the Land Acquisition Act needed to be modified further in view of the country's changing socio-economic
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- China vows to punish wildlife poachers
The wild elephants that once roamed freely over southern China retreated long ago to the dense tropical rain forest that covers the mountains here near the borders with Burma and Laos. The dwindling
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- Acolysis tried for first time
A new procedure to dissolve blood clot in the blocked-artery of the heart has been tried for the first time in India. The new procedure called "acolysis" was successfully performed on a 48-year-old
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- RiceTec covets rights for Basmati 867
Even as Indian basmati rice traders and agriculture scientists try to grapple with the fall-out of the patent obtained by the US-based RiceTec Inc, new company has also sought Plant Breeders Rights
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Special bush fire squads may be set up
Special squads to detect bush fires may be set up at all local authorities in a bid to check their spread. Malaysian Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr. Ting Chew Peh said another way was
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- Wine raises life expectancy by 30pc? The French scientist who showed the world that wine is good for the heart has a new discovery
two to three glasses of wine a day reduces death rates from all causes by up to 30 per cent."I've always suspected this," said Serge Renaud, whose findings appeared on Wednesday in the journal
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- Dirty teeth cause heart attacks
The bacteria found in plaque can cause blood platelets to clump up - the first stage toward a blood clot that could cause a heart attack or stroke, University of Minnesota researchers
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- Scientists develop new low-cost ultrasound scan for eye diseases
Scientists have developed a unique low-cost instrument to detect various kinds of eye diseases. This would mean a massive saving in foreign exchange. The less expensive and low cost instrument,
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- 36 per cent patients suffer from depression, says study
The patient's complaint may be splitting headache, a bad back or a weak stomach . But the diagnosis in many such cases may well be depression . According to a new cross -sectional study, about 36 per
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- US will ban promotion of American tobacco products abroad
The United States will send directive to all diplomatic posts abroad instructing them not to promote American tobacco products. Until now , the paper said American diplomats and trade officials
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Eye disease detection device
Scientists have developed a unique low-cost instrument to detect various eye diseases that would help save huge amounts of foreign exchange. It was joint project of National Physical Laboratory
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- Maharashtra govt steps to boost sericulture
By creating a separate directorate of sericulture in the textiles ministry, the Maharashtra government has given a boost to the silk industry in the state. Officials here believed that with just one
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- Call to adopt new techniques for better fish harvest
Scientists and researchers who attended an international symposium, at Kochi, have called for setting up a ministry exclusively to look after fisheries development, change in fishing techniques and
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-Experts' forum adopts paper on guidance for green accounting
An international forum of experts adopted a "position paper" which contains the "most comprehensive guidance" ever issued by UNCTAD for green accounting. This was the main outcome of three-day
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-CBI starts probe into tendu leaf case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started the inquiry into the tendu leaf case in Madhya Pradesh. Accepting the request of the State Government, the Union Ministry of Home has entrusted