'City needs a master plan for next 50 years'
Chairman of the Legislative Council B L Shankar advocated the need for a master plan for Bangalore city for the next 50 years, to address issues like bio-diversity, environment and infrastructure
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92% commercial wastes left untreated
Ninety two per cent of the garbage generation by commercial establishments is left untreated and gathers at the dumping site in burgeoning heaps. Similarly, half of the domestic waste is also left
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Rat attack! Bamboo flowering triggers panic in Northeast
It's not spring nor have the rains set in as yet. But, in a freak of nature, the flowering of bamboo over large stretches of the Northeastern states is scaring the socks off people in Mizoram,
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New drug will keep cancer patients alive longer
A drug that starves tumours of oxygen and nutrients has prolonged the lives of patients with colorectal cancer in a clinical trial, providing what doctors said is the first convincing validation of
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Mysterious disease
A contagious fever struck about one third of the population of Sasuvehalli, a small village near Hesarghatta on the outskirts of Bangalore, in the course of the last fortnight. While no life has been
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Railways shows red signal to rival bottled water brands
The Railways will not allow any bottled water other than its own brand Rail Neer on trains and railway premises. This will come as a major setback for those brands which are being sold on trains and
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Disaster Management Cell set up
The Disaster Management Cell in its first meeting yesterday decided to implement a series of action plans to ensure the welfare and safety of nearly 70,000 people affected by the floods. Provincial
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President's Fund releases Rs. 100 million for house repair
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, having inquired after the latest developments about the flood disaster conditions from the Special Presidential Surveillance Committees has pledged of
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West should not coerce 3rd world on WTO: Jaitley
Commerce and industry minister Arun Jaitley has expressed serious concern over the fact that even though the Third World is yet to analyse the full implications of the need for a multilateral
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LTTE organises relief programme for flood victims
In an unprecedented gesture signifying goodwill and reconciliation the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has come forward to organise flood relief to the affected victims in the South. Most of
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Cartloads of smuggled timber from Meghalaya? Where do they head for?
For any early riser residing in the sprawling Khanapara, Beltola, Dispur or even Zoo Road areas, of Meghalaya, it is a common sight
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PCR-based diagnostic test for SARS
Genetech, Sri Lanka's first private institute for molecular diagnostics and gene technology has announced a rapid laboratory test capable of determining whether a patient is infected with the
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Gelabil integrated wasteland development project inaugurated
The Gelabil Integrated Wasteland Development project was formally inaugurated by Urban Development Minister, H P Narayan in a public meeting held at Bahguri High School premises. At the very outset,
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Disaster Communication Unit at Media Ministry
The Mass Communication Ministry has set up a Disaster Communication Unit (DCU) to implement an effective communications method for flood victims and minimise the damages caused by floods. The DCU was
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NE can be major world player
The North-east, endowed with excellent varieties of ornamental fish species, has the potential to be a major player in the world trade of ornamental fish, which has crossed the one billion dollar
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Kamrup's Lungpi region ideal for geranium cultivation
The cultivable wastelands and hilly terrain with temperate climate (below 30oC) in NE region have vast potential for cultivation of highly valued geranium
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Assam Agric future bright : ICAR chief
Adoption of simple, cost-effective and widely available technologies can transform the agricultural scenario in Assam, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General (DG) and
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Fate of national fishery project uncertain
Forget about making the Assam State self-sufficient in fish production, the only national fish farm in upper Assam has run dry. The farm opened in 1987 at Jalukonibari in Titabar is spread over 10
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Pox claims hundreds of pet animals in Nagaon
More than one hundred domestic animals died of pox during the last two days as the disease took an epidemic form in different parts of Nagaon in Assam including Majpathari, Singia Putani, Nonoi,
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US to give $15 bn in fight against Aids
The US Senate passed a $15 bill aimed at slowing the Aids pandemic ravaging the world's poorest countries. The measure passed with bipartisan support. President George W. Bush made the bill a