HP cabinet finalises subsidies on fruit cartons
The Himachal cabinet in its meeting held in Shimla approved amendment in Himachal Pradesh Minor Mineral (Concession) revised rules 1971 to make it conform to the provisions of Panchayat (Extension
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MP's magic forests
These villages, Kanera Gaur, Ghughar and Aamet in Bundelkhand region's Sagar district near Bhopal, Madhya Pradeh is backward, the main vocation of the people being
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Fish production in Punjab highest
Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minster Jagmohan Singh Kang said fish production in the state had touched 6579.93 metric tonnes during last year, which was the highest per
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Villagers get health cover via Net
Jiva Institute a non-profit research and development organisation based in Faridabad, was collaborating with the Media Lab Asia, a joint venture of the MIT, USA, and Ministry of Communications and IT
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Sowing the sees of discord
After years of sabre-rattling and diplomatic entreaties, US patience with the European Union's opposition to genetically modified foods has snapped. Now Washington has thrown down the gauntlet by
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US tobacco giants win appeal against $145bn claim
The US tobacco industry won an important legal victory yesterday when a Florida appeals court over-turned a $145bn verdict against it - the biggest punitive damages award in US legal history.The
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Environment chief quits amid talk of rift
Christine Todd Whitman announced her resignation as administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday, amid suggestions that she disagreed with much of the Bush administration's
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BSE in Canada
The case of "mad cow disease" reported in Canada is a chilling reminder of the persistence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy - and the continuing threat to human health. Several countries,
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Orissa leprosy fight
Orissa government has set a target to eradicate leprosy by December 2005. The National Leprosy Elimination Programme is in operation in the state since 1982-83. The leprosy prevalence in Orissa
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Live telecast of angioplasty to Paris forum
Angioplasty (medical procedure to open blocked coronary arteries) performed on three patients at the Chennai-based Apollo Hospital today was beamed live to Euro PCR, a global medical forum in Paris,
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200 flood hit schools shut
Sri Lanka education authorities will keep closed nearly 200 schools either damaged in recent floods or used to house displaced people a minister said. There is no hurry to reopen the schools.
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Mysterious disease afflicts poultry
After afflicting hens in Haryana, a mysterious viral disease had hit poultry in Punjab. Thousands of egg laying hens in the Ludhiana district have perished due to the disease. The state government is
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SARS originated from civet cats
A top Hong Kong scientist said on Froday it was likely the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus that has killed almost 700 people worldwide jumped to humans from civet cats, which are
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Issue notice to violators: forest department
The Forest Department has issued directions to the District Forest Officers (DFOs) to take actin against the individuals who have hanged hoardings on the trees. The department has also taken a
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MCD to have automatic garbage lifting trucks
The stinking, overflowing roadside dustbins, which are a common sight in many colonies of the Capital, may soon become a thing of the past if the ambitious 'garbage removal project' is implemented by
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Anti-littering camp at Lodhi Garden
The New Delhi Municipal Council organised a special court at Lodi Garden to fine people who were caught littering the park.This was the second anti-littering court organised by the NDMC.In today's
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Two lakh kids to get polio drops in Sonepat
More than two lakh children, below five, will be administered pulse polio drops in Sonepat district (Haryana) on June 1 during the countrywide immunisation campaign, according to Mr Balwan Singh,
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Glowing patches for city pachyderms
Moved by the plight of pachyderms on Capital's killer roads, a non-governmental organisation - Wildlife Trust of India - has come out with a 'glowing solution, literally.The NGO has been trying out
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Writing on the wall!
The prospect of West Bengal, currently India's largest rice producing state, failing to meet its food requirements in another four years because of the slump in agricultural growth will cause concern
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SARS cover-up
With people in several parts of China, and elesewhere are walking around with masks to keep SARS at bay, the dector who exposed the bid to put a lid on the epidemic has been directed to hold his