The other AIDS epidemic
A retrovirus belonging to the family of recently discovered human T-cell leukaemia viruses (HTLV), but clearly distinct from each previous isolate, has been isolated from a Caucasian patient with
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Farm production dwindles due to continuous drought
Agricultural production of Madhya Pradesh is dwindling due to continuous drought. Not only Rabi but in Kharif crop also the state could not meet the target set for pulses, linseed and food
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Chhattisgarh, EC in development pact
The European Commission has selected Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for a development partnership programme, which will bring in an investment of Rs 500 crore in the health, education and environment
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Ocean's eleventh hour?
That the seas are becoming overfished has been known for years. What Ransom Myers and Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have shown is just how fast things tare changing.
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Development in practice
The World Bank's choice of Bangalore for its recent Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics was recognition of two sets of accomplishments. One was the contribution of Indian researchers and
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Brazil coffee crop escapes frost
Brazilian growers said they saw no signs of coffee frost early on Monday in the key south Minas, northern Parana and Sao Paulo
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State's prey-predator balance disturbed
Gujarat however is facing a unique problem as this balance has been badly disturbed. If there are many leopards in the Vadodara forest circle, there are not many ungulates for them to prey on. The
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Ministers sign UN environmental protocols at Kiev
European environment ministers formally adopted three new UN protocols on pollution and environmental assessment at a major meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, organised by the UN Economic Commission for
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Parliamentary Committee criticises Government's waste management policy
The Department for Environment and the Environment Agency's lack of funds and expertise are likely to delay real progress in the country's waste management, says the Parliamentary Select Committee on
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US outsourcing ban flouts WTO norms: Jaitley
The controversial ban on outsourcing of software contracts,proposed by four states of the US, amounts to 'market denial' as companies from India and other developing countries would be affected, the
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Congress split over Pentagon's duty to wildlife
When the Bush administration submitted its 2004 military spending bill, it asked Congress to exempt the Department of Defense from five major environmental laws. The administration says complying
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Roundtable forges sustainable rangeland criteria
American rangelands are in decline, and federal land management agencies have been under the gun for their lack of consistent, standardized national indicators for reporting the conservation status
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Australia drought puts kangaroo war in cross-hairs
Starving kangaroos have been terrifying drought-stricken Australian communities for months, gathering in school yards, invading towns and risking bullets from angry farmers by raiding gardens. While
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Coordinted effrot needed to clear garbage
Residents welfare associations are keeping their fingers crossed on the latest initiative by the Chennai Corporation to collect solid waste from the doorstep, considering the complexity of the task
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Indian tiger reserve to lose head, status
One of India's best known tiger reserves at Bandipur in the southern state of Karnataka is facing an uncertain future following a government order to abolish the post of field director. The order
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Firms urged to consider new markets created by climate change
Companies now have a new tool to assess and respond to the risks that climate change may pose for their business, following the release of new guidance from the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP).
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Delta farmers going in for short-term crops
Delta farmers, who had been raising paddy from time immemorial, now go in for alternate
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Holiday providers "should green up their act'
UK tourist accommodation providers are being urged to provide a more environmental-friendly service, while the country's holidaymakers are being asked to take a greener holiday by not going abroad.
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Stricter insulation regulations needed to reduce emissions, says report
A European minimum standard for insulation would dramatically increase chances of meeting CO2 reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol, according to a report from the European Insulation
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Tougher rules for industrial risks still needed, says committee
The EU's parliamentary environment committee has voted to retable a series of amendments intended to toughen up the bloc's Seveso directive on preventing major industrial accidents. Work on