An about face on tobacco
The Bush administration finally came to its senses last week and stopped trying to undermine a tobacco-control treaty that was approved by the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The decision ended a
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Mild quake in Himachal
An earthquake of mild intensity was felt in several parts of Himachal this morning. According to official sources, the tremors took place at 9.53
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Time to protect hills to save the city'
A study conducted by the Soil Conservation Department recently, reveals that the degradation status of Guwahati city hills is
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Fish intake controls depression
Many women are afrain to add fish to their diet for the perceived effects of mercury and its impact on the brain development of the foetus. But a new study has revealed that omega-3, an essential
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Pass the butter, please
Dr. Robert Atkins, the diet guru who died last month, would have enjoyed reading last week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. It carried two independent studies that enhanced the
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Combating Poaching, Smuggling
It is heartening to learn that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 5 crore, out of Rs 12 crore sought by the Assam Forest Department to provide more firepower to, and increase the strength of, the Assam
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Starvation Deaths Ignite Debate in Jharkhand
Starvation has reportedly claimed 12 more lives in Jharkhand, fuelling another debate on the desperate hunger that stalks large tracts of the State and the reasons for it. As another year of drought
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Cops to put a stop to illegal mining
The district police have launched a special drive to check the smuggling of material like rori and stones etc from the mines in Aravali hills in Gurgaon district.Despite the Supreme Court's directive
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Govt to launch urban sanitation
The government is planning to launch a state sector programme titled
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Polio immunisation camp
Furthering its efforts for eradicating polio, the Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme (PPIP) will be organisng a polio immuniation camp here on June 1. The Delhi Health and Family Welafare Minister,
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NGO starts workshop to combat malaria and diarrhoea
Keeping in view the chronic problem of malaria and diarrhoea, specially in the far-flung areas of Nagaon including the Nagaon-Karbi Anglong border areas under Hojai subdivision, Assam, IPORI, a
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State to approach SC on forest eviction order
Holding out an assurance to those affected by the Supreme Court order directing eviction of unauthorised cultivators of forest land, the State Government has announced that it will approach the court
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Workshop on non-wood forest products
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is organising a national workshop on Non-Wood Forest Products in the capital on Thursday. The two-day workshop is aimed to formulate a national policy
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Trade in services
The legislative action being contemplated by some state legislatures in the United States to bar American companies from outsourcing services from other countries does not conform to the letter and
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HC orders action against Mizoram Minister
The Guwahati High Court has directed the Mizoram Chief Secretary to take appropriate action within a month against the State Excise Minister, Pu K Vanlalauva for allegedly killing and cooking the
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Cabinet okays controversial synthetic rutile project
The Cabinet decided to recommend to the Centre the proposal of the Kochi-based Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Limited for the controversial synthetic rutile project north of Kayamkulam estuary. The
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Lungs united
It was a historic moment inthe eradication of vice. The 192 members of the World Health Organization have unanimously adopted the framework convention on tobacco control in Geneva a few days ago.
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Future climate change to be more rapid
As sulphur dioxide levels fall off, the change in climate due to greenhouse gases will become more rapid, according to a study by a group of scientists at the world renowned Hadley Centre for Climate
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Tokyo hospitals careless with toxins
Nearly 80 percent of the hazardous materials in Tokyo's hospitals are not kept under lock and key, indicating a generally lax attitude on how toxic substances are handled, according to a recent
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Cities move to ease SARS fears
Two cities in Kyoto Prefecture visited by a Taiwanese doctor later diagnosed with SARS announced they have found no cases of the disease and are safe to visit. Kyoto and Miyazu made the announcement