Australia heads for 20m people
Australia's population is set to reach 20 million by October, and Victoria's population is on track to pass 5 million within a year, as new figures yesterday showed immigration at historically high
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Cancer 'smart pill' set to increase home treatment
Government advisers cleared the way for more patients with advanced forms of common cancers to treat themselves at home rather than have chemotherapy in hospitals. "Smart pill" alternatives to
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GM crops of no benefit to poor, says ActionAid
Widespread adoption of GM crops would not help feed the world as their promoters claim, according to ActionAid. So great are the dangers that GM crops will worsen the plight of the 800 million
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Scientists call for long-term monitoring of GM crops
Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment if the governmental gives the go-ahead for commercial planting, British scientists said. The Royal
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Traffic fumes shown to raise asthma risk in children
Pollution from heavy traffic can make children more susceptible to asthma, wheezing and coughs, scientists said. Teams of researchers from Taiwan and Germany have shown that chemicals in vehicle
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One out of four kids is asthmatic in Kochi
Every one out of four children in Kochi is asthmatic and this number is likely to go up in the coming years as the pollution levels in the City keep increasing. And the doctors are concerned by the
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Sars on the prowl
The menace of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome persists. Just as mainland China had done some weeks ago, Taiwan too has sacked its health minister for failure to combat the mysterious pneumonia-like
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Albino has animal lovers in a lather
The staff at an animal rescue centre were showing off their latest arrival : a rare albino squirrel. The five-week-old animal beat odds of 100,000 to one to be born completely albino from head to
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Ireland and Spain reject fishing row deal
Ireland and Spain, which are locked in bitter dispute over fishing rights in Irish waters, rejected a compromise deal this week, raising fears of violence on the high seas between fleets. Both
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Canada needs plan to protect diverse ecosystem - WWF
Canada risks irreparable harm to its vast natural resources if it does not act now to protect the diversity of its "island of green," the World Wildlife Fund Canada said. After a two-year study, the
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EU to link emissions trading to rest of world
The European Union aims to link its greenhouse gas emissions trading system to the rest of the world so EU firms can buy pollution permits from other countries, its environment policy head said. But
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AIDS education programme in all schools in 3 yrs
The Madhya Pradesh State Government has decided to make the students of high secondary level (9 to 12th) aware about dreaded AIDS prevention. The AIDS awareness programme will conducted in the
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Fishing boat operators threaten to violate trawling ban
Fishing boat operators have decided to violate the trawling ban this year if country boats are allowed for fishing during the period. Kollam District Fishing Boat Operators' Association president
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Govt identifies 1,020 acres of land for tribals' rehabilitation
The Kerala Government has identified 1,020 acres of land located near Alacode in the district for the rehabilitation of tribals, District Forest Officer K K Chandran said. "The government has decided
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One in five people risk HIV
According to Global HIV Prevention Working Group report fewer than one in five people at risk of HIv infection today have access to prevention programs, and annual global spendingon prevention fall
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Sulabh International to build toilets in Afghanistan
Sulabh International will construct 500 household toilets and five public toilet complexes in Kabul, Afganistan. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is yet to be signed between the Indian Government
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Bales of red tape
Revolutions cannot be tightly controlled and delivered in bite-sized bits, certainly not agricultural revolutions. The transgenic chaos in Gujarat's cotton belts highlights this amply. As reported in
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World trade talks hit new barrier
Troubled world trade talks missed another deadline on Wednesday with no deal reached on how to cut tariffs on industrial goods, envoys said. World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, launched at
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New tremor stirs panic in Algeria
A fresh tremor struck Algeria on Wednesday, stirring panic in a country still recovering from an earthquake that killed 2,200 people last week and an aftershock believed to have buried several people
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Rs 260 cr assistance for marine fisheries awaits Plan panel nod
Agriculture minister Rajnath Singh assured Petroleum Minister Ram Naik that development plan worth Rs 260 crore for marine fisheries will soon be finalised on recommendation of Planning Commission.