SAARC TB seminar underway
The two-day 10th meeting of the SAARC TB Centre got underway at Lalitpur (Nepal). Delegates from all member countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and host country Nepal are attending the meeting.
First step toward early mad-cow test reported
Scientists in Scotland have found a first clue that may lead to a way to diagnose mad-cow disease early in the infection. Scientists have been seeking a means of diagnosing the disease, called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, and its human form - new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - in order …
Foot-and-mouth cases in UK up to 12, could rise
Devastating foot-and-mouth disease spread through Britain's farms on Monday as vets slaughtered and burned hundreds of pigs and cows in a desperate attempt to contain the highly contagious animal virus.
New evidence of life on Mars
Scientists have found compelling new evidence of possible ancient microscopic life on the Mars, derived from magnetic crystals in a meteorite that fell to the Earth from the red planet, the NASA has announced.
Industrial bodies move SC against closure of Delhi units
Several associations of industries in the capital today challenged the Delhi government's attempt to close down their establishments for polluting air and water without following the statutory procedures.
Farm subsidies attacked for 'causing hunger'
Indian farm subsidies, intended to guarantee food security, have become a machine to ensure wide spread hunger, according to India's two most distinguished development economists. Jean Dreze, professor at the Delhi School of Economics and Amartya Sen, the Nobel laureate and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, this week separately took …
Medical experts close to identifying mystery fever
Medical experts appeared to be close to identifying the mystery disease which has claimed more than 32 lives in Siliguri this month, with an equal number of patients being treated in various stages with heavy doses of antibiotics.
Penalty for smoking in public places
Beware of smoking and spitting in public places and littering of plastics in this popular tourist state of Goa. The offence could attract a penalty of Rs 5,000. The State Government has launched a drive to strictly implement the Goa Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting in Public Places Act 1997 …
EPA Will enforce diesel regulations
The Bush administration will enforce rather than challenge rules issued in the waning days of the Clinton presidency that go after diesel trucks and buses as a source of dirty air, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman said Wednesday.
GM canola has an edge on 'purity premiums' - ABARE
Conventionally-produced canola would need to attract price premiums of about 10 percent over genetically modified (GM) canola to economically justify producers' decisions to remain GM-free, the government's commodities think tank said yesterday. It was doubtful such premiums were available on a wide scale, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource …