CNG kits a failure, say pvt operators
The Delhi Contract Bus Association today alleged that the buses run on CNG kits fitted by the Delhi government-approved Nugas Technology had proved a "complete technical and mechanical failure".The buses were reported to be over-consuming the gas and mobile oil. The vehicles had decreased their average mileage and were reported …
'Indians face highest heart disease risk'
Indians as a race face the highest risk of suffering from coronary artery disease, according to Dr. S.C. Manchanda of the PGI here. Delivering the keynote address at a two-day symposium on "challenges of New Millennium Focus on Preventive Cardiology" at the PGI here, Dr.Manchanda observed that whenever people migrate …
Arctic refuge dispute extends to oil estimates
With President George W. Bush vowing to open the ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) to drilling and a bill being introduced by Republicans in Congress this week, development supporters say they are optimistic the coastal plain will yield a petroleum bonanza. They tout a recent government estimate of up to …
Nepal panel to pay sherpas to clear up Mt Everest
A Nepali mountaineering organization said on Sunday it would encourage sherpa climbers to Mt Everest to collect garbage dumped on the world's highest mountain by paying for the trash they brought down.
Thousands evacuated as Moz river under threat
More water flooded into the already swollen Zambezi River yesterday as pressure mounted on a major dam, forcing Mozambican authorities to step up efforts to evacuate thousands of people. Silvano Langa, director of the National Disaster Management Institute, said the Mozambique government had ordered the immediate evacuation of some 8000 …
Tiger killed in sanctuary; news 'hidden'
Bellying tall claims of the state Forest department that patrolling in parks and sanctuaries of the state had been increased to curb the growing menace of poaching, a tiger was killed a few days back in Katerniaghat wildlife sanctuary and the incident was kept a closely-guarded secret.
Four poachers caught in Dudhwa
The sleuths of the Special Task Force arrested four persons of a gang involved in poaching in Dudhwa and recovered animal skins and their bones which were going to be smuggled out of the country. Seven skulls of tigers were also also recovered from their possession.
Foot and mouth disease
British government today announced that a further case of foot and mouth disease could have been discovered in the southwest of England, far away from previous -sites found over the past week. Agriculture minister Mr Nick Brown said the new outbreak in Devon remained unconfirmed.
Bivoltine technology successfully implemented
The Central Silk Board, in association with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has successfully implemented the "Bivoltine Sericulture Technology Development Project" in eight selected places of Karnataka in order to promote and popularize the high quality silk variety-Bivoltine silk.
Gene therapy prevents cancer in mice, study finds
For the first time ever, gene therapy has been used to prevent cancer in mice and researchers said on Monday the approach might also be used in some cases of human cancer. "We were pretty surprised that it worked so well," Kay Huebner, professor of microbiology and immunology at Jefferson …