307 units sealed in second phase
A total of seven small-scale units were sealed in east Delhi in the second phase of the closure drive of the polluting industries, today. According to details available with senior police officers of the district, five units were sealed in Preet Vihar, while two units were sealed in Trilokpuri.
Doctors flee disease epicentre
Doctors have joined the exodus from panic-stricken Siliguri as more people died of the mystery malaise. As doctors and health officials began fleeing the town, non-government Organisation today, kept vigil at Bagdogra airport, New Jalpaiguri railway station and the inter-state terminus in Siliguri in an effort to send them back.
Orissa gives bauxite mine on the sly to Balco
The Orissa government took a quiet decision to lease out huge bauxite reserves to Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd (Balco) just a few days before the Union government finalized the company's privatization on Wednesday.
Patent hunters haunt ashwagandha
After neem, turmeric and karela, the latest target of patent hunters across the world is ashwagandha, a wonder plant predominantly found in India, Widely used for its therapeutic value, ashwagandha has been present in ayurvedic formulations for centuries.Now, corporates and researchers from India, US and Japan have focussed their attention …
Vedike seminar on forests on Feb 27
The Rashtriya Navanirmana Vedike will conduct a seminar on "Forests of India, problems and prospects" on February 27 in Bangalore.Disclosing this at a press conference here, former principal chief conservator of forests S Parameshwarappa said the seminar will aim at finding possible solutions to problems and competing demands on forests …
State to set up bio-diversity board, herbal authority
Chief Minister S M Krishna today announced that the Karnataka State will set up a Bio-diversity Conservation and Utilisation Board and Herbal Medicine Authority apart from a horde of biotech parks and other bio-tech institutions as recommended by the policy.
Center gets tough on rural scheme implementation
The Indian government has decided to get tough with states on implementation of rural development schemes with some lief Bihar and Orissa either not utilizing funds or diverting them for other schemes.'
Have an egg a day to keep heart attack at bay: NECC
Egg is good for heart, and in contrast to common belief, levels of cholesterol are not affected by the consumption of egg, the National Egg Coordination Committee said on Saturday. Quoting research done by Dr Donald McNamara, a scientist belonging to the Royal Society of Medicine at the University of …
MCH asks user agencies to maintain Hussainsagar
Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad Dr PK Mohanty said that the Hussainsagar lake would be cleaned on every Monday to remove garbage and water hyacinth by involving all the user agencies, such as the department of tourism, Sanjeevaya Park, Lumbini Park and Secunderabad Club.
Earthquake resistant building
A earthquake resistant modern hospital building is to be constructed at the premises of Bhaktapur District Hospital with the financial and material cooperation of the US army office aided by the Nepal's Ministry of Defence and the Royal Nepal Army.