A team of gynaecologists of the Pandit B D Sharma Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here consisting of Dr Krishna Snagwan and Dr Puhspa Dahiya has achieved a rare distinction by
The Central Pollution Control Board has come out with a booklet on 'management of municipal solid waste' based on field surveys carried out in different towns and cities across the coutry. A release
The ever-increasing demand for eco-friendly packaging of products by developed countries, especially the EU nations, is to affect Indian exports. For instance, in Germany, ther is already an
Though international financial agencies have raised national income and boosted econonies in the developing countries, they have left vast ecological devastation behind in the wake of repayment of
Neem, turmeric, now basmati and probably several more to come - in all the squabbling over indigenous bioresources versus MNC patents, a people's biodiversity registry (PBR) programme such as the one
United Breweries' distillery unit at Serampore in West Bengal has been given a third lease of life by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board. The unit has been given time till April 1998 to put in
Cleaned teeth are more than just a pretty sight and a protection against caries. Those who allow bacteria to multiply double their risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Pregnant women who do not
The chewing gum manufacturers have received a further setback with the Health Ministry's Central Committee of Food Standards (CCFS) suspending the issue of use of BHA in chewing gums and bubble gums.
A prolonged drought in Malaysia's eastern Sabah state has wiped out nearly 12,350 acres of rice and other crops worth $1.9 million, a report said on Monday. The Star daily cited Sabah state
Microsoft has bowed to pressure from European competition authorities and revised its software licensing agreements with internet service providers to remove controversial "exclusivity"
