A British environmental group has promised to plant new forests in exchange for petrol sales. The Carbon Storage Trust is linked up with supermarket chain Tesco in a scheme aimed at providing a
The government has prepared a paper for the development of the ethanol industry. The paper's recommendations, if implemented, could lead to a saving in petrol worth Rs 10,000 crore per year. The
In a new twist to the 1,080 mw Bhadrawati fast-track power project, the Mittals-promoted Ispat group has indicated that they may be forced to withdraw from the project if the defence ministry fails
Road humps are a serious environmental threat, causing inceases in car exhaust pollution of at least 50 per cent and worsening petrol consumption, according to a British government-funded study.The
The involvement of certain oncogenes and oncogenic viruses in the genesis of oral cancer, the role played by the them as a key regulator in human malaria parasite, advances in the battle against
B.R.Singh Hospital of Eastern Railway has introduced scientific disposal of clinical waste, the first of its kind in Calcutta at Dhapa.The clinical wastes include needles, blades, glass items, gauge,
A saliva test for breast cancer that would allow women to take home a "spit test" rather than attend a routine mammorgram is two to three years away from
US debates making humans: Everybody in Congress seems to hate cloning, but legislation to ban it, has become embroiled in emotional debate over what constitutes human life and how to stop human
Nearly 110 cotton farmers have reportedly committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh so far on account of crop failure leading to indebtedness.Ironically, many of the farmers consumed the same pesticide
This year, the West Bengal Government, the Calcutta Municipal Corporation and Unicef plan to make a concerted bid to battle malaria from the lowest level - starting with the people - by launching an
