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Leading names in the drug industry like Zencca, Phytoparm and Procter and Gamble (P&G) have been accused of exploiting herbs long known in Asia--India and China in particular--before they were turned

TERI : Tissue culture could help save the endangered forests of northeastern India due to rising demand for timber, says the Tata Energy Research Institute

The United States might refuse to accept a WTO ruling in favour of India and three other countries on using turtle-excluding device in catching shrimps, further threatening to affect shrimp exports

Total demand for pesticides in the country by the year 2000 is expected to be around 1 lakh tonnes for agriculture, according to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University vice-chancellor A Abdul Kareem.

The Delhi high court has directed the state governemnt to consider the possibility of subsidising the important medicines which were extremely costly and cannot be provided free of cost by hospitals

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan's northern and eastern region on Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of

Viagra may help millions of men and even some women. But there are some risks to taking Viagra that everyone, should consider before rushing to the

The Government is considering to levy a processing charge for blood being supplied by the government hospitals, a senior health ministry official has

A research group from Kyushu University said it has developed a high performance artificial liver for treatment of fulminant hepatic failure, where patients fall into a coma due to a sudden severe

Toyota Motor Corp. will supply its technology for cutting 90% of nitrogen oxide from automobile emissions to Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Mitsubishi Motors is set to use the technology for its gasoline