Harmful wastes threaten Sunderban's ecosystem: Sewage containing toxic metals discharged everyday from Calcutta towards the Sunderbans might pose a threat to the ecosystem of the world's only
Despite pursuing an 'alternative approach" to planning and development, especially in the rural areas , West Bengal's population is poorly served in terms of trained medical staff. A recent study,
The 1,514 crickets, 233 fish, 152 rats, 135 snails and 18 pregnant mice that lifted off last week along with seven humans by space shuttle Columbia might lead scientists to a breakthrough that will
A severe drought in Brazil's impoverished northeast could cause more than 9 million people to go hungry, according to a government report. The federal government must start distributing emergency
More than 20 oil companies, including some of the world's largest are hoping that a week of diplomatic activity will unblock one of the most fiercely contested exploration licensing rounds in recent
Find a doctor these days and head down to the corner drugstore with a few prescriptions in hand, and you can walk out with a sack of goodies that promise to make life better. This is the new frontier
Once an obscure speciality, bloodless medicine is becoming more common now because of advances in technology. Seventy-six hospitals in the United States now offer bloodless medicine, up from only a
Cost-effective cloning technology for eucalyptus, casuarina and teak have been developed by the Institute of Forest Genetics and tree Breeding (IFGTB) at
A medical breakthrough in Australia means that pigs' hearts could soon be beating inside human breasts. Researchers in Melbourne have found a way round the knotty problem of organ rejection that has
