A woman who became a vegetarian 12 years ago has died of the human form of "mad cow" disease. Doctors diagnosed Clare Tomkins, 25, with the new strain of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in
Parts of Eastern Europe and Russia are on the verge of a "true epidemic" of HIV infection, according to the director of the largest international AIDS organisation. The disease in that region is
Delegates from institutes involved in training wildlife and forestry officials from all over the world have gathered in the Doon Valley for a four day meet on "Networking for curricula and training
The British High Commissioner, Sir David Gore-Booth KCMG, KCVO will sign a grant for British aid worth Rs 500 million to the Karnataka Watershed Development (KAWAD) Society in Bangalore, on April
The Union Health Ministry has issued fresh instructions to all Central Government hospitals in the Capital for prevention of dengue and other water-borne
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M C Nanaiah today said the government had decided to enhance the compensation from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.14 lakh (as recommended by the Price Fixation Advisory
With instructions coming from both the Environment Protection Authority and the Central Pollution Control Board to check pollution, the Delhi Vidyut Board finally seems to have initiated some steps
Health Minister H C Mahadevappa today announced that the Karnataka State Government would shortly be printing and distributing Rs 12 lakh worth of health education material, including wall posters
Pakistan on Monday rejected a modified proposal by its independent power producers (IPPs) to sell power to India, saying that the tarifff was not acceptable to the government. The Pakistan government
The Rs 46.40 crore Gujarat-Netherlands drinking water project designed to provide water to 79 villages in Talaja and Ghogha talukas of Bhavnagar district has been cleared.
