Beijing plans to use its abundant scientific resources to develop a local Human Gene Research Project, according to an official with the Beijing Science and Technology Commission. The commission has
China is fully committed to environmental protection, according to a top Chinese environmental official Qu Geping. Annual government funding for environmental protection undertakings has exceeded 50
An orientation cum network meeting of NGOs involved in promoting wildlife conservation in North-east India was held in the conference hall of the Guwahati Planetarium here
The Karnataka government continues to drag its feet over conferring environmental awards, though the committee set up for the purpose submitted its report over five months ago. The issue is
Healthcare workers looking after tuberculosis patients stand two to ten times greater risk of catching the disease than others and nurses fall in the highest-prone group. According to a senior doctor
Several cases have recently come into light in the US, pointing to the prevalence of horrible custom of genital mutilation of girls to keep them away from sexual temptation. The practice, prevalent
Kerala's energy economy and its development suffered a setback during the last decade due to inter-state disputes and environmental objections, says the state planning board economic
HMWSSB: Officials of the Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board (HMWSSB) have expressed their inability to supply the much-sought-after Manjira water to the bulk of the consumers in
With a view to give a fillip to the setting up of biomass power projects in the country, the Union Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources has launched a taluk-level study and also revised the
The WHO has warned against any sense of complacency with regard to the threat to public health posed by TB. In a report, the WHO has pointed out that one-third of the world's population is infected
