In a major grant-in-aid project assigned by the Directorate of Industries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat, undertook a study on the utilisation of wild
Young farmers are to benefit from the first increase in European Union milk quotas in nearly 15 years, as part of attempts to rejuvenate an aged and declining farm population. Proposals for a
Slovakia and Hungary have taken a first step towards resolving a long standing dispute over a $600m-$1bn dam which would help boost the two countries power supplies. Late last week delegations from
Passenger concern that poor air quality on flights may be putting them at risk of disease has prompted United Airlines to install filters used by hospitals to sheild transplant patients. It says the
A new metal device has been invented to treat "Mitral Stenosis", where the left side heart valve, known as Mitral Valve, becomes smaller because of Rheumatic Fever. The Bangalore based Jayadava
Medical waste produced in Guru Tegh Bahadur hospital is sent each day to the incinerator-supposedly, for safe disposal. The problem: For quite some time, the unit has been operating at only about
Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug, widely used for breast cancer treatment, has shown promising results as a male contraceptive agent in experimental studies conducted at the NTR university of health
Ever since the Supreme Court approved a Rs 715 crore ($ 470 m) settlement between the Union government and the Union Carbide Corporation-as compensation for the world's worst ever gas leak disaster
Speakers at the Rashtriya Panchayat against basmati patent have criticised the US for targeting India's bio-resources by trying to obtain the patent for Indian basmati rice. According to a spokesman
The Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board, Mr. Dilip Biswas, has said that an important pre-requisite for the implementation of the coastal regulation zone(CRZ) notification is that the
