That barely 12 per cent of all illnesses taking place in rural areas recieve treatment at any public health facility in Bangladesh is an eye-opener. According to the "World Bank Agenda for
A survey of galaxy clusters by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found what could be some of the most distant clusters ever seen. If the distances and masses of the clusters are confirmed by
Study :Poverty in both rural and urban India has come down significantly between 1987-88 and 1993-94, according to an official study. There has been a decline in the incidence of poverty in the
The master plan for Delhi has been modified with immediate effect through a notification issued by the Urban Affairs Ministry, officials said today. Through the notification, issued under the Delhi
The leaf curl virus has become a potential threat to the cotton crop in Haryana . To assess the damage caused by this disease, a team of cotton scientists of CCS Haryana agricultural University and
The total ban on mustard oil announced on Wednesday is expected to deliver a severe blow to the pickle trade in the city. Worried pickle manufacturers complaining of sale slumps, say production of
A special presential commission in Sri Lanka has ruled there is no scientific evidence to prove that sub-standard Indian vaccine supplied had led to a whooping cough epidemic in the island nation
The Rs 2,500-crore Ayurveda industry is finally gearing up to survive in the WTO regime, even as the govenrment has yet to get legislations protecting India's biodiversity in place. The first-ever
A revolutionary new engine that ultimately may reduce the cost of putting payloads in orbit has been delivered to NASA for testing. The 30-inch long "scramjet" engine was fabricated by GASL, for the
The Food and Drug Administration gave approval to Eli Lilly and Co.'s Gemzer anticancer compound for first-line therapy against non-small-cell lung cancer, a potentially significantly development for
