The Union Ministry of non-conventional energy sources has identified 610 sites in the northeast for small hydro electric power projects to generate 504 mw of power. The ministry has already announced
TVS-Suzuki has decided to convert its entire range of two wheelers into four stroke. It will flag-off this conversion with the launch of its four stroke scooter, code named Neon, on October 1 in New
India has decided to sign the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. There are several international conventions on intellectual property and India is a signatory to all barring
The Tagore Heart Care and Research Centre, Jalandhar, claims to have developed a new surgical technique to save gangrenous limbs. In a unique operation, a team of cardithoracic surgeons used the
The battle against mosquitoes is being stepped up in Hong Kong after a sharp rise in the number of cases of dengue fever spread by the insects. Five cases were notified in 1996 and 10 last year, but
The latest victim is a 65-year-old woman from Kowloon City who started suffering diarrhoea on August 8. She spent three days at Queen Elizabeth Hospital before moving to Princess Margaret Hospital,
DA law prescribing how to recycle domestic electric appliances will be enacted in 2001 in Japan. For the time being, appliances are categorized as television sets, refrigerators, washing machines and
Viagra, the prescription drug to treat male impotence, may cause temporary vision loss among men with cardiovascualr disease, the US Food and Drug Adminstration
