India's large dams will again be under public scrutiny as the newly established World Commission on Dams (WCD) holds its first public hearing on the experiences and lessons learnt with water and
India will try to settle the basmati patent issue with the United States through bilateral negotiations before taking it up with the World Trade Orgnisation. Measures to settle the issue bilaterally
E is for energy label : The Government is planning the introduction of an 'E-Mark' to signify energy efficiency as part of change being planned in the Energy Conservation Bill. This bill is the last
The government today decided to clear grant of import licence for vitamin-B1 bulk drug on actual user basis. An official release said quantity of imports of this bulk drug will be based on the past
An independent commission constituted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will undertake a visit to the country in September this year to scrutinise the number of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)
Countering decades of promoting "breast is best" for infant nutrition, the United Nations is issuing recommendations intended to discourage women infected with the AIDS virus from breast-feeding.
Seven more species of wild mammals : two bats, four rats and a wolf: have been reported for the first time from the Gir forests. These take the tally of mammals seen in the Gir Protected Area to 39
A blood substitute, that is as effective as normal human blood, has been found. Reports from Chicago quoted a study reported in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons as
