49 babies die during clinical trials the Union health ministry has ordered an internal probe into the deaths of 49 infants who died during clinical drug trials conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (aiims) over the past two and a half years. Responding to an rti query filed by an ngo, Uday Foundation for Congenital Defects and Rare Blood Groups, the

Study tracks how the toxic element enters rice through soil studies have shown rice as a major exposure route for arsenic in humans. A new study has revealed why rice is particularly efficient in accumulating arsenic from soil and how to prevent such accumulations. To explain why rice has an affinity for arsenic compared to other cereal crops, the researchers examined the role of two

Lack of information, coordination and expertise make wildlife crime difficult to curb In the first week of July, a major player in wildlife trade was subjected to narco analysis and brain mapping at the Central Forensic Laboratory in Bangalore. Shabbir Hussain Qureshi was arrested in 2007 in Lucknow and was found to possess the skin and bones of wild animals. This is the second time such

researchers have started telemetry tests on gharials in the Chambal river to gather information for the species

about a month after the Japanese drug company, Daiichi Sankyo, acquired majority shares in Ranbaxy, India

Indian red jungle fowl are genetically pure it was believed that genetic contamination was driving the Indian red fowl to the verge of extinction. Inter-breeding with domestic chicken had upset their genetic integrity. But that may not be the case, a study has found out. India

They are the keepers of national wealth worth trillions of dollars, but feel their value has been undermined. An association of Indian Forest Service (ifs) officers is complaining that the sixth pay commission has overlooked them much as the government has neglected the country

contrary to popular belief that global warming will lead to population explosion in insects, a recent study claims otherwise. It says the phenomenon will lead to extinction of insects in the

commercial fisheries are often held responsible for the decline of fish population worldwide. A study in the us has found that changes in the flow of a river are also a major cause. It affects

Insects in the tropics have been found to be on the wrong side of global warming, says Kirtiman Awasthi