partnership for Clean Indoor Air (pcia) is inviting partners in India to help implement measures to reduce indoor air pollution. This will help almost 90 per cent of India's biomass-based fuel
An ongoing case in Madras High Court has brought forth a damning revelation: the Indian government remains confused about its patent laws and the latter are now under threat. A May 2006 petition
THE temptation to pick up one of the golden clumps of gur (jaggery) seemed overwhelming as we walked around Asia's largest gur market. But Pramod Kumar Jain, our companion, urged restraint. "Do
researchers from usa and Denmark have confirmed an association between increased exposure to persistent organic pollutants (pops) like polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb) and decreased antibody
a recent study of Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, which shows that the number of hiv/aids patients in India could be an overestimate, has been called "unrealistic' by the Union ministry of
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Arvind Baghel has a hole in his heart and requires urgent surgery. Preparations for the operation have been underway at a hospital in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
the department of biotechnology (dbt) under the Union ministry of science and technology and earth science claims they are supporting coordinated research projects on development of plant-based
the next time you go shopping for toys for your tiny tots, take care to be judicious. A recent study carried out by the ngo Toxics Link in the Indian metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, has
