The Maharashtra government

All thermal power plants of 500 mw and above and hydro power plants of 250 MW and above will be allowed to connect to inter-state transmission lines so that they can sell power under

Human trials of the first hepatitis C vaccine have begun at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Boston in July. Unlike hepatitis A and B, there is no vaccination yet for hepatitis C. It is a deadly virus against which we can do little except prevent infection. Currently, it infects about 170 million people globally.

French scientists have discovered a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a woman from Cameroon. This woman had travelled to Paris from her country and had fever five years ago. The new virus is not like the three known varieties of HIV, but is related to a strain discovered in gorillas a few years ago.

The community health centre (CHC) in the small town of Chomu, near Jaipur, is cited as a model unit of the government healthcare system, which has seen a structural shift through the Rs 14,127-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

The monsoon showers over the past fortnight have brought a smile to the face of Rattan Singh, a 36-year-old paddy farmer in Muktsar district of Punjab. The delay in the rains had left him fearing that his 10-acre farm would dry up. The recent rains, though, have made him believe that his troubles are over.

GRAIN OF TRUTH: It takes as much as 8 kg of grain to produce 1 kg of meat Here

The G-8 climate action agenda calling for 80 per cent reduction in emission by 2050 has been rightly criticised as mere hot air. Without any specific short-term targets or a roadmap to get there, lofty declarations like the one made in L

AUTOMOBILES
Many expectations of the automobile sector have been belied in this budget. It is hoped that there are further positive and growth-oriented measures coming up to enable the industry rise to global challenges.
Provisions:
Direct tax deduction for in-house research.C

A recent clarification by the law ministry has kindled hopes that the coal industry