Burgeoning population was one of the main factors causing environmental degradation in the Capital, while rapid increase in the use of motor vehicles, generation of waste, and industrial activity

WHO : The WHO has estimated that the donor support for the polio eradication programme in the South East Asia region needs to be increased by 15 per cent this year and 25 per cent next year to meet

Shriram Institute for Industrial Research has released the technology for superior blood bag to M/s G. Surgiwear on a non-exclusive basis. These blood bags are based on laminated sheets and thus will

A World Bank-aided Rs. 145.18-crore Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Project was launched by the Haryana Health Minister, Mr. O.P. Mahajan, with the flagging off of 15 ambulances for Bhiwani and

Unless the 'E1 Nino' can also bring unseasonal rains in April or May, Southeast Asia faces the risk of another major environmental disaster in the form of haze that will blanket the

The United Nations today said it would help fight wildfires in Indonesia that have blackened at least 150,000 hectares of jungle on the island of Borneo and threaten to bring back choking smog to

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is gearing up to introduce a new technology - the Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (CGNSS) - a satellite based technology which will lead

At least 11 people have been killed and over 1,000 hospitalised from the deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in north China's Tianjin city in the past four days. "The victims suffered from carbon

Dr. Rashmi Mayur, Director, International Institute for the Sustainable Future, Mumbai, writes: The announcement by the Union Minister for Urban Development, Mr. Ram Jethmalani, that the Union

Drinking purple grape juice may be as effective as taking a daily aspirin to prevent the formation of blood clots that can lead to heart attacks, a preliminary study by Mr. John D. Folts of the