Eco-tourism is slowly but surely catching up in the Himalayas, yet skimming a knife's edge, with benefits accuring from it slow in coming and few takers among the entrepreneurs. Ideally, eco-tourism
The Green Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, to go into the working of the Sterlite Industries, Tuticorin, with
A national conference-cum-workshop on Childhood Asthma will be held at Delhi on September 19 to 20 to disseminate knowldege about the consensus Indian guidelines on asthma that has been evolved
The Government has come out with a set of guidelines on the price structure for blood units issued by blood banks, with a view to prevent them from exploiting the gap between the supply and demand
Vegetarians around the globe have a reason to celebrate. More studies are showing that eating a balanced diet of fruits and vegetables can stave off many severe illness, including cancer.A new report
Nearly half of the Surat city and Broach towns in south Gujarat have ben inundated by the rising flood waters in the Tapti and Narmada rivers following heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in
Dr. B. Nagrajan, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, has been awarded a grant of about Rs. 68 lakhs from the Indo French Centre for advanced research on cancer in collaboration with Dr. E. Tartour,
Setting an example of sorts in the harmonious development of forests through integrated resource management, a cluster of six villages in Sawai Madhopur district in eastern Rajasthan has adopted a
Women who have had unsafe or unprotected sex can now look forward to the Morning After pill or emergency contraception, which prevents pregnancy if taken in prescribed dosage, within 72 hours.
Efforts were on to develop the livestock sector in Tamil Nadu by utilising the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funds to the tune of Rs. 27.5
