Two Indian companies were among those who imported blood products from an Austrian firm now accused of trading internationally in tainted blood sources, a Health Ministry official in Vienna

Harvard researchers say a study of thousands of nurses has provided the first strong evidence that obesity greatly increases the risk of developing asthma. Even a little bit of fat increases the

Violating a Supreme Court directive,the DDA recently leased two restaurants and five furnished picnic huts in the beautiful "Picnic Huts Complex" in Mehrauli for six years to a private

Diabetic patients may no longer have to depend on insulin injections, say two scientists at the Allahabad University biochemistry department. They claim to have discovered a chemical which acts like

Wildlife is definitely not an issue that should figure on the agenda of the External Affairs ministry. But the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Ms Vasundhararaje Scindia, who happens to be a

Angry farmers blocked roads and pelted stones to enforce the statewide bandh they had called to protest against debt-induced suicides by colleagues. Police officials said at least 1,800 farmers were

Delhi Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that the one-day health programmes have created awareness among people, who have reciprocated by coming in large numbers on the prescribed day. The

Delhi's coal-based power plants will soon get washed coal, which will reduce pollution to a considerable extent, replacing the currently used poor quality coal that produce a lot of fly-ash. The

Overlooking protests from its political opponenets the Bangladesh government has commissioned a study of the technical and economic aspects of importing electricity from India. The excercise funded

Viral fever is catching on in the Capital due to the changing season. Patients down with high fever and shivering, accompanied by irritating dry cough and pain in throat and chest, have been