A Private nursing home in a posh locality of the State capital has closed down following the publication of a news item in "The Pioneer " that it had become the centre for a well-organised kidney

More than 500 mutton shops in Madurai city ramained closed on Thursday following the death of several heads of cattle due to the 'blue tongue' virus attack. The non-vegetarians avoided purchase of

Here are some of the things that the Yangtze River dolphin is not:It is not black and white and furry. It does not sit in adorable poses and chew on bamboo shoots. It is not the focus of a worldwide

Study : The study is based on American Cancer Society data on 324,135 men and women who were enrolled in 1960 and then followed up in 1972. It was published in Thursday's issue of the New England

The large freshwater whitefin dolphin of Yangtze river is dying off at an alarming rate. Biologists believe that fewer than 100 of the dolphins remain in the lower reaches of the river, the only

Study : One of the biggest studies ever to look at the effects of weight on longevity concludes that thinner is definitely better at almost all ages. It found that being too heavy seems to shorten

An African fish poses a grave threat to varieties of native fish in the famous Jaisamand lake at Udaipur. The fish, Oreochromis Mossambicus, locally known as "Telapiya" was eating up the local

The outbreak of diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in Orissa's Kalahandi district has claimed 37 lives during the last 10 days, according to health department

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought suggestions from varius governemnt agencies, including the Environment Ministry, on measures to check noise and air pollution during Diwali.A High Court Bench

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has suggested amendment to the Forest Conservation Act and creation of 'reforestation funds' for facilitating reforms in the