The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Central government for failing to provide infrastructure facilities to Vamsadhara Water Dispute Tribunal resulting in delay in resolving the long-standing water row between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. “You are in deep slumber, what will you need to wake up. This is not expected of the Union of India,” a bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir, the senior- most judge after the CJI, told Centre’s counsel.
The Rs 3,375 crore phase-I of the Godavari drinking water project, aimed at bringing 172 million gallons of water per day to the city, is likely to run into rough weather. The Irrigat-ion and Command Area Development authorities say it may be difficult to supply 10 tmc of water from the Yellampally barrage until the water is brought from Pranahitha.
One-third of tuberculosis patients fail to get cured because of the abuse or improper use of TB drugs. To combat this, the Intern-ational Pharmaceutical Federation has called on pharmacists and scientists to create awareness among patients about how to take their medication. If the doses are not taken as stipulated, or discontinued too early, antibiotic resistance builds up rendering the drug ineffective.
It is obvious that the surface waters of the Hussainsagar are polluted, but according to a study, the pollution extends to the depths of the historic lake, poisoning aquatic life and birds. The immersion of Ganesh idols only makes a bad situation worse.
In an effort to check the spread of tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistant variants, the World Health Organisation and the Inter-national Pharmaceutical Federation (FIB) signed a joint statement on the role of pharmacists in TB care and control.
Your favourite jowar ki roti may soon carry genes from bacteria that live in the digestive tract. City scientists have successfully developed jowar (sorghum) varieties that are tolerant to drought and salinity. The sorghum varieties get these special properties thanks to a gene called mtlD, derived from Escherichia coli.
The city’s ground water is not fit for consumption unless it is treated for both biological and chemical contamination. A ground water quality study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board in several parts of Hyderabad revealed that water tapped from the ground failed in a number of crucial parameters including tests related to total hardness and calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulphate and nitrate contents.
Indian nuclear reactors will get a facility that automatically shuts them down in case of a devastating earthquake, as part of the ongoing upgrade of safety features that is being implemented after the nuclear disaster in Japan.
As part of the energy conservation programme, the Andhra Pradesh Government will distribute over two crore compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs to domestic consumers before June 2012 at nominal cos
