Among rich countries, Japan is smoker's paradise. More than half of males smoke, vending machines are plentiful indoors and outdoors, and no-smoking areas are a relatively new concept. But it soon is
The number of children exposed to malnutrition is alarmingly increasing in Pabna district. This is mainly due to lack of proper food and necessary treatment for the children and their mothers, said
Rise in the level of vehicle pollution and the consequent degradation of environment has been affecting plants in Chandigarh city. A large number of mango trees in the two kilometre stretch of green
The Haryana Government has decided to supply drinking water to residents of unauthorised colonies in towns through standposts on the pattern of villages. Announcing this today the Haryana Public
The Himachal Pradesh Government has drawn up an ambitious Chamera Reservoir Fishing Development Scheme in the Chamera Lake in the Chandigarh district. Speaking to reporters today, Mr Kishore Lal,
Ladies beware! Your sindoor and bindis might contain toxic substances. Sindoor contains harmful lead oxide and kumkum contains mercury sulphide -both of which are highrly toxic compounds, Mumbai
Study : Several fertiliser projects, both in public and private sectors, involving an estimated cost of Rs 4,179.61 crore under implementation are expected to produce an additional 13.0 lakh tonne
Union minister of state for rural areas and employment Babagouda Patil on Sunday alleged that sub-standard pesticides brought into the country by Indian firms to make a quick buck had ruined the
A leading Indo-Canadian expert on metal-caused ailments says the extensive arsenic ground water contaminaiton in West Bebgal is the worst crisis of its kind he has ever seen. Dr Bidudhendra Sarkar,
