State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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A twin feat for villagers
The innovative and brave villagers of Beti in Ranchi district of Bihar managed a twin feat - they have managed to save themselves fro the menace of wild elephants and also saved their forests. The
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Deforestation hits Chambal
Samajwadi Party's National Secretary and Member of Parliament Ramji Lal Suman, ha demanded firm action against Mafia gangs responsible for large scale deforestation in Bah area of Chambal ravines in
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Caged in a cesspool
The National Zoological Park recently lost eh last of its elands, the largest species of African antelope. Zoo director B S Bonal said the animal had died of tuberculosis. What the director, however,
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Eco fridges
Refrigerators using ecofriendly hydrocarbons in place of fluorocarbons, for installation and cooling, are to be marketed by domestic manufacturers in Japan in early 2002. Toshiba Corporations is
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Bihar has massive granite stockpile
The Geological Survey of India (GIC) has located massive high-quality granite stockpile in different parts of Bihar. The GIC has traced 19 commercially viable granite prospects in five districts. At
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Vitamin D as cancer foe
Scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Texas found that vitamin D helps prevent colon cancer by detoxifying the body's own digestive products. However, they warned that taking huge doses
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Family planning loses significance
The Union Health and Family Welfare has expressed serious concern over the decline in use of family planning methods and contraceptives. A vast population in the country is going without access to
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Andhra heatwave toll reaches 1,030
With parts of Andhra Pradesh's coastal belt again in the grip a heatwave, the death toll in the last two weeks has now shot up to 1030, the State relief commissioner D C Roshiah said. The Andhra
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Fish cures humans
North Carolina Sea Grant researchers have discovered a new antibiotic in fish that might help treat diseases in both humans and animals. Antibiotics, like piscidins, were isolated from Mast cells in
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'Affluent kids more prone to obesity'
Affluence may be taking its toll on children's health, with a new study in Delhi indicating that every 15th school going chid in the high income group is obese. The study cautions that such children