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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The first strain of HIV
One form of the virus that causes AIDS made the jump from animals to people by 1940, a new analysis indicates. HIV-2 didn't become widespread until the 1960s, perhaps spread during a war in the West
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Clinical trials for Ayurvedic AIDS treatment to begin soon
The first ever clinical trials for an Ayurvedic treatment of AIDS will begin soon. The Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, in association with the Mumbai-based J J Hospital and the
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Sulabh International to build toilets in Afghanistan
Sulabh International will construct 500 household toilets and five public toilet complexes in Kabul, Afganistan. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is yet to be signed between the Indian Government
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New tremor stirs panic in Algeria
A fresh tremor struck Algeria on Wednesday, stirring panic in a country still recovering from an earthquake that killed 2,200 people last week and an aftershock believed to have buried several people
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Rs 260 cr assistance for marine fisheries awaits Plan panel nod
Agriculture minister Rajnath Singh assured Petroleum Minister Ram Naik that development plan worth Rs 260 crore for marine fisheries will soon be finalised on recommendation of Planning Commission.
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The threat is real & alive
December 3, 1984: It was worse than a nightmare. Around 1 am, in a densely populated locality of Bhopal, a poisonous vapour burst out from the tall stacks of the Union Carbide pesticide plant. The
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Hygiene@development
To help fight the poor public health condition in rural Orissa, Gram Vikas Orissa, an NGO, has worked out a Rural Health and Development Programme (RHEP). The project follows three basic principles
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But who's going to clean it up?
Japanese climber Ken Noguchi has a very different reason to climb Mount Everest: He climbs because there is a lot of garbage cluttering up the world's highest mountain. The 29-year-old, who reached
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Unsafe injections pose big threat, says WHO
The next time you need to take an injection, make sure that it's safe. According to a World Health Organisation report, at least 50 per cent of the world's 12 billion injections administered every
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Man vs crocs in national park
Bhitarkanika national park, the sole habitat of salt water crocodiles in Orissa State, is back in focus with incidents of man-nature conflict on the rise in the sanctuary. Though collection of fish