IIT-B & docs use nanotech to treat cancer
MUMBAI/HYDERABAD: If it does pass the muster, it could be India
MUMBAI/HYDERABAD: If it does pass the muster, it could be India
Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) is looking at a mid-April date for the launch of their H1N1 nasal drop vaccine. The injectable variety of the vaccine will be available only in May. The SII, which recently submitted the phase I clinical trial safety reports to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), began the vaccine development programme in mid-2009.
Mumbai The state government and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will organise a 3-day conference on Eco-Housing from February 16 at the Nehru Centre, Worli.
MUMBAI: Babulnath temple, one of city's oldest places of worship, has banned devotees from bringing their offerings in plastic bags. The decision was taken by the temple authorities on Thursday, on the eve of Mahashivratri. Located near Girgaum Chowpatty, the Babulnath temple attracts lakhs of devotees during the Mahashivratri festival.
A Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) proposed by Messrs Arshiya International Limited at Bori village in Nagpur district is among three special economic zones (SEZ) getting the formal nod of the Board of Approval on Thursday, two others being in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Mumbai A student picks up a bicycle waiting at Mulund station, rides it to Kelkar College and parks it at a cycle stand there, where it is ready for use by the next student.
Mumbai A city-based NGO will soon present a report outlining the environmental load that the city
Mumbai Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has ordered to stop demolition of slums in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park immediately.
Pune From now on, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) may have to be cautious while sanctioning more industries, thanks to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Mumbai: Even as cases of chikungunya are on the rise in the city, doctors are puzzled over a new viral fever that mimics symptoms of chikungunya, measles and dengue. While several confirmed cases of chikungunya have been reported from private hospitals in South and Central Mumbai, there are more cases of this unknown fever.
Mumbai In a bid to urge industries to save and reuse water, Water Today
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking proper rehabilitation of a King Cobra that is under the care of the Solapur Municipal Corporation (SMC). The cobra was rescued from a monk and handed over to SMC by forest department officials in 2007. Petitioner Gururaj Pore had helped the officials to rescue the cobra.
Pune As the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) gears up to enforce a total ban on all types of polythene bags in its jurisdiction, traders are seeking parity of enforcement among civic bodies. Unlike PCB, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has banned only plastic bags below 50 microns.
New Delhi: India is going to map its slums. And for Mumbai, where proliferating slums are a nightmare for civic planners, it should bring hope.
Pune The State health department has registered two more deaths due to the HINI virus, including a 10-month-old baby and a 38-year-old woman. This takes the death toll due to swine flu to 180.
Pune In a bid to encourage tree plantation, the administration has planned to set up nearly 300 nurseries in schools in the district. The plan envisages housing nurseries in all the high schools in the villages. Zilla Parishad CEO Sanjiv Kumar said that all the education officers have been intimated about this initiative and have been told to ensure children's participation in this drive.
Mumbai: Admitting that their income through land sale in Bandra-Kurla Complex has suffered a jolt due to recession, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) presented a Rs6,143-crore budget for the financial year 2010-11 on Tuesday.
Mumbai: The fight over price rise seems to be getting shriller by the day. The Congress, angry at Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar
The comparative assessment of morphologic runoff and annual silt load from micro-watersheds can help in establishing relationships between these parameters with objectives of controlling runoff, conservation of soil, reduction of reservoir silt load and enhanced groundwater resources in the micro-watersheds.
Pune With an aim to generate employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for rural students, a residential diploma in basic rural technology was recently launched by city-based voluntary organisation Astitva Pratishthan.