Jharkhand to provide lunch for Rs.5 to the poor
August 3rd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a major move to provide food cheaply to its high number of poor people, the Jharkhand government Wednesday announced subsidised lunch at Rs.5 and salt ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Delhi JD-U demands removal of contaminated water plants
April 25th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Delhi unit General Secretary and spokesperson Prabhat Ranjan on Monday expressed displeasure over the black marketing of drinking water in the national capital and ... Read more...
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Low-cost filter to provide safe water in emergency
February 24th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): McGill researchers have come up with a new and inexpensive way of filtering water using silver nanoparticles.Disasters such as floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes often result in the spread ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Humans stink worse than other animals
February 24th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): While we tend to think of other animals as smelling more unpleasantly than we do, a new study suggests that the truth may actually be the opposite.Strong body ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Games tourists - will they come in droves?
September 19th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) How many tourists will visit India during the Commonwealth Games? While a premier travel association is expecting a meagre 10,000 as against ambitious projections of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Here’s how to stay healthy in monsoon
July 13th, 2010 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) It's monsoon time and so, enjoy the rain, but don't forget to keep the mosquitoes at bay or to wash your hands frequently to ward off infections. ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Government defends health minister’s foreign trip
June 29th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 29 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Tuesday witnessed lighter moments over the absence of Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi when the opposition wanted to discuss the spread of diseases in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
For Games, MCD to take bite out of mosquitoes
May 15th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) October will see hordes of foreign visitors for the Commonwealth Games, it will also be peak dengue season. The capital's civic authorities are now ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
MCD seeks joint steps to check diseases during Games
May 9th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Saturday said coordination of various civic agencies was needed to keep the Commonwealth Games free from spread of vector and water-borne ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Sex mad backpackers behind STDs crisis Down Under
March 28th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 28 (ANI): Authorities in Australia have warned that international backpackers on the look out for sex have increased the risk of sexually transmitted disease's epidemic.After an eight-year study of about ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Saudi Arabia raises toll from flooding to 106
November 28th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Nov 28 (DPA) Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority Saturday raised the toll from this week's flash floods caused by heavy downpours to 106.
An official with the authority said crews were still ... Read more...
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Closing schools can curb swine flu-spread: Study
November 27th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 27 (ANI): Closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission, according to a new study.Niel Hens, from Hasselt and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
More than 16,000 evacuated as Malaysian floods worsen
November 25th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (DPA) More than 16,000 Malaysians have evacuated their homes as flood waters continued to rise following incessant rainfall in six states, news reports said Wednesday.
The onslaught of the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Fury over Malaysian MP’s call to ban beer and condoms in convenience stores
October 19th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19(ANI): Zulkifli Noordin, a Malaysian MP known for his firebrand politics, has been lambasted by opposition party members for urging a ban on the sale of beer and condoms ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mumbai scientist challenges theory that bacteria came from space
August 31st, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A young Mumbai scientist claims to have disproved a theory that living bacteria from space called 'Cometary Panspermia' could have led to the origin and spread ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Punjab villagers benefiting from Reverse Osmosis plants
July 17th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, July 17 (ANI): Many Punjab villagers are benefiting from a clean drinking water programme run by a non-governmental organization, which is establishing Reverse Osmosis (R.O) plants.So far, Naandi foundation has established ... Read more...
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Shared effort needed to prevent spread of infectious diseases
June 17th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Everyone should share responsibility for preventing the spread of diseases like swine flu, SARS, avian influenza, diarrhoeal and skin diseases, and even the common cold, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Poorly regulated US wildlife trade threatens public health and ecosystems
May 2nd, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): In a new report, a team of scientists has determined that the poorly regulated US wildlife trade can lead to devastating effects on ecosystems, native species, food supply ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ADB, World Bank to provide $2 bn loan to Pakistan (Lead)
February 7th, 2009 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (DPA) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide a loan of $1.5 billion to Pakistan for the improvement of its infrastructure, an official of the bank said Friday. ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
ADB to provide $1.5-billion loan to Pakistan
February 6th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (DPA) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide a loan of $1.5 billion to Pakistan for the infrastructure development, a bank official said Friday."The ADB plans to approve ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Authorities gear up to rescue flood-affected in Gujarat
September 20th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Surendranagar (Gujarat), Sept 20 (ANI): Authorities in Surendranagar in Gujarat are gearing up to evacuate marooned villagers after floodwaters submerged over 20 villages in the last three days.
Many places in the ... Read more...
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Central Asian countries highlight Aral Sea crisis for help
May 28th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
United Nations, May 28 (Xinhua) The UN ambassadors of five Central Asian countries have highlighted the deepening environmental crisis involving the world's fourth largest lake Aral Sea, which shrunk to one-tenth of ... Read more...
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Global warming is affecting poor children the most
April 29th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
London, April 29 (ANI): UNICEF, the UN childrens agency, has warned that global warming is already affecting the prospects for children in the worlds poorer countries.According to a report by BBC ... Read more...
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Kids in Coimbatore “leap-like-a-frog” to draw attention to conservation efforts
December 31st, 2007 - 11:15 pm ICT by admin
Coimbatore, Dec 31 (ANI): In an effort to protect the fragile eco-diversity and the animal chain, the Coimbatore Zoo organised a programme to save frogs, an endangered species from extinction.
Children and adults ... Read more...
Posted in National |