Can Kerala's antibiotic abuse project inspire India's antimicrobial resistance fight?In 2019, nearly 300,000 deaths in India were due to AMR. Over 1 million deaths were linked to drug resistance, making infections more chall...
17 Feb, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's warRestrictions on food exports imposed by countries to protect their own supplies from the effects of the war in Ukraine, El Nino and climate...
28 Sep, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
Too much of a good thing: How antibiotics made superbugsantibiotics are becoming less effective against infections.
17 Nov, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.08 AM IST
Budget session: Full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's speech in ParliamentPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said any form of violence in the name of protest makes our society and country weaker. He was addressin...
31 Jan, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
Govt restricts manufacture of oxytocin for domestic use to public sector onlyThe government has also banned the import of oxytocin and its formulations, besides bringing in some more regulations on the manufacture an...
27 Apr, 2018, 07.53 PM IST
Climate-smart cultivation reaps profit in NepalFor decades, farmers of this Himalayan nation have been using the dung of their cows and buffaloes as manure. But they had to use pesticide...
23 Oct, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
How & why the NDA government is gearing up for mission to protect and promote the cowFast-tracking a disbursal of Rs 105 crore since September 2014, the ruling BJP-led government has demonstrated its seriousness in conservin...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
How the dearth of game animals in the US led to fowl smuggling from IndiaDenying eggs and banning meat does not promote vegetarianism — it simply leads to unhealthy children and resentments that increase the desi...
12 Jul, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Maharashtra to HC: Beef ban does not violate Constitutional rightsThe government denied that the law, which criminalizes even possession of beef, violates any fundamental rights.
21 Apr, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Gelatine in capsules & vitamin drugs manufactured from bones, skin & tissue of cattle, say pharma cosGelatine, a key element in capsules, vitamin drugs and chicken fodder, is manufactured by processing the bones, skin and tissue of cattle.
24 Mar, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
Poultry prices up on reduced output, higher feed costsA cut in production combined with a rebound in demand and rising feed prices have taken poultry and egg prices to a new high.
18 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Diclofenac drug behind declining vulture population
Declining population of vultures is a cause of worry for the administration.
17 Mar, 2013, 12.08 AM IST
How chicken can cost India bigA big chunk of chicken meat is sold as live birds and in unhygienic conditions. They are a huge and growing hazard.
24 Jun, 2012, 01.48 AM IST
Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of FinanceOur growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.
28 Feb, 2011, 07.11 PM IST