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Elusive Pluralism in India
BY KULDIP NAYAR IT was a laudable judgment of the Supreme Court which upheld the right of Indian Muslims to inherit the property that their fathers and forefathers had left behind before migrating to Pakistan.
GDP also Green Domestic Product
We must accept the reality that there is a trade-off between growth and environment. Hard choices need to be made about large projects that are considered central to economic growth, but are detrimental to the environment, said Jairam Ramesh, Union minister of state with independent charge for environment and forests.
Attract young minds to agriculture: Swaminathan
Renowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan today said attracting young minds to farming is the key to revive the sagging sector.
Farmers not keen on availing bank loans
BY JOAO SOUSA M | NT NETWORK One out of every 10 farmers in the state is the holder of the Kisan Credit Card which allows him to avail of loans up to ` 3 lakh at a nominal rate of 4 per cent.
Biodiversity as important to India as climate change: Jairam Ramesh
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has underlined that Convention on Biodiversity was equally important to India as combating climate change, which tends to hog the limelight.
No gender-based difference in response to HIV treatment
A new study has found that men and women react to anti-HIV drugs in a similar way.The study demonstrated it is possible to recruit large numbers of women into a clinical trial evaluating treatments for HIV infection and found no significant gender-based differences in response to the anti-HIV drugs darunavir and ritonavir – at least […]
New approach to fight HIV could spur vaccine development
By preventing shape-shifting in a key segment of protein from HIV, the immune system can be primed to develop antibodies against the virus, which in turn could pave way for an AIDS vaccine.
Ships collide off Mumbai port
Two cargo ships collided off Mumbai harbour at 9.40am on Saturday, with one running aground on impact and tilting to one side sending two containers of oil, around 200 litres, crashing into the sea, leading to a minor oil spill.
Attempting sustainable economic development
As in the case of many other developing world cities in the city of Ahmedabad too, the informal sector today is one of the main employers of a large number of people who are not technically or professionally qualified or equipped to obtain jobs in service or manufacturing sectors.
Rs 72-cr more for Bhopal gas victims
The Group of Ministers (GoM) looking into various issues related to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on Monday decided to change the site for disposal of toxic waste in Madhya Pradesh and announced an additional compensation of R 72 crore for those who died in the tragedy but were left out.