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Manmohan Singh to Inaugurate Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Conference

...n ensuring sustainability in drinking water supply projects and sanitation for all in the rural areas of the country by 2012. The conference will broadly focus on the issues, such as, progress under Bharat Nirman, issues of sustainability and convergence, water quality surveillance programme, data managemen...

Ambitious Gastric Cancer Research Project Proposed in Singapore

...ents. In the months ahead, another four research projects will be announced in the fields of infectious diseases, eye diseases, cardiovascular disorders, and neurosciences. S$1.5 billion has been set aside for the second phase of the Biomedical Sciences Initiative, which aims to position Singapore as a le...

Harnessing Immune System Power Heralds Next Era of Cancer Treatment

...us potential and is one of the top cancer research projects in Canada. We eagerly anticipate the results," says Dr. Michael Wosnick, executive director of the NCIC. Besides continuing the development of vaccines specifically for breast cancer, the research will involve experiments to stimulate and enhance i...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...dirtiest equipment from being used on public works projects bankrolled with state bond money approved by voters last year. In interviews with The Times, Catherine Witherspoon, executive director of the California Air Resources Board, mentioned earlier, said there had been a pattern of interference by the go...

Africa's Men Urged to Step Up AIDS Fight

...ve responsibly, to go for tests and participate in projects to help end the pandemic that has infected some affects 39.5 million people worldwide, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. "The response to HIV will not be won if men do not come on board since they are equally affected or infected," she said; South Af...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Spreading Its Tentacles in Massachusetts

...ns from environmentalists. Nine regional control projects in the state spray for mosquitoes. Most of the time, the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project, which uses the aerosol pesticide Anvil, sprays only if a homeowner requests it, according to assistant director David Lawson. Plymouth County has a s...

Air Pollution in India Causes 527,700 Deaths a Year

...y 40 billion dollars, along with expert advice, to projects ranging from rural poverty alleviation to promoting sustainable development. Yet Internet access to certain World Bank reports on China is now being blocked in Beijing. An official said the World Bank is still holding talks with Beijing on the ...

IFC to Invest About Rs.3 Billion in Max Healthcare

..., has invested over 400 million dollars in various projects across India in the 2005-06 fiscal....

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

... rhetoric rather then reality. But a few "green" projects are taking root. When Soontorn built his first eco-home 15 years ago, everyone thought he was mad, he says. But in the past 10 years, he has designed about 200 homes, as well as a university and a handful of commercial properties. "Now the impact...

Gene Variants for Crohn's Disease Identified

... center is taking on one of the largest genotyping projects in the world, and is the largest one dedicated to ...with a complex childhood disease, but we have many projects under way, said senior author Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the Center for Applied ...

Centre Asks States to Conserve Water

...through a judicious mix of major, medium and minor projects with due emphasis on traditional system of water ...r should be created by completing all the on going projects in a time bound manner and plan for new schemes. Storage sites provided by nature need to be utili...

Elton John's Free AIDS Awareness Concert in Ukraine

... of the singer whose Aids foundation already funds projects in Ukraine, has received mixed reviews from the people, with some appreciating it and others slamming the show. According to the show bosses, the UK star's performance would increase AIDS awareness in the country that has one of the highest HIV inf...

Israel Offers Help to India in Tackling Water Scarcity

...rted with the idea of desalination plants but most projects were shelved even before they took off," said Kulkarni, adding the choice of right technology was important given India's contaminated water. "Another fear is desalination is expensive technology. But the choice of right technology can bring down t...

Vietnam Plans Human Trial of Bird Flu Vaccine

...sed Vietnam for launching three different research projects in the search for a human avian influenza vaccine. "Each one of these three vaccines has a different background in biology, and I actually think it's smart that Vietnam is investing in three technologies at this early stage in research and developmen...

Indian Projects Win Top Ashden Awards

...ainable future. What impresses me most about these projects is they truly are becoming the change that's needed in the world. These awards have told us how to illuminate the path to a sustainable future together. I hope that we can make it quickly," Gore said. Vidya Sagar from SKG Sangha in Karnataka won th...

New Research to Make Science and Technology Work for the Poor

... focuses on agriculture, water and health. Initial projects include investigating the effects of climate change on maize crops in Kenya, urbanisation in India and drug regulation in China and Latin America. Professor Melissa Leach, Director of the STEPS Centre explains: Silver bullets for poverty reduction ...

The International Diabetes Federation Launches US$ 10 Million Grant to Improve Diabetes Care

...ational Diabetes Federation (IDF) today called for projects that adapt science to meet the needs of people liv...S grant programme will fund translational research projects in diabetes. Proposals should support cost effective and sustainable strategies that can be adopted ...

Laura Bush in Senegal for Anti-HIV/AIDS, Malaria Campaigns

... She is due to visit US-funded 15 billion dollar projects under the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which was launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 and is due to expire in September 2008. Bush last month asked Congress to set aside 30 billion dollars over five years to fight...

Galapagos on UN Endangered List

...ic companies in G8 countries. They are sharing the projects $10 million tab. The project also plants a seed for a more sustainable future on the Galapagos....

Global Health Enriching the States Economy

...nizations and foundations supporting international projects for sustainable development, and 500 organizations working domestically on sustainable development concerning international populations and the environment....

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