Health News

Govt lax in phasing out incinerators
It was in May 2002 that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had signed the Stockholm convention in Geneva for phasing out incinerators.

India gears up to cope with SARS
Though India reacted late to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) scare, alarmed by the rising number of deaths worldwide, the various state governments have now formed task forces in preparation for combating SARS.