Poisoning in Punjab "Uranium, being a radioactive substance, can cause incalculable damage to the health of human beings, livestock, environment and bio-safety," said the 19th report on demands for grants of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
|
|
IMF head gives food price warning "Thousands, hundreds of thousands of people will be starving. Children will be suffering from malnutrition, with consequences for all their lives," Mr Strauss-Kahn warned of dire consequences from continued food price rises.
|
On our economy "will be carefully evaluating incoming information bearing on the economic outlook and will act in a timely manner . . . to support growth and to provide adequate insurance against downside risks," Fed Chief
|
|
Are You Up Yet? A handful of schools that have switched have reported beneficial results.
|
Feds open subprime mortgage probe in 14 companies: report Criminal inquiries into 14 companies as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the subprime mortgage crisis
|
|
The trend points to worsening student debt levels. Students' debt problems are expected to worsen because they increasingly are taking out more expensive private loans that don't have the benefits of government-backed loans with lower rates. They're also procuring loans on their own over the Internet, bypassing schools' financial aid offices
|
Earth-friendly products run the gamut Some businesses are getting in on Earth-friendliness, too. Find them here:
|
|
Narcotics are ruining the youth of the state" Report: Punjab has become the hub of the drug trade.
|
Olive oil 'can cut cancer risk' "Although this study suggests that olive oil can reduce DNA damage that could lead to the development of cancer, more long-term research is needed to confirm these effects."
|
|
President George W. Bush Approves Deal With India for Nuclear Sales "The world is going to be safer as a result of the deal", Mr Bush said, adding, "The American people have come to see India as a friend". Mr Bush called the US and India "natural partners" and said the rivalries that separated the two were no longer present.
|
Nuke scientists to seek assurances from PM on Indo-US deal The scientists have also objected to the unwillingness of the USA to cooperate in the areas of spent-fuel reprocessing and uranium enrichment and the denial of the nuclear fuel supply assurances mutually agreed upon earlier. ‘India will not be permitted to join as a technology developer but only as a recipient state.’
|
|
Science cafes gain in popularity "Everyone is just so curious and desperate for information," find speakers on subjects that interests you: plant s--, genomes, earthquakes, forensic science, stem cells, planet hunting and much, much more.
|
Pay attention to budgeting Examine your expenses for the year. Make more sense of those expenses by comparing 2006 to previous years, and then analyze them before deciding on next year's budget.
|
|
Eight Symptoms You Can't Ignore. They may indicate a serious condition Here are seven other easy-to-ignore symptoms that experts say warrant medical attention:
|
Enthusiasm, personal attention can separate you from your big rivals, The Easiest ways is to---- The Easiest ways is to----hire people who genuinely seem to love people, and teach them to "answer the phone with smiles on their faces. Phone experts say that customers will hear the smile in the employees' voices."
|
|
Lend a hand and Save Punjab youth from the drug menace The show of death and despair goes on in Punjab, with politicians and bureaucrats more concerned about saving their respective thrones.
|
We Need Fewer Secrets Increasingly, developed and developing nations are recognizing that a free flow of information is fundamental for democracy. People can use it to improve their own lives in the areas of health care, education, housing and other public services.
|
|
Looking for the Incentives That Will Prompt Americans to Save More Matching grants have a long and venerable history as an American institution. They were invented by none other than Benjamin Franklin in conjunction with his fund-raising efforts for the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first public hospital in America, established in 1751.
|
Legendry Yash Chopra honoured Legendry Bollywood director and producer Yash Chopra with the Punjab Rattan Award.
|
|
Many benefit if Fed stops raising rates. It now appears the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its long program of raising interest rates. Most economists now believe next month will be the final quarter-point hike.
|