Drug units seek stay on closures
Issued with the closure notices by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board for pollution and operations in violation of the bulk drug manufacturing norms, 12 bulk drug majors in Medak and Ranga Red
First Scorpene sub to be commissioned by 2015
India will get the first P75 Scorpene submarine being developed by French naval defence firm DCNS commissioned by 2015.
While the first Scorpene is expected to be launched by 2013-end and commission
Military personnel pay for housing project delay
Commander (Retd) S.R. Teotia, after a glorious stint in the Indian Navy is now forced to live off his wife’s humble salary. Wing Commander (Retd) I.T. Babu is juggling multiple jobs in order to pay fo
Time to brush mercury off dentistry
The mercury in dentistry needs to be extracted!
A discussion on mercury pollution due to dental procedures has revealed startling facts. The origins of mercury pollution have been traced to the curr
Not end of the road for bulk drug units
The AP Pollution Control Board had on Tuesday issued closure orders to 12 bulk drug industrial units in Medak and Ranga Reddy districts, directing them to stop all industrial activities with effect fr
Mafia sells Army land
About 50 people have been sold land by the land mafia in Sriramnagar Colony, Qutbullahpur, Ranga Reddy district, which belongs to the Army. The new owners want to start building on the land, but the A
12 bulk drug units to go
A meeting of the task force of the AP Pollution Control Board, held on July 9, has recommended closure of 12 bulk drug units, including many prominent pharmaceutical companies, according to highly pla
Fitness test for AI pilots now
Air India pilots who were on strike will have to establish their medical fitness after reporting back to duty. Even though the 58-day strike by 434 pilots of Air India has ended, it will take another
Airport security to be upgraded soon
Passengers with a knee implant or metal rod in their bodies may set off the metal detectors at airports in the near future.
As airport security is all set to get beefed up with highly sensitive met
Agrichem blaze released toxins
Dimensions of damage caused by fire breakout on June 30 in a chemical reactor at Nagarjuna Agrichem Limited at Srikakulam are far more than a mere figure of 16 injured, of which 13 are undergoing trea