Edible fish, Nile telapia, can fight mosquitoes carrying malaria

The mosquito catchers

Soapnut, a mosquito repellent

It inhibits growth of larvae and pupae of mosquitoes

Counteractive

Do mosquito repellents have adverse health effects?

On the prowl

Insecticides are being used to control a virus in the US

Aerial raid on mosquitoes

South Asia

Vector control, drug infusion to check filariasis

Mosquito-specific pesticide in the offing?

World’s first malaria vaccine will be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi

At least 120,000 children in each of the three countries will receive the vaccine

Fever stalks UP

Battling Japanese encephalitis virus, Gorakhpur now has a new enemy: enterovirus

New drugs on the block

The development of new drugs could contain the spread of malaria

Regional approach required for treatment of malaria

Saharanpur fever claims more lives

FOLLOW UP

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Surprise weapon

Oil from summer cypress can combat West Nile virus

Kala-azar spreads to Gujarat, MP

In Court

Problem

Quality of Research: Only a fig leaf

Basis of rating

Each scientists work was rated in accordance with the following criteria

Solution

Awardee 2001

Green Scientist Award