Union minister for environment and forests Suresh P Prabhu on Wednesday suggested setting up an environment fund and contribution of 1 per cent of the cost of all industrial projects into it.
The Mahajan committee, in the voluminous 2-part report submitted on Wednesday, has proposed a pricing board comprising representatives of sugar mills and cane growers against the existing system
A massive attack by a "Red tide" on and around the sea beaches of Hong Kong has destroyed 1,500 tones of fish, and left tones of dead fish floating in the sea, while the Hong Kong government has
Dr M S Swaminatha, noted agricultural scientist, on Wednesday suggested setting up of a National Water Trust (NWT) to coordinate management of water resources for ensuring efficient distribution of
Finally, there's some help on the way for farmers in Maharashtra hit hard this time by the unseasonal rains and hailstorms. A local charitable trust has decided to "adopt" a farmer in distress, and
Union Environment and Forest Minister Suresh Prabhu said his department was working out a new National Environment Policy which would be announced within a few months. He also hinted at a drastic
A miniature device to remove impurities from the human body has been developed by Russian scientists. The device, called biological fluids corrector, has been developed at Moscow's Sklifosovsky
The Gujarat Government will continue with subsidies in the power sector to various consumer sections, despite the Asian Development Bank instructions not to do so if the Government was to avail its
Aggrieved local residents and environmental action groups have begun to build up pressure on the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Government against going ahead with its ambitious move to develop a
Doctors at Owaisi Hospital and Research Institute (OHRI) in Hyderabad are carrying out experiments to find out if goat liver can be transplanted into humans. While doctors worldwide are looking upon
