A portion of the Adyar Creek, which has been protected from bird hunting, is to be declared as a bird sanctuary. This part covers about 50 hectares of land owned by the
The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) has not only succeeded in developing low-cost effective technologies for pollution control but has also become a major consultant agency
The Vajpayee government will shortly release a draft of the proposed comprehensive " technology -oriented" environment policy. The draft will cover environment-related issues such as reduction in
The government of Gujarat has identified 10 green field sites for development as direct berthing deep water ports. Out of the 10 identified sites for the ports, four will be developed by the state
Stuart Newman, a cell biologist at New York Medical College, has applied for a patent on ways to make human-animal chimeras(an animal customized with genes from different species). Newman doesn't
The threat of gastro-enteritis epidemic looms large over the Ahmedabad city, with Gota village reporting two gastro-enteritis deaths on Saturday. Forty-nine others have been affected, while 88 others
Red spider mites have posed a serious threat to the apple crop in Himachal Pradesh, the state where apple forms the backbone of its economy in terms of revenue.
Grassroot development model : The Sustainable Community Development Programme (SCDP) formulated in line with Agenda 21 of Earth Summit at Rio have completed a year in Nepal. The SCDP programme
Dr K K Seth, a geologist in Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University has refuted the contention of eminent geologist Dr Janandan Negi that earthquakes do not occur becuse of dams, Dr Seth emphasised
