Members of the Rajya Sabha today called upon the government to take immediate action and to move the World Trade Organisaiton, to counter an American firm's acquiring a patent for basmati rice, a
The long-awaited decision on free import of zinc ash continues to hang fire, with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) and secondary zinc manufacturers unable to arrive at a consensus over
The officials of Assam Plains Tribes Development Authority (APTDA) had siphoned off Rs 2.75 crore during April 1, 1993 to April 30, 1996 in the name of supply of teaching-aid material to various
Medical researchers said they successfully used a genetically engineered protein developed by Genentech Inc., to help heart patients grow blood vessels around potentially lethal blockages in their
The World Bank had granted Rs. 1,140 crores for the renovation of irrigation canals and rivers in the State, including in the Cauvery delta area, the Minister for Public Works, Mr. Durai Murugan, has
Bangladesh Tea Research Institute, Srimongal has released a new high yielding variety of tea clone namely BT II. The average per hectare of BT II clone is 5179
Mr. Klaus Topfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), announced the appointment of twelve new members of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), the
In forestry lingo, "selective thinning" is what loggers do to woods that are overgrown and vulnerable to disease. It's also what some Congressional Republicans are apprently planning for the U.S.
An ambitious plan has been prepared by the Gujarat Government to prepare a 90-feet deep tunnel in the Arabian sea on the Saurashtra coast to enable tourists to view the past glory of the ancient
Reversing a legacy of trapping, hunting and poisoning that eradicated from the wild the gray wolf, Federal biologists announced that they had released nearly a dozen wolves from chain-link pens into
