The fourth Conference of Parties to the Basel convention has adopted a resolution restraining developed nations from exporting hazardous wastes. A resolution to this effect was adopted at its recent
After prolonged negotiations, Enron has finally tied up with the Qatar Gas Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) for importing five million tonnes of liquified natural gas (LNG) into India. The first ship
The need for conversion of locally available agro-waste in villagers for local power generation was stressed at the one-day business meet on biomass peojects held at the Gandhigram Rural Institute
Himachal Pradesh Government has agreed to entrust development of small hydro-potential on the Ravi river basin to National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC). There are bout 49 small hydro
The Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science, Kerala Agricultural University, Mannuthy, near here, will release two new varieties of chicks from April. The varieties, 'Varna,' the coloured
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it had switched $15m in funding away from short term safety upgrades at Chernobyl's reactor number 3 to funds for decommissioning the whole
Pests eat up rice worth about Taka 1200 to 1800 crore annually, officials of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) told BSS. They said a conservative estimate puts the annual loss of rice yield
Wildlife activists and biologists don't only consider Nepal as a country of natural beauty and snow capped mountains, but also one of the most notorious transit hubs for the illegal trade of wildlife
The Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation is to set up a national level biodiversity conservation trust for the conservation of national biodiversity. It is said that the private sector,
The gigantic exercise of compiling Pakistan's fifth census, which has been delayed by seven years, began across the courtry today, including in areas known as "Azad Kashmir"
