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Eminent environment experts and social scientists here have drawn up an agenda outlining initiatives for sustainable use of bio-diversity which would collectively benefit developing countries faced

The Indian Paper Makers Association (IPMA) has on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the dwindling forest cover in the country and offered to work jointly with the Government to reforest

Today the efficiency of the best heat and electric power stations reaches between 20 and 30 per cent and only that of the latest steanm-gas turbine plants comes up to 60 per cent. In even the best

Japanese scientists have developed a spinning method for eco-friendly production of a variety of synthetic fibres. The new wet-cooled jet spinning method K-II, developed by a leading manufacturer

EU puts India in 'restricted' list: The European Union has placed India in the restricted list of countries for sourcing marine products, allowing its member-countries to impose specific import

Ultrasound devices might be considered safe, but most of the machines used in different clinics, hospitals and nursing homes are not quite reliable and can lead to wrong diagnosis as well as damaged

The justice department said on Tuesday that seven more people and one business have been charged in the department's investigation into the smuggling of ozone-depleting chemicals into the United

For the last decade a consortium of European nations has been building what will be by far the world's largest optical telescope. Three months from now, the first of the Very Large Telescope's four

Singapore's leading newspaper said on Wednesday Southeast Asian governments should accept no excuses from Indonesia for fires threatening to engulf the region in smog. In a bluntly-worded editiorial

A controversial decision, taken in 1982, banning the entry of buffaloes to the prestigious Keoladeo national park here has affected the ecosystem of the park adversely. The ban led to excessive