catalytic converter plant: UK-based Johnson Mathey has recently entered into an agreement with Calcutta's Arora Group for setting up a catalytic converter plant in Delhi. The company would
Over 400 homes in south African villages now have electricity, and thousands more will be getting it soon, thanks to an old method that has been reworked by the African arm of a uk-based engineering
The Supreme Court recently cleared the constitution of a five-member environmental protection authority (EPA) by the central government. A three-judge bench observed that the authority for the
Sails of the Sun Solar sails are one of the promising ideas for propelling robotic probes to distant stars. These use the gentle pressure of light from the Sun to move themselves. Information on
The Colombian government has called upon the European Union to help drought-affected farmers in the country. The government has sought us $2.5 million aid in this regard. The damaging effect of
Malaysia, the country that hopes to be the home of latest multimedia technology, is currently advising its people to "return to the soil'. Threatened by a looming economic crisis, Malaysia plans to
The police firing on helpless farmers in Madhya Pradesh was one of the most grisly incidents in recent times. But the tragedy was precipitated by the apathy of the Union government
