With the fall-out from Asia's financial crisis and national elections in May, the Philippines has a lot to contend with this year. But it is also bracing itself for the full effects of E1 Nino.The
The Sarawak government has issued a directive for "water bombing" to be carried out in drought stricken Miri to douse fires that have been ravaging forests since last
Iraq is unlikely to accept Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal to allow it to sell oil worth $ 5.2 billion every six months to finance import of food, medicines, and other essential
The French cabinet approved anti-pollution measures that will favor owners of newer, environmentally friendly vehicles. The government intends to send green stickers to people with approved cars that
Indonesia is struggling to reverse a debilitating economic crisis that has seen its currency lose at least 70 per cent of its foreign exchange value since summer and the price of imported
A new method of vasectomy known as Virm No-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) will be used in sterilisation camps organised by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palika (BMP) and India Population Project VIII(IPP VIII).
The Clinton Administration will delay signing the global warming treaty for a year or more while it mounts a "full-court diplomatic press" to persuade major developing nations to adhere to the pact
The Indian Rubberwood Task Force (IRTF), along with the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO), Japan, is organising a three-day international seminar here on the potential and problems of
The shortage of life saving blood has become a permanent problem, owing to the ill-eqipped blood banks and the general ignorance among the volunteers donors. Compounding the situation is a recent
