Indonesia's indefinite ban on crude palm oil exports and an anticipated drop in Indian oilseeds output will drive up Indian edible oils prices, industry officials
Tinkerbell, Duchess and Kaman are in a scientific programme testing camel DNA and investigating artificial insemination techniques that could eventually lead to more births. The programme is part of
U.S. wants India's participation: The United States has said it would not submit the Kyoto environmental protocol for ratification by the Senate unless key developing countries, including India and
The silkworm known for its rich silks can now be manipulated to produce a vaccine for hepatitis B, report scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. They have made the silkworm
A list of hazardous wastes drawn up under an earlier decision to ban their export from developed to developing countries would be considered by officials of as many as 100 governemnts who meet in
Royal Dutch/Shell is considering involvement in a controversial plan to launch a market in permits to emit carbon dioxide, the gas linked to global warming. Mr. Jim Dawson, head of Shell's new
Waste water treatment and reuse for secondary activities may become mandatory for commercial ventures if the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has its way. By the same token, using
National Hydro-electric Corporation (NHPC) will build four small hydel-based electric projects in the State. These projects are situated on Gandak canal and their generation capacity ranges from 0.8
Sakthi Sugars has adopted a novel practice in cane cultivation based on Australian and Brazilian technology. The technology was initially experimented on demonstration plots in over 200 acres near
Thirty-six donor countries of the Global Environment facility (GEF) from the North and the South, including India, have agreed to provide $2.75 billions over the next four years to fund practical
