After disappearing for a while, the biodiversity bill has resurfaced. The draft bill is being circulated among ministries before the cabinet and Parliament take it up for consideration. Drafted by a
In a significant development, the Indian built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) successfully landed on the Siachen Glacier at 14,000 feet with a payload of 750 kgs as part of its flight trial last
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Health Secretary, the Director General of Health Services, as well as to the Health Secretaries of all State Governments
State Governments will soon announce favourable power purchase policies for renewable energy projects. An agreement to this effect was reached in New Delhi at a meeting of State secretaries, in
The Aral sea is going, gone. Once the world's fourth largest inland body of water, the Aral has shrivelled to half its former area and a third of its volume. As for the region's drinking water, even
To search for a new development paradigm, it is important that all critical actors like Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), research institutions and the media work together. Speaking on the role
The Ministry of environment and forests is likely to waive the testing fee for award of the 'Ecomark'. A waiver of the testing fee has been recommended to the ministry by the steering committee-the
The Centre is reviewing the capacity of the Cogentrix fast-track project in view of the additional power required to operate the fuel gas desulphurisation (FGD) unit. Currently the project consists
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has developed a device to reduce transmission losses of power and protect series capacitors of 400 Kv systems from sudden rise in voltage. The device called 'spark
The international conference on arsenic poisoning in ground water to be held in Dhaka from February 9 to 12, is expected to focus the attention of scientists from across the globe to this scourge,
