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NGOs who came forward to shoulder several social responsibilities, are facing a credibility crisis with a number of cases of embezzlement and scandals involving some of them coming to the

Researchers have unearthed fossilized ants dating back 92 million years, which means the omnipresent insects have been on the Earth more than twice as long as previously thought. Each find is

The Brazillian congress voted to give the federal environmental agency legal authority to enforce environmental protection laws, two days after Government figures showed destruction of the Amazon

A quarter of men have high levels of a growth protein linked to a greater likelihood of prostate cancer, says a new study that may point scientists towards to reduce the incidence of the cancer.

Any sustainable urban development plan for the Chennai metropolitan area must focus sharply on improving sanitation and involve a coalition of the agencies concerned. This forms the theme of a

A recent survey conducted among some 3,000 school children in Rajasthan has recealed that while seven per cent urban children were suffering from asthma, it afflicted 10 per cent of the rural

A Kerala Government-sponsored research project on higher incidence of cancer suspected to be caused by higher levels of radiation along the Karunagapalli-Chavara coast in Kollam district will receive

A voice-operated wheelchair that understands vocal commands and directs the chair accordingly, has been developed by Indian scientists. The controlling system of the chair can understand vocal

Russian researchers have developed a new detergent for cleaning and degreasing machinery parts during operation and repair work. The highly efficient and environmentally safe detergent is said to

British majors possessing advanced environmenmtal technologies and equipment making facilities are scouting for joint venture partners in India. Talks with representatives of some of these companies