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Germany s persistence in not agreeing with the idea of selling IMF gold reserves provided a convenient excuse for the G 7 to ignore the debt relief issue

Scientists of the University of Leices

Sewage disposal is a big problem in Mumbai. The blueprint for a project to improve waste management in the city is ready but its effectiveness is being hotly contested

heroin addicts can look forward to a less painful cure with the help of a herb-based drug developed by Chinese scientists. The drug is called

There are several contradictions in the WB report on a mega hydel project in Orissa

The bacterium belonging to the Rhodococcus genus can not only neutralise benzene but may also be able to transform it into a source of useful chemicals. This was reported by microbiologists at the

Irian Jaya, in Indonesia, is witnessing the descretion of its rainforests by a mining firm; an oft repeated story, one would think, but the implications are no less frightening

the world's first floating nuclear power plant, already under construction in Russia, will start operating by the

Even as Kanpur's administrators gear up for the delayed Phase-II of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP), work left over from Phase-I has stirred up an agitation. On World Environment day, June 6,

Phenols are a group of toxic compounds that impart bad odour and taste to water. Acc