Villagers in Chagai district in Baluchistan where Pakistan conducted five nuclear tests said that on Friday they felt tremors and saw a dust cloud in the sky soon after hearing loud bangs. The
Consider these facts: An independent study has found Malviya Nagar area's water alarmingly contaminated, old Delhi has high rate of water borne diseases. Delhi Cantonment authorities have warned
The mercury soared to 46.5 degree Celsius, making today the hottest day in May during the past 54 years. The day temperatures were six degrees above normal and were accompanied by dust
Astronomers using the Hubble space telescope says they have seen what may be the first planet found outside our solar system,a discovery one scientist called "unbelievably
The death toll in the severe heat wave blowing across Orissa, particularly the western belt, has risen to 59 during the last three days, according to reports received from different districts.
The water tanker lumbers slowly into a South Delhi colony and suddenly the slumbering, quiet street is abuzz with activity. Everyone tries to direct the tanker towards his house. The man in charge
There is a way to head off resistance before it occurs. By reading the genetic codes of viruses as they mutate and evolve in actual patients, Robert M. Lloyd Jr., scientific director at Applied
While the droughts in Brazil's northeast are periodic, with this year's made worse by the effects of El Nino, each one appears to take the country by surprise. Successive governments, have neglected
Sarvodaya activists will hold "Salt Satyagrahas" in 100 towns across Rajasthan from June 5 to 18 to protest against the nationwide ban on use of natural salt which became effective from
Klaus Topfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Envrironment Programme (UNEP) officially launched the UNEP publication Guide to Environment and Development Sources of Information on CD-ROM and