Planting a tree in Jamnagar, the south-western nearly barren district of Gujarat facing the Gulf of Kutch, is like fighting a battle with the elements of nature, but the upcoming Rs. 11,230-crore
Overcrowding, haphazard construction of buildings and roads, unscientific and reckless mining in the Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh has not only created ugly scares on the green hills but also
Weathermen have forecast a normal monsoon for the 11th consecutive year but say that last year's El Nino will persist during the first half of the monsoon, possibly affecting early monsoon rains. The
Methi, a common ingredient of Indian cooking, has led to improvement of insulin responses in diabetic subjects, studies done by doctors at the All Indian Institute od Medical Sciences have
Eight new power projects will be taken up in the north-eastern region and Sikkim, which after completion will augment the generation capacity of the region by 2845 mw.
Kao Corp. said it has developed a new type of amylase that is five times better at degrading starch than existing forms of the enzyme. The new type of amylase, is made using a gene from a kind of
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry plans to ask electric power utilities to offer favorable treatment from fiscal 1999 to environmentally friendly nonutilities selling power they
Three major heavy-machinery manufacturers will begin in fiscal 1999 developing a low noise, low-pollution supersonic-transport jet engine with government support. The three companies are
A water shortage that has led to rationing in and around Kuala Lumpur since late March has so far left industry relatively unaffected. But frustration is growing among ordinary citizens, some of whom
Slovkaia risks an open conflict with Austria this week over its plans to start up a Soviet-designed nuclear power station. Austria has asked for the activation of the power station to be postponed
