With as much as Rs 276 crore coming in from the tobacco industry, advertising agencies in India are altering strategies to abide by a new code, what would ban commercials luring children into smoking
It is slowly becoming evident that the government had done its homework well before going ahead with the five nuclear implosions. It had carefully assessed the implications of the test on the
Any joint proposal to stall the World Bank assistances to India by US, Japan and other developed countries, which imposed sanctions following the nuclear tests conducted by India, would not affect
The Department of Environment and Remote Sensing has completed the project of "change detection of Wuller Lake" which has taken place during the past 140 years. The mapping of the pasture land in
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice of motion for July 8 to the state of Punjab and the chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board and others on a public interest
The privatisation of the power sector in Rajasthan which was a buzzword in the official circles during the last three years or so, has been given a quiet burial. The government has now shifted focus
India will take a tough stand while demanding caps on credits earned from certified emission reductions from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in developing countries to be transferred to
A financial package of Rs 80 crore for India routed through CoBank, a prominent US based cooperative bank, has been suspended following sanctions imposed after the nuclear tests. The fund is meant
The Orissa High Court has cleared the controversial fishing jetty project, which was opposed by conservationists, near Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary. A division bench observed that while there can
An international trade union organisation has denounced the practice of child labour in Pakistan which it said occurs under dangerous conditions and violates international law. The International