Crew aboard the Mir space station will carry out an experiment designed to help develop drugs to fight cancer and immune system diseases Interfax said, citing a space official. Oleg Mitichkin, head
The future of Indian projects seeking reduction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halon will be decided at the next executive meeting of the Montreal Protocol Fund. These projects, slated to be taken
The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet, while according in principle clearance for the GVK Industries' 240 MW phase-II combined cycle power project, proposed to be set up adjacent to the existing 240 MW
The Supreme Court declining to stay the Madras Green Bench's ruling against extension of time for Tirupur dyeing and bleaching units has come as a rude shock to the 600-odd units. The units that
Indian Aluminium Company Ltd (India) is all set to get another virgin coal block for undertaking a captive coal mining project. While Indal has already been allotted Talabira-I block from the Ib
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 'super aspirin' to prevent blood clots. The new medicine, inspired by snake venom, could dramatically reduce the risk of heart attacks in people
The Andhra Pradesh Government has finalised a new comprehensive agriculture policy which aims at strengthening the farm extension system. The policy is proposed to be unveiled after the approval of
Monsanto Co. and Cargill Inc. agreed to jointly develop genetically enhanced food and animal feed, linking Monsato's gene technology with one of the world's most powerful food processing and
A new genetic technology patented in the United States which prevents germination of seeds saved from harvest, is emerging as a global threat to farmers, a report warns. The new "terminator"
Notwithstanding a Supreme Court nod, an upcoming hotel in south Delhi has come under fire from environmentalists who claim that it is encroaching upon the city's green lungs - the southern ridge. The