Greenepace has learnt that soft PVC toys have been withdrawn from Brussels nurseries of the European Commission in early February. However, the Commission has so far failed to provide equal
India has called for introducing a system of checks and balances on the transfer of cleaner technologies from developed to developing countries to safeguard national interests, including a cap on the
SC orders status quo: The Supreme Court today through its interim orders directed 'status quo as on today' in respect (of the functioning) of dyeing and bleaching units of Tirupur and Karur.The
Prospecting licence was approved by the Ministry of Mines in favour of M/s. Phelps Dodge of the U.S., one of the largest global players in copper exploration, mining and processing, for copper and
Enron Corp, one of the largest US investors in India, said on Thursday it was assessing the impact of the US economic sanctions slapped on India for its nuclear tests this week. "We are monitoring
A day after the US and Japan clamped sanctions against India for conducting nuclear tests, state bureaucrats are uncertain about the extent of damage to pending projects. One project likely to be hit
At least 17 people have died of kalazar, a disease similar to encephalitis in south-eastern parts of the country, a Nepali language daily reported on Thursday. "So far 17 persons in Sihara district,
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Digvijay Singh, wants the Centre to amend the Forest Conservation Act to facilitate private sector investment in forest-based
According to a report of the Independent Commission of Health in India 10 lakh Indians die prematurely from tobacco-related diseases every year. The reports says that tobacco is the single largest
The word is that the dentists drill could one day be a thing of the past thanks to a new vaccine that prevents tooth decay. The vaccine is spread on the teeth. The tests are being carried out at the
