All forms of advertising for tobacco in the European Union will become illegal after the European Parliament's approval of a total ban. The decision ends a decade long tug of war between EU
The race between scientific and commercial interests to unravel the entire human genetic code took another twist when the US-based Wellcome Trust, the world's largest charity announced that it would
After 24 years of preparations and almost as much time in litigation, the world's first deep, underground nuclear waste storage site won a Federal license to begin burying plutonium with deliveries
Astronomers have obtained an unprecedented look at the nearest example of cannibalism - a massive black hole hidden at the center of a nearby giant galaxy that is feeding on a smaller galaxy in a
Local body chairpersons and residents eagerly await a formal Government decision on methods for implementing a massive underground sewerage network project in three muncipalities south of
Fighting the problem of antibiotic resistance will require a better, more coordinated system of surveillance, as well as an increased effort to prolong the effectiveness of existing antibiotics and
At least three power projects including Enron phase-II, Cogentrix-sponsored Mangalore power project and AES Trnaspower's IB Valley plant are expected to seek alternative sources of funding following
The government will not encourage captive power projects as they were uneconomical and short sighted in nature, the Power Minister, Mr R Kumaramangalam
Andhra Pradesh may well be the worst hit state in the country with the USA deciding on imposing sanctions. The mammoth Rs 12,000 crore aid agreed to in principle by the World Bank is especially in
The 20th century began with a world populated by 1.6 billion people and will end with 6 billion inhabitants - with most of the growth occuring in poor countries, demographers estimate. The Population
