The recovery of the ozone layer to its pre-industrial state may be delayed, and could even worsen for time, because of the greenhouse effect, according to a study in a recent issue of
A new study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine strongly suggests that widespread deficiencies of vitamin D may play a big role in causing the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis among
The Madhya Pradesh government's rejection of the conditional offers made by De Beers and RTZ-CRA for undertaking exploitation and exploitation of diamond reserves in the state has brought the
A US human rights group is urging the World Bank to condition future loans for a major power project in India on ending abuses directed primarily against people displaced by the project. Human Rights
Delhi Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that the one-day health programmes have created awareness among people, who have reciprocated by coming in large numbers on the prescribed day. The
Bangladesh is set to open the tap at its first privately developed natural-gas field, a flagship project in this impoverished country's attempt to woo foreign investment and fuel rapid economic
The Food Control Office at Man Kam To is Hong Kong's first line of defence against any pestilence brewing across the border between China's newest special administrative region and Guangdong
China and the United States signed a contract calling for the installation of two 350 mw generating units at the Yuzhou Power Plant in central China's Henan
The Centre has cleared two major forest conservation projects - Eastern Ghat Development Project - for Tamil Nadu under the Ninth Five Year Plan, according to Mr. R. Annamalai,Conservator of Forests,
Vice President Gore called on industries to release vital health information for thousands of commonly used chemcials, a move he said would "empower citizens with new knowledge" to safeguard their
