Many Chief Ministers had expressed problems with the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act and the Forest Conservation Act, and the Union Government would sit with them and work out a solution to these
A destructive 'die-back' disease has struck the eco-friendly, evergreen neem tree. The die-back disease, as named by botanists, was noticed about four years ago and it is now well established that it
The Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Mr. Robert Pitofsky, mindful of a new report on cancer risks, favours asking Congress to require health warnings on cigar
Drought-hit farmers from this Maharashtra district have warned they would sit on dharna in front of the District Collector's official residence from May 1 if the State Government doesn't take note of
When the space shuttle Columbia next blasts off, it will resemble a Noah's ark of creepy-crawlies including insects, rats and 18 pregnant mice. The mice, along with 1,514 crickets, 135 snails, 152
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Som Pal said on Monday that the National Agricultural Policy, to be presented in the budget session of Parliament, will focus on rain-fed areas which
It is mid-April and the tribals of Orissa will again kill animals to celebrate their joy and get blessings of their deities. And sure enough, the State Government will come up with the same excuse
The sudden death of a large number of Indian tortoises inside a pond at a village close to Sambalpur in the past few days has alarmed environmentalists, wildlife lovers and forest officials in the
Forest fires are raging out of control in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province, environment minister Juwono Sudarsono was quoted as saying on Tuesday, likening the area to America's lawless "Wild
The environment and forests ministry plans to offer fresh incentives to industrial units excelling in pollution control. The details of the scheme are to be worked out in consultation with the
