About 65 per cent of major cities in the world are situated in the coastal regions and industrial wastes, diverted to these regions, are the major sources of pollution resulting in the decrease of
Poisonous exhaust fumes belting out from autos and buses are the biggest culprits in contributing to visible traffic pollution in Delhi, according to a survey organised by Nature's Soule, a
There is an urgent need to replace the current "speed lanes" system that responds to the varied demands of speed, synergy and optimal distribution of trafffic on roads, says a recent survey conducted
Afforestation programmes should take into consideration the needs of the local communities. According to Eva Cheung Robinson, Executive Director, Social Planning and Research, Canada, who has worked
Can US call its wines champagne, asks expert: If champagne continues to be a typical French wine and scotch whisky Scottish, no amount of American arm-twisting will be able to snatch "Basmati" from
The menacing gush of gas from an oil well has once again thrown into focus the problem of pilferage at the ONGC oil fields in this area.Eight days have gone by since the leak began at Well No. 402
Tuberculosis(TB) has re-emerged as the number one killer in the world. And the battle against it will mainly have to be fought in India, says Dr Thomas Frieden, WHO medical officer in India. Every
The new Agriculture Minister, Som Pal, today proposed to bring in a comprehensive agriculture policy which would maximise the use of land, water and genetic resources. He also said that the ministry
People for Animals, dubbed as the country's leargest animal welfare organisation, today served a legal notice on Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for importing 50 Beagle dogs from the U.S.A. to conduct
Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Monday to contain a forest fire that has been raging for a week through a national park, threatening wildlife and residents. The blaze at the Khao Yai national
