A failed attempt to save the cedars underscores the state of endangered species protection in Canada. While the government has assembled a list of 291 species of animals, birds, insects and plants
For the first time in Mars exploration, a spacecraft has captured the full evolution of a Martian dust storm. NASA's Mars Global Surveyor mission also has returned new insights into the deeply
The Haryana government, in a bid to tackle the power crisis in the state, has invited proposals from both domestic and international promoters for small hydel projects in the
Franco-Italian semiconductor maker SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said it has developed a technique to build global positioning by satellite navigation systems using only two microchips. The
Japan's deregulation measures for the domestic power sector will likely result in wider use of fuel oil and coal, counter to an agreement reached in Kyoto late last year to reduce greenhouse gas
President Bill Clinton threw his personal authority behind an effort to persuade Congress to pass a bill on the tobacco industry in the 68 days of legislative time remaining this year. Mr. Clinton
The Italian government is locked in a furious battle with the country's judiciary over whether an untested "cancer cure" should be provided free of charge by the national health service. If the
Exports of satellite mapping service from India are poised to be a major foreign exchange earner by the turn of the century in select nonconventional technology-based services sector, forecasts a
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says the report of the A K Mukherjee committee suggesting that forest land be given to industry for plantations could "sound the final death knell" for
India and Sweden will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaborative research projects in energy, environment technology and food processing. The MoU, to be signed between the Department
