Prof. Peter Raven, Director of Missouri Botanical Garden, has suggested appointment of a National Board on Diversity which could actively pursue in-situ preservation of diverse living organisms at a
The country's first genetically engineered hepatitis-B vaccine produced and developed by Hyderabad-based Shantha biotecnics was commercially marketed on
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Phdcci) has urged the government to expedite the setting up of central and state electricity regulatory commisions to bring about stability in the power
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has threatened to stop providing grants to the Assam State Zoo because of the failure of the State Government to provide the necessary matching grants. According to
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation of 300 megawatt coal based thermal power plant, the first of its kind in the country. An estimated 0.83 millions tons of coal to be extracted from
The Assam government has proposed to reopen the 44 plywood factories of the state, lying closed since December 1996 on a phased manner by re-locating them under specific zones, state industries
A wave of lawsuits brought by environmentalists is compelling state and Federal authorities to enforce a long dormant provision of the Clean Water Act, opening a new front in the struggle over
New fires have broken out in a national park in East Kalimantan, as rainmaking operations began in the province that has seen forest and bush fires raging for months, a witness and officials said on
