Kenya is reeling under the double onslaught of unseasonal downpours and epidemics that are exacting a mounting toll on human life, livestock and an economy based on tourism and agriculture. By late
The United States president Clinton said documents, indicating a major tobacco company targeted children for cigarette sales confirmed his "worst suspicions" and called on Congress to pass a strong
With pests driving several cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh to suicide recently, experts are looking at transgenic cotton as a viable solution to the problem:a report.
Pork chops with human genes? Tomatoes with scorpion genes? Veggies and non-veggies beware the gene in the bottle. After Polly the cloned sheep and Tracy's milk with human proteins, genetic
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is determined to sit tight on a jetty construction project of the Sanghi Kutch district of Gujarat unless the State government draws up a Coastal Zone
Understanding the environmental degradation on account of vehicular pollution, Scooters India Limited decided to add to its stable range of less polluting/zero polluting 3 wheelers. These new eco
The WWF and the UNICEF are holding a two day international conference in Delhi on freshwater crisis. The meet will be held on January 20 and 21. The objective of the consultations is to review the
The judiciary has done a "tremendous duty" in protecting environment but the average citizen must also maintain his concern for conservation, Minister for environment and forests Saifudin Soz said in
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has formally asked India to amend its patent laws for pharmaceutical and agro chemical products as per the international agreements thus making it mandatory for New
Prime Minister I.K. Gujral has asked the power ministry to communicate to the Tehri Power Project Authority not to undertake any blast connected with the dam construction till the completion of a
