Nineteen European nations on Monday signed an agreement to prohibit the genetic replication of human beings, but without Britain, which considers the measure too strict and Germany, which considers
Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday called on Japan to ban the import of the southern bluefin tuna, the primary catch for the luxury Japanese sashimi trade, saying the species was on the brink
The government on Monday extended the period of export of value-added herbal formulations, ayurvedic drug formulations of 17 species of wild plants till March 31,
As dark clouds of pollution engulf Delhi, residents of some colonies in the Capital have decided to convert their areas into pollution-free zones. A project is being undertaken with the help of an
India's first privately run industrial waste management facility is being planned in the Kurkumbh industrial area in Maharashtra. A US company - Illinois Environment Protection Agency - will help the
Arunachal Pradesh lost revenue worth R.s 115 crores since the Supreme Court banned forest related industries in the North-East,according to the Chief Minister, Mr. Gegong
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to organise a State-wide poultry immunisation programme at an estimated cost of Rs. 89 lakhs, to prevent "Ranikhet" viral disease among
Judged by the obstacles in the way of the so called fast track projects, it now looks as though the 1,000 MW thermal plant of the Nagarjuna group at Nandikur near Mangalore will be the first to go
The Karnataka High Court stayed the setting up of a new internatonal airport project, which was to come up near Mangalore. The ruling was passed on a writ petition filed by an environmental support
