Sale of mustard oil in Delhi was banned today as dropsy epidemic caused by adulterated oil claimed 18 lives in the Capital. However, unconfirmed reports put the death toll at 20. About 500 persons
The use of unleaded petrol will be made compulsory in Delhi for all vehicles, including those without catalytic converters, from September 1 but there is no proposal to extend this measure to other
The Taj Mahal may yet have to wait some more time for a pollution-free environment, as industry in the Taj trapezium is yet to switch over to the use of natural gas in place of conventional toxic
Industralised countries are contemplating imposing a moratorium on the export of hazardous ships-for-scrap to developing countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Environmentalists,
The Centre has framed new rules to deal with the problem of disposal of hospital waste. In a set of guidelines issued in July, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has acknowledged the
The State governments will henceforth be empowered to clear hydel projects that involve an investment ceiling of up to Rs 250 crore from the present limit of Rs 100 crore without being referred to
India and South Africa have identified six projects relating to geology and mining technology for mutual cooperation.A protocol in this regard was signed during the visit of the Steel and Mines
The Punjab Government is committed to provide health services to one and all and has now prepared a plan to achieve this. Health and Family Welfare Minsiter Manoranjan Kalia said here that there
India's main advantage in joining the Paris Convention on Industrial Property is that it will reduce costs--to a fifth of what is incurred now--of filing for international patents and trademarks.
The Edinburgh-based Roslin Institute, where Dolly the sheep was cloned last year, "pirated genes from an unique Indian cattle breed for its animal genetic engineering programme, accuses
