Brazil has broken its historic ban on genetically engineered crops by approving Monsanto's transgenic Roundup Ready soybean seeds. The decision will open up the world's second largest soybean
The operation to transplant the hand of a dead man on to the arm of Perth amputee Mr Clive Hallam was unlikely to succeed, one of Melbourne's leading microsurgeons predicted yesterday. An
Behind the celebration of the historic Seoul-Tokyo fisheries accord yesterday, Korean fishermen will likely enter into an unprecedentedly hard period due to narrower fishing ground, industry sources
Thailand will send the Chulabhorn research vessel to survey marine resources in Burmese waters under the two countries' agreement to cooperate on fishing matters. If the survey shows potential, a
The world's wettest spot is hit by an acute water shortage. In fact, the area is showing signs of desertification. Mawsynram, a mountainous tribal hamlet in Meghalaya, shot into international
Malaria is threatening to assume epidemic proportions in Orissa with 116 lives lost till June this year and the toll likely to touch 400 by the year-end.The problem has got aggravated by lack of
The Union Ministry for Agriculture has ordered killing of the predatory fish piranhas which are being clandestinely bred in different parts of the country for aquariums. Under the law, exotic fish
Only a tenth of the approximately 10,000 kg of hospital waste churned out daily by the 815-odd hospitals in Ahmedabad goes into the two large incinerators the city has. What does not go into them is
The Tamil Nadu governemnt has formed a committee to monitor the progress made by the liquid fuel-based short gestation power projects in the state.The committee, which consists of Tamil Nadu
The Forest Department in Sri Lanka has received over 1000 applications from the private sector as well as from individuals for reforestation of barren state land under a new program. Under this
