Pakistan will formally complain to the United States patents office against a patent given to American firm RiceTec Inc. on a premium rice brand orginating in the Indian
The second summit of the developing eight countries which was scheduled to take place in tbe Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, in November has been put off infefinitely because of the prolonged floods in
The Andhra Pradesh state pollution control board(PCB), after dilly-dallying for over two and a half-years, has identified a 200-acre site for the Australian-aided Hyderabad waste management
govt. must file reply: The High Court today directed the government and others to file their objections within 10 days on a public interest petition which sought directions to implement pollution
Radon in household water supplies increases people's overall exposure to the gas, but waterborne radon poses few risks to human health, says a new report by a committee of the National Research
A Unicef-World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) combined study has warned of a serious water crisis in India. The consequences would be more health problems for the people and more shortage of quality
The pilot project for comprehensive development of shrimp culture by using remote sensing technology without endangering the fragile coastal ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh is in limbo. The project was
The Centre on Monday decalred floods in West Bengal as a national calamity and announced a special grant of Rs 75 crore to the State as an immediate step towards relief and restoration work in 11
The Union Health Ministry today denied newspapers reports that a recent survey had revealed that the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS among the general population has reached the level of one per cent in
