If Delhi Transport Minister Rajendra Gupta has his way, nearly 600 noxious fume-spewing Harley Davidsons will soon be off the road. While the idea is to combat vehicular pollution, the minister plans
The Planning Commission has come up with a proposal to increase water charges for all categories of consumers, including irrigation charges for farmers. The proposal for "rationalising" the pricing
Constitution of a 15-nation forest security council, development of new tools for promoting the sustainable management of forests, and the formation of an international forest ombudsman are the key
A forestry and environemnt project for the eastern plains of Karnataka, sanctioned by the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) of Japan, to be implemented in a five-year period from 1997-98 to
Representatives from 57 countries signed a convention limiting the use of toxic chemicals in an effort to protect developing countries from the unscrupulous trade in hazardous substances and
Ghaziabad is all set to become the first district in Uttar Pradesh to use zoning atlas for the siting of industries, based on environmental considerations. Zoning atlas will help classify land on the
In September, the Environmental Protection Agency will start seeking public reaction to one of the largest environmental testing programs ever. Under Congressional mandate, the agency proposes to
Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center plan to launch the first plane on Mars. The estimated tab: $48 million. The Ames team, has already designed a robot plane and dubbed it Kitty Hawk. It would
Dendritic cells are the pacesetters of the human immune system-they regulate the activity of immune cells in lymph nodes. Researchers at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPMC) are
