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Expert : This year's swelling of the Yangtze River has been caused by abnormal movement of the rain front in the areas along the middle and lower reaches of the river, according to a senior
Reiterating that the government had approved development of the second phase of the Agni intermediate range ballistic missile with an enhanced range, defence minister George Fernandes on Tuesday said
Outbreaks of water borne diseases are feared to grip flood stricken areas in South Korea due to a dearth of clean drinking water and delayed disposal of garbage and dead livestock, health officials
Babies born to mothers who live near hazardous waste landfill sites have a higher risk of serious birth defects, according to a European study. Women who live within three kilometres of a hazardous
The cabinet in Thailand approved an Agriculture Ministry proposal yesterday to allow mining on seven plots in a national park and forest reserves for 10 years. In granting its approval, the cabinet
Record-breaking floods that have hit the Yangtze River basin since June have affected 240 million people so far, with more than 2,000 people dead or missing and 13.8 million taking refuge in higher
Reports of how the first half of 1998 have been the warmest six months ever recorded on Earth in more than a hundred years, should turn the heat on for its residents to find solutions that will save
India is poised to achieve self-reliance in cartography-the science of mapping-in the year 2000 when the CARTOSAT-I satellite will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from
The tiger population in Orissa's forests is fast declining, according to data provided by the State's forest department. The tiger population in the 32 forest divisions of the State came down to 198
The Conference on Disarmament announced in Geneva an agreement to create a special group to negotiate a treaty banning the output of fissile material for nuclear purposes. The decision to create an
