The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards, monitors the water quality of rivers. New Delhi: Over Rs 5,800 crore has been sanctioned for pollution
Unseasonal rains accompanied with high velocity winds hit several parts of North Gujarat on Tuesday claiming five lives in Kalol and Mansa taluks while critically injuring 35 people. Rains and gusty
The city's middle and lower income groups are under a "malnutrition threat." Nutrition experts from AIIMS examined students of municipal Schools and found almost 97.7% of them to be underweight and a
The World Health Organisation said on Sunday that it had alerted health officials around the world to increase somewhat their preparedness in response to two human cases of an apparently new strain
For two years, it has come in bursts, on issues from arsenic to wetlands: the unfolding of what President Bush, as a candidate, promised would be a new era of environmental protection. Whether
Worried about falling behind its global competition, much of Asia is rushing forward with the development and cultivation of genetically modified crops. The three most populous countries in Asia
Wild elephants in West Bengal may soon have their own travel corridor through the jungles to help them avoid contact with humans that often result in casualities on both sides. Forest authorities are
US secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday he planned to announce a new installment of US food aid to North Korea through the World Food
Delhi Development minister Haroon Yusuf reviewed constructionof drainage systems in rural villages and has asked the MCD to prioritise 40 problematic villages for next financial year. A high-level
Fake crocidiles are scaring away flamingos from a deadly lake in Cyprus, where some 40 birds have died from poisoning after gobbling up lead pellets. Authorities have placed large replica crocodiles
The Vajpayee Government is likely to introduce a bill to ban cow slaughter in the next half of the ongoing Budget session of
