Shakti Pumps (India) announced that the Government of India has announced a mega scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) with an objective to scale up use of
The Supreme Court has criticised the Madras High Court and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for not appreciating the significance of the case against Sakthi Sugar Ltd and other units that
Multinational life science company Monsanto has said the dreaded "terminator gene", believed to make grains sterile rendering them unfit for use as seed, does not exist as yet. Of late fears have
The Supreme Court has ordered a solid waste management commission in class I cities to examine the possibility of recycling urban waste to provide cheap fuel to the poorer sections of the urban
The Government has decided to ban use of bags made of recycled plastic. A notification to this effect is on the cards. Detailed guidelines on the management of plastic wastes will also be issued
The Government plans to ban excavation of top soil within a 50-km radius of coal and lignite based thermal power plants to check environmental damage owing to dumping of fly ash for landfills. The
Software producer DRI Legasys Group of Canada said it can help companies falling behind in the battle to defuse the millennium computer tome-bomb.DRI Legasys said its new product - LS/2000 - can
Pan masala or chewing tobacco is injurious to health, a health ministry probe has finally concluded. The probe was conducted by the directorate-general of health services based on evidence gathered
The Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) has initiated action against several Haryana and Punjab-based industries for discharging untreated effluents into rivers. The board has invoked section five
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has initiated legal action against several big industrial houses under the Environment (protection) Act, 1986.They include Steel Authority of India (all its
Retail prices of the Hepatitis-B vaccine are set to crash following an offer by Shanta Biotech, the first Indian manufacturer, to supply the vaccine at Rs 75 a dose for public health programme. The
