Also opposes DJB’s pleas regarding water shortage in Capital The Haryana government has claimed that the Delhi High Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide on the Yamuna water-sharing dispute
Scientists have found out what may drive a normally monogamous male to chase any available female and neglect his family: the sex hormone testosterone. When male dark-eyed junco birds were given an
The government today expressed its concern over the possible implications of a recent U.S. decision to grant a patent to an American company for basmati rice. It may soon approach the U.S. Patent
Trials at the University College of London using photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a new drug called Foscan have produced excellent results in treatment of oral
U.S. wants India's participation: The United States has said it would not submit the Kyoto environmental protocol for ratification by the Senate unless key developing countries, including India and
The silkworm known for its rich silks can now be manipulated to produce a vaccine for hepatitis B, report scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. They have made the silkworm
A list of hazardous wastes that was covered under an earlier decision to ban the export of such wastes from developed to developing countries is likely to be revised and drawn up afresh by nearly 100
Two independent investigating agencies have found the pollution level in the controversial Alang Sosiya Ship-Breaking Yard, one of the largest in the world and the biggest in Asia, in Bhavnagar
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has chalked out a programme of interim measures to arrest the continuing trend of starvation deaths in the "KBK districts." In a joint effort that would
Millions of people with a history of peptic ulcer disease continue to receive unnecessary treatment, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Medical Center. The study, which was
The India-canada Environment facility (ICEF), joint initiative of the Canadian Government and the Government of India, has approved grants of Rs. 17.58 crores for two projects on environmental
