Greenpeace activists arrested in Kerala
Six activists of environment protection group Greenpeace were arrested outside the residence of the Kerala Health Minister, Mr P Sankaran, while protesting the Government's apathy to the "relentless
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B'lore metro work to start in April
After the Bangalore international airport, it appears to be time to firm up the action plan for metro rial. The Bangalore mass rapid Transit Ltd (BMRTL), the agency set up by government of Karnataka
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Phase-out project for carbon tetra chloride
India has decided to phase out production and consumption of an ozone depleting substance (OSD)- carbon tetra chloride.For this, a national phase-out plan of $52 million has been approved by the
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Bandipur rattled by poachers' gunshots; langur killed
The Bandipur tiger-reserve in Karnataka is waking up to a new threat. Poachers have included sloth bear and langurs to their hit-list and have been swift in their operation in this area. The
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Rural women take to medicinal plants, herbs
Rural women in three districts in lower Assam are growing medicinal plants and herbs endemic to the State. Financing their own schemes from deposits and savings, rural self-help groups have begun to
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Nature's Beckon hits back at PCCF
Nature's Beckon, an NGO working for ecological balance in the north-eastern region, yesterday hit back at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) of Assam, Mr Sonadhar Doley for his
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France makes brave atempt to stub out smoking habit
Tobacconists went on strike across France yesterday in protest against an increas ein cigarette duties that will m ake the average pack of 20 more expensive than in any other European Union counry
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Diarrhoea, cholera claim 15 in Nagaon
Diarrhoea and cholera, which have taken an epidemic form in Nagaon district, of Assam, have claimed 15 lives including a pregnant woman so far. Reports said that more than 200 people of the district
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Village cracks down on firecrackers
A village in Rajkot district of Gujarat has set a unique example for others to follow this Diwali. The gram panchayat of the Raj Samadhiyala village has passed a resolution that all villagers would
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City scientists zero in on method to pick pure seeds
Hyderabad has achieved another milestone in agricultural science. Six scientists from the city have developed a fool-proof technique, whereby hybrid seeds can be segregated from the deficient ones s
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Crackers pack more bang than allowed by the law
An aircraft takes off at 125 decibels
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Pisciculture ryots incur Rs 800 cr loss
Prawn and fish culture farmers in Krishna district incurred a heavy loss of rs 800 crore this season as a result of truant monsoon and lack of irrigation water, a senior government official said on
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Ranbaxy, Glaxo to collaborate in drug discovery
Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's largest pharmaceutical company, and Glaxo SmithKline, the world's third largest research-based pharmaceutical company after Pfizer and Novaritis, today announced that
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Japan bank to fund Haryana project
The Japan Bank of Internationalo Co-operation is considering a proposal to fund an integrated natural resource development project in rural Haryana through forestry programmes, involving an
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Workshop on Environ Law
Centre for Environment Education, North, is organising a 3-day workshop on
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Complete failure of BT cotton in Sabarkanth
Complete failure of the BT cotton Bollguard-162 across 1,300 acres of land in Sabarkantha has pushed the farmers into financial losses. Sabarkantha MP Madhusudan Mistry, who immediately shot a letter
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Leopards getting closer, 4-year-old is latest victim
The leopard struck again on Wednesday evening. This time at the upmarket Raheja Vihar complex in Powai, Mumbai. Four-year-old Anmol Bansal was playing in his building compound, blissfully unaware of
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'Poverty affects 1bn children in poor states'
Over one billion children in the developing countries suffer from severe effects of poverty with more than 90 million children in South Asia alone going hungry everyday. This was revealed in a
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WHo urges worldwide readiness on SARS
SARS may have been contained for the moment but the international community must take immediate steps to prepare for a recurrence or the outbreak of a new disease, a World Health Organization
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Dengue outbreak worries Delhi High Court
Sixty-six fresh cases of dengue were reported from different areas of Delhi today even as the High Court sought detailed replies from the Delhi Government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) and