report : A research study conducted by the Seoul city government warned of the capital's ongoing desertization yesterday, showing that more than 50 percent of Seoul's land area has been developed and
The CAG report has blamed the previous BHP government for the outbreak of dropsy, which killed 66 persons and led to the hospitalisation of 2,556 others, in the Capital in 1998. The CAG report for
The Bhopal Municipal Coporation (BMC) administration has decided to launch a special sanitation drive from April 17 to 30, which would also include repairs of pipeline leakages and road repairs. A
There's a story about a septuagenarian Japanese ivory carver who did not know that elephants were killed for their tusks. He thought tusks were pulled out of elephants which died natural deaths--
A gang of about 25 armed poachers were spotted in the Mahananda Wildlife sanctuary yesterday
Europeans living in the north have moe chances of suffering from cancer as it has been discovered that an Ozone layer over the arctic has been depleting, the European Union
In a bid to provide a level-playing field for indigenous systems, the Prime Minsiter, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced that his government will set up a National Board of Medicinal Plants by June
Kerala's Shakthikulangara fishing harbour near Kollam has bounced back to life following the discoveryof a massive prawn colony after a decade-long drought. The region is humming with activity and
Monsanto Co. aiming to mollify farming activists in the developing world, said it will make available without charge its research about the genetic structureof rice. Crop scientists said it is the
Rajasthan has been affected by a severe drought for two successive years, putting strain on the state finances to meet the additional expenses required to meet the challenge. Chief minister Ashok
Ineptness of the authorities responsible for ensuring the security of government property and its sources of income has led major financial loss to State Government. The State Government has been
Asahi Glass Co. of Japan has developed a plastic fiber, which promises low-cost networks that can carry enough data to transmit motion pictures in real time. High transmission speed and easy
The United States National Academy of Sciences has called for more stringent checks on genetically modified crops but has concluded there is no evidence that food from the new crops threatens
This small village on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway may be on the world wildlife map soon because of -- the presence of a numher of colonies of the world's best natural scavenger, vulture, which
Diets high in olive oil may help reduce blood clotting and ultimately cut deaths from heart disease, research shows. Danish researchers have studied the effects of olive oil on blood coagulation,
Two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from Baikonur on Tuesday on a mission to save the aging Mir space station with the help of private sector
As many as 167 of the total 177 highly polluting industries in the state have set up pollution control facilities, whereas four units ave been closed down and six have been declared defaulters, said
The Sri Lankan government has banned private blood banks after a leading woman physician was infected with the deadly HIV virus following blood
South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Thursday it has advised the country's cattle markets to close to prevent an outbreak of deadly foot-and-mouth disease from
Effluents of Kasur-based leather industry across the border are also polluting the Sutlej. Although there was no official workd on this from the Punjab Irrigation Department, insiders revealed that
