MP tendu pluckers in MP get surplus
The tendu patta pluckers of Madhya Pradesh will get share of surplus amounting to around Rs 45 crore this year. The surplus, which is the maximum share being given to pluckers after 1989, will be
The tendu patta pluckers of Madhya Pradesh will get share of surplus amounting to around Rs 45 crore this year. The surplus, which is the maximum share being given to pluckers after 1989, will be
It is revealing that a joint sector firm has been entrusted with the task of mapping Darjeeling up to the block level to identify areas which can be developed for tourism and others which need to be
The House of Lords ruled against two British campaigners on Tuesday in the latest-and possibly final-round of a marathon legal battle over their claim that McDonald's Corp was damaging the
Australia and Singapore joined three other nations in suspending imports of beef and pork from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday as concern spread over disease found in cattle. The Korean
In what is seen as a defeat for Greenpeace and the French farm unions, the European Union's (EU) highest court decided that France did not have the right in 1998 to suspend approval of three
The fierce wild dog generally known as Dhole has made a comeback in Rajasthan jungles. A deadly predator, the animal is being spotted these days in the Ranthambhor tiger reserve. There have been
Over seven lakhs endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have come and nested at Nasi islands and Babubali island in the Gahirmatha coast of Orissa. This is the highest-ever mass nesting of these turtles
Researchers at the University of Torono and St. Michael's Hospital (SMH) believe there's more to glaucoma than meets the eye - they have discovered that the disease associated with blindness affects
US President Bill Clinton announced an aid package of $10 million to fight infectious diseases and for penetration of information technology into rural areas in India. Clinton, who was in Hyderabad
Iridium India Telecom India Ltd (IITL) has taken an independent decision to close down its services to Iridium satellite telephony subscribers in the country as of March 31,
Three environmental disasters have raised questions about how diligently Australian mining houses are managing hazardous operations offshore. One Australian company has been accused of polluting the
The US President, Mr. Bill Clinton's environment agenda for India is likely to be announced on March 23, the day on which he is scheduled to address an environmental meet in Agra and later visit the
Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy will hold demonstrations in New Delhi and Mumbai on March 23 to press for extradition of Waren M Anderson, forcer chief, Union Carbide Corporation. Around one thousand
Canada's Voluntary Challenge and Registry Inc. (VCR) recently honored Mobil Canada with a 1999 Leadership Award for the Upstream Oil and Gas sector at a ceremony in Hull, Quebec. The company received
A four-day international conference on biotech foods ended in Chiba (Japan) ,Friday with a pledge to map out scientifically safe guidelines on genetically modified foods by 2003. The Ad Hoc
Nearly 40 per cent of the field work of a baseline study being conducting in the Khirthar National Park has been completed. The study is being done by four Australian scientists from Melbourne
A government-appointed committee has recommended immediate expansion of Darjeeling town and a ban on building constructions in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong as a precaution against recurring
German lawmakers agreed recently to lift a four-year old ban on imports of British beef in a move that will leave France as the only European Union country with such a ban in place. The bans are
70 winnners of the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra awards and Mahavriksha Puraskar for the four years since 1994 will be presented the awards at Vigyan Bhavan on Thursday for their pioneerings
The Punjab (Pakistan) Health Department has decided to include prostitutes, truckers and drug addicts in its four-year expanded Rs 216 million anti-AIDS programme. During the campaign, prostitutes