Dolly, the cloned sheep, is expecting
Dolly is pregnant, and scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh await the arrival with keen anticipation, although they are keeping the date secret. This will be the third time the world's
Dolly is pregnant, and scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh await the arrival with keen anticipation, although they are keeping the date secret. This will be the third time the world's
Residents of Bogota went to work on bicycles, roller-skates and even in horse-drawn carriages yesterday, as the city observed a day-long ban on the use of private cars as part of an
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is to clean up 10.5 million tonnes of uranium mill tailings deposited on the bank of the Colorado River in Moab, Utah. The DoE has agreed to clean up the 33.5m-high
South Africa is to build the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere, a move welcomed by scientists from all over the world. They call it "Africa's giant eye". It will see stars a billion times
Water is everybody's business, especially women's. This was the theme of the just concluded second World Water Forum at the Hague. The Report of the World Commission for Water in the 21st Century,
The climate talks in Lima are proving to be so difficult because the issue before the negotiators is whether the Climate Treaty of 1992 needs to be tweaked to take into account the changed context, or
Uk's plan to create eco-towns across the country could soon be a dream-come-true. Housing minister Yvette Cooper has recently unveiled the country's first zero-carbon house and awarded a stamp duty
India experienced the worst summer in fifty years which left more than 3,000 dead and millions soaking in sweat. The heat wave took its toll in almost every state in the country, the worst-affected
Poor nations should focus on water security: Developing nations should make eforts to ensure continuous water supply to provide 'water security', according to experts in drinking water management.It
It was only half a year ago, but events since the Johannesburg earth summit already make it seem like a distant event. The world has just seen an American engineered war in which the un was sidelined and the us paid scant regard to the views of even its t
Scientists said Thursday that they had cloned a monkey -- the first nonhuman primate to be cloned -- in an experiment that they hope will result in squads of genetically identical lab animals perfect
The eminent scientist, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, today applauded the Madhya Pradesh Government's initiative and said the newly constituted Biodiversity Board in the State should go a long way towards
Renewable energy sources, which afford several benefits like reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability in the context of decreasing global reserves of fossil fuels, suitability in meeting diffused and decentralized needs will play a critical role in the future economic growth of our country.
The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes in water and development. Future-oriented, interdisciplinary and
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has plans to set up 17 more reservoirs as a flood control measure. At present there 8 large and 37 medium reservoirs in the State on different river systems. Besides, work on 18 more projects are on. The projects on river Mahanadi which are on progress are Lower Indra, Manjore, Ret, Titlagarh and Lower Suktel.
India, set to receive a $82 million grant to gradually phase out the production of CFCs (chlorofluocarbons), is gearing up for another battle-- a proposal to advance the deadline on a consumpiton
The Union Minsiter for Water Resources, Dr. C.P. Thakur, has called for implementation of inter-basin transfer lnk schemes to further harness surface water resources. delivering the presidential
Bangladesh's largest Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project (First Phase) to be completed by the year 2003 is expected to increase food production in three northern districts of Bangladesh by 5.69 lakh
An international body in the area of water management has reportedly supported the construction of a dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat, a project that has been slammed by environmentalists. This
The present emission control mechanism needs to be tightened up so as to reduce pollution in the country. It is estimated that the number of deaths caused due to pollution is much more when compared