CPCB orders closure of HLL Calcutta unit
The Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) has asked Hindustan Level to shut down its Calcutta unit, while Kesoram Industries, Calcutta and Hind Agro Industries, Aligarh have been told to suspend
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UK tobacco cos to appeal against EU ad ban
UK tobacco companies have won the right to appeal against a European Commission ban on tobacco advertising , a spokesman for British American Tobacco Plc said. A High Court judge in London has given
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Have chocolates, live longer
Scientists already have suggested that eating chocolate may make you happy. Now they say those who indulge in chocolates may live longer. A study of 7,841 Harvard male graduates found that chocolate
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Marine fish production up 12 pc in '97
The total marine fish production grew by 12 per cent to touch 2.69 million tonnes during 1997, according to the latest fish landing statistics collected on an all-India basis.The statistics available
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World Bank dumps project
The World Bank has decided to pull out the Rs 293.25 crore Bihar social forestry project citing tardy progress in other World Bank aided projects in the state and poor financial condition of the
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Recycling of metals must conform to environ norms
India is keen to encourage recycling of lead and zinc to meet growing demand but the trade should take steps to conform to environmental norms, government officials said. "My ministry firmly supports
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Cars recycle their plastic waste
Automobile manufacturers in France, in association with stell and plastic manufacturers, have developed new recycling technologies to utilize automobile
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Epilepsy drug for diabetics
New studies in the US show that an epilepsy drug can bring relief to diabetics who suffer pain from nerve damage and to people with shingles who develop nerve pain that sometimes lasts for years. The
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NZ allows fishing in Antarctic
New Zealand has approved exploratory fishing in a sensitive Antarctic sone in 1999 by two vessels, amid fears of illegal fishing in the region. Ministers said on Thursday official monitors would be
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ICAR to promote animal health for better farm exports
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has geared up to promote animal health in a big way in order to protect Indian farm export from technical barriers for trade under the World Trade
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Transgenic seeds are not harmful
expert: The opposition to transgenic seed technologies, which has gained stridency in the wake of Monsanto's controversial field trials on bollgard cotton crop was 'unwarranted and unscientific' and
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Bollgard seed tests yield 100 per cent germination
The crucial tests of the Bollgard cotton seeds, undertaken by the state Agricultural Department, yielded a hundred per cent germination. The seed caused havoc among the country's farming community
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HC upholds ban on use of animals in circuses
Lions, tigers, bears, panthers and monkeys need no longer dance at the crack of the ringmaster's whip. The Delhi High Court has finally upheld a 1991 Union government notification prohibiting circus
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WWF aid for tiger conservation programmes in India
The World Wide Fund for Nature tiger conservation programme has provided support worth Rs 2 crore to 16 of the 23 tiger reserves across the country in its effort to complement the government's
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Italy scraps plan to stop flooding
One of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken to stop Venice from flooding scrapped by the Italian government, triggering a political row over whether the city was being left to the mercy of the
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Goa capital struggling to contain rising population
India's smallest state capital, Panaji, has seen its population grow three-fold in the past four decades, and is now bursting at the seems. Besides a resident population of 60,000, this once
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Notification issued banning plastic bags for food
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has issued a notification banning the use of plastic bags for carrying foodstuff, the Delhi High Court was informed. The ministry futher said certain
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Punjab farmers lose Rs 2,000 cr from kharif crop
Farmers of Punjab have suffered a loss of about Rs 2000 cr. during the kharif season. The state witnessed untimely rains and rough weather. The high velocity winds created "havoc" and nature was not
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Sterlite case goes to Division bench
In a sudden development, the writ appeal filed by Sterlite Industries (India) ltd. in the Madras High Court pleading for a direction to reopen the company's copper smelter at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu,
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Beware of sunscreens
Heavy use of sunscreen may encourage excessive exposure to the sun and may increase the risk of skin cancer, according to a new study. A survey of 631 European School children found that those with