Rise in tiger population
Relocation of some villages lying on the periphery of the Corbett National Park has led to an increase in the population of animals. During the past four years since the relocation of Dhara, Jirna
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Authorities finally initiate steps to tackle growing industrial pollution
A solid waste managment plant to cater to the needs of small and big industries in and around Surat including Hazira-based industries is likely to be set up in the city. The National Productivity
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Hearing will decide on plaintiffs in suit against UK tobacco
The UK's first group-action lawsuit against the country's tobacco industry faces a crucial hurdle, as a hearing begins to determine the number of plaintiffs who can take part in the landmark case. A
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Indonesia to change mining royalties
Indonesian officials said they would change mining royalties and push for more payments directly to local governments to assuage growing popular resentment against foreign mining companies. Rozik
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Code will offer oceans of wealth
A code to regulate the recovery of minerals from the world's seabeds is to be approved soon, allowing contracts to be issued for seabed mining to agencies and companies in several countries. The code
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ECL board recommends closure of 64 mines
The board of directors of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has recommended the closure of 64 mines in six areas of the company, the Minister of State for Coal, Mr. Dilip Ray, informed the Rajya Sabha.
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$134 m IBRD loan for Maharashtra's health care project
The World Bank has approved a $134 million credit for the Maharashtra Health Systems Project. About 4.5 million out-patients and 3,00,000 in-patients are expected to benefit through improvement in
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Don't blame it on El Nino
Scientists say that this year's record-setting El Nino demonstrates that the cost of natural disasters is rising, both in terms of financial costs and human lives, despite improvements in risk
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Health mela to focus on motherhood
Motherhood and women's health are the themes of this year's 10 day long Perfect Health Mela, the fifth annual event organised by the Health Care Foundation of India (HCFI) in the
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Forest products from Third World tree farms
Tree plantations run by locals in Asia and Africa are one new way for pulp and paper companies to reap fresh timber supply without felling remote virgin forests, a development official todl Reuters.
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ISO 'green' rating for all Ford plants
Ford Motor Co. said it would meet the International Organisation for Standardisation's (ISO) environmental goals in all its 140 plants worldwide by year-end, becoming the first automaker to do so.
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Pepsi expanding food base, contract farming
After Punjab, the multinational Pepsi Food Ltd. has unveiled major plans to replicate its contract farming experiment in other states, set up a research centre and expand its food processing base by
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Embattled Monsanto targets $100 million sales by 2002
The US life science giant Monsanto, currently in the middle of a squall in India over the "Terminator" gene, is planning to launch more gene technology products in India over the next four years for
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HP to have golden fish hatchery
There is a good news for anglers and lovers of the endangered golden mahseer fish as the country's first mahseer hatchery is being set up in Himachal Pradesh. Himchal Pradesh is setting up the
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Criticised all round
Japan is coming under increasing pressure to improve its environmental protection legislation. At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change over the past two years, Japan has been
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Environmental appraisal sought on Sterlite plant
Sterlite Industries' Rs 1000 crore copper smelter plant at Tuticorin should not be re-opened without an "overall environmental impact assessment", said the counsel for the MDMK general secretary, V
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Lupo shows miserly nature at the pumps
Volkswagen's answer to the environmental car of the future took its bow at the Paris motor show in September. The "3-litre" Lupo does not refer to the diminutive hatchback's engine size, but the fact
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World Bank launches Water and Climate Atlas
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), one of 16 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centres, has developed The World Water and Climate Atlas, a
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Basmati-type rice developed for US market
After 15 years of research and experimentation, a new variety of basmati-type rice will soon be released by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation (CCRRF) to meet the ever expaning and
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Protein to fight leprosy and TB
Scientists at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi have developed a drug which can boost the immune system to fight leprosy and multi-drug resistant