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Ten persons were killed in March by toxic gas from untreated effluents discharged by Century Rayon's Thane plant. The state pollution control board wants to shut the plant down, but is encountering opposition from the management and the union.
sunny prospects: In a bid to boost the sale of solar energy for residential purposes, Kyocera, the Japanese producer of high-performance ceramics and electronic compo-nents, has split its solar
While plans about alternatives to almost all currently used resources abound, no one is talking about managing one crucial resource: terra firma
Are mobile phones safe?
Mind-body intervention psychotherapy: includes combining medication with discussion, listening to the patient or using more active behavioural and emotive psychological methods; can hasten recovery
Developers of a new, clean and efficient process for coal based power generation say it will not become popular unless the government enforces stricter environment protection standards.
Consumer consciousness has yet to make a dent in the mind of the average Indian buyer. That consumer is the king has remained merely a slogan of the consumer movement activists
Ariane 5's nosediving end threatens to terminate Europe's leadership of the commercial satellite industry and push forth other contenders like the US, waiting in the wings
STRAWBERRY PACT: Mumbai-based Gemini Agritech Ltd and Israel-based Plastro Gvat have entered into a technical arrangement for the supply of strawberry cultivation technology and support on a
Despite an acute power shortage in the country, the ministries of power and environment find each other the main obstacles in achieveing their respective goals
Researchers in the US have developed an elevator software that will allow the dumb machines to act intelligently and decide where they have to go and how soon
Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. <font class='UCASE'>samreen farooqui </font> delves into the issue <br>
QUITE A SAVING: Those suffering from skin cancer will now have to dish out less money for their medical bills. Scientists from the Cancer Research Campaign in Britain have invented a light
Sea turtles have the remarkable ability to identify their geographical location in magnetic terms, and use this knowledge to move in consciously desired directions
The efforts of an American biologist might give science something to remember him by. Working with fruitj1ies and the CREB gene, Timothy Tully is all set to prove that long term memory can be enhanced through genetic manipulation
Ironically, Indian scooter manufacturers keep the Chinese at bay using strict emission norms. With WTO rules in place, domestic emission norms are vital in shaping the highly competitive market. Environment is both an opportunity and a threat, find the au
A cloud o criticism forms over the proposal to set up a high power nuclear plant at Kudangulam in Tamil Nadu
A new version of the memory cards could spell a radical shift in our notions of identity cards, passports or quite simply any kind of documentation. YI is this magic memory material which renders these cards more power and capacity apart from being kinde
The post GATT liberalisation era has come to India not only with its enchanting platter of economic efficiency, technological treasure trough and fairy tale promises of 'globalisation' but it has also raised some significant questions regarding its viab