Gujarat Minister for Narmada and Irrigation Jay Narayan Vyas is among the 14 next generation water leaders of the world listed at the Second World Water Forum which concluded at The Hague on

Italian Environment Minister Edo Ronchi yesterday announced incentives to encourage the scrapping of cars using leaded petrol by January 2002, as required by an EU directive banning

Tribals of Berhampur have forcibly stopped the progress of work at the Baijhal irrigation project in Gajapati district. They have also reportedly warned contractors to vacate the project site withing

If a giant asteroid slammed into the Earth, the devastation could be so great that humans would die in an extinction similar the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to a new study published

The World Commission on Water for the 21st century has warned that the people may face a severe water crisis in the new millennium. In a report, the commission assured if the world has to achieve

A giant leap into advetising space: After conquering Earth, commercial sponsorship has set its sight on Mars, with multinational corporations jostling to place their emblems aboard a scout probe due

Similipal region in Orissa faces the prospects of drought if steps are not taken to halt the flow of pollutants into perennial streams

A new study suggests that the Earth's atmospheric temperature may be strongly linked to solar activity. Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysis. Long Island University and the

For the second straight year, the Snake river in Washington state was labeled the nation's most endangered river by American Rivers, an environmental group. American Rivers said the designation, made

Many adverse findings from the Pak Moon dam construction came sharply into focus yesterday in a study report of the World Commission on Dams. The Pak Moon report is one of the eight case studies