Govt drops move to privatise coal mining
The Union Government has decided not to privatise domestic coal mining sector. The pending Bill at the Rajya Sabha recommending to further amend the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act will not be
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Microsoft to spend $20 m on Project Shiksha
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd will spend $20 million on its "Project Shiksha" initiative, which will be rolled out in 10 States across the country in a phased manner. About 80,000 teachers
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Showing the way for Siberian cranes
There is good news on the Siberian crane front as the pioneers in crane conservation are in India trying to negotiate with the Centre and the State Governments on formulating a revival plan for the
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Pulse polio: one more baby dies
One more baby which fell sick a day after the pulse polio vaccination died on Tuesday at Asupaka village of Aswaraopet mandal. According to reports reaching Khammam, the two-month-old baby of a
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CM lauds farmers for diversification
Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, today complimented farmers of the Theog area for diversifying to the cultivation of off-season vegetables, which had revolutionised the local economy.Addressing a
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SC sets deadline for cooked mid-day meal
In an order that can attract more children to schools, the Supreme Court has fixed January, 2005, as the deadline for all states to provide cooked mid-day meal to students up to Class V as the Centre
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Govt to achieve 100pc coverage in polio drive
As the crusade against Poliomyelitis enters its final phases now, the Government and all its partners have re-doubled their efforts with a view to achieve hundred percent coverage in the ongoing
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EU to simplify company, market, environment laws
The European Union has drafted a hit-list of laws it wants to simplify to make companies' lives easier, the first concrete step towards cutting red tape in the bloc, documents obtained. The list, due
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Brazil plans to open indian reserves to mining
Brazil's government is submitting a bill to Congress this year to open native Indian reserves to mining in a bid to ease tensions between miners and indigenous communities, an official said. Under
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Indonesia says Newmont mining case up to court
A controversial pollution case involving the world's largest gold miner, Newmont Mining Corp., should be left to Indonesian courts, the government said. Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab made the comment
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Bi-coastal warming plans take shape in kyoto - less US
The United States, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will be left out of global warming decision making when the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol takes effect in February. Or will it? Experts
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Company plans first texas fuel ethanol plant
In a state legendary for its oil industry, a company is planning to begin construction early next year of the first plant in Texas to make non-petrochemical, pollution-reducing ethanol. Panhandle
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No sign of El Nino in Pacific for now - scientists
Sea temperatures in the southeastern Pacific show no sign of bringing extreme "El Nino" weather conditions in the next two months, Peru's Maritime Institute (IMARPE) said. "The forecast for the
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IIT to host farm & food engineering conference
The cost effectiveness of different technologies used in agricultural production and processing is as important as safety health and a human friendly working environment. Farmers must use
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AIDS on rise in small towns
Infected needles used for injecting drugs are causing havoc, especially, in rural areas and small towns, fast becoming a major cause of HIV Aids in Indian, the latest UN report has
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Typhoon muifa to skirt Vietnam's southern coast
Typhoon Muifa is expected to skirt Vietnam's southern coast though rains are likely to pound the area with strong winds later on Wednesday as the storm moves into the Gulf of Thailand, weather
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US military taps bugs and weeds in war on terror
Backed by the Pentagon, scientists are recruiting insects, shellfish, bacteria and even weeds to act as "bio-sentinels," which give early warning of biological and chemical attacks, detect explosives
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Forecasters expect cooler-than-normal US wnter
The upcoming US winter will be a bit colder than normal, private forecaster AccuWeather said, putting it in line with other outlooks. "This is not a brutally cold winter coming up, but it is (going
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Drought fans fears of rice shortage in Cambodia
Drought has hit a fifth of Cambodia's rice growing land and the country is worried about running short of the staple, officials said. The poor monsoon season affected 523,370 hectares (1.31 million
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Snake charmers threatens to free reptiles in Ori
Snake charmers's groups have threatened to let loose hundreds of snakes inside the state Assembly if the adminstration continues to impose restrictions on their road shows under the pretext of the