Cyclone to hit Andhra, TN coast
A "very severe" cyclonic storm is expected to hit the coast between Cuddalore, 120 km south of Chennai and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, about 180 km north, in the early hours of
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Gas explosion kills 11 miners in north China
A gas explosion in a north China coal mine killed 11 miners and 40 others are feared dead, a rescue team official said on
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Hand over riverfront to forest dept
Walia: The Delhi government has asked the Centre to hand over the riverfront to a single government agency to check
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Holland approves mercy killings
Holland last night voted to legalise euthanasia, formalising the country's decades-long tradition of mercy killing in world-first legislation.The lower house of parliament voted 104 to 40 in favor of
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HK Disney project killing fish, lawmaker says
Millions of fish have been killed because of reclamation work at a planned Walt Disney Co theme park in Hong Kong, a fishermen's representative said on Tuesday. More than 20 tonnes of fish have
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Altered corn is called likely allergen
A US advisory panel has concluded that there is a "medium likelihood" that the genetically engineered corn known as StarLink is a potential allergen, a finding that could hurt the U.S. food
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EU Resists French call for a 'Mad Cow' Ban on Meat in Feed
France failed Tuesday to persuade fellow members of the European Union to follow its lead in banning meat and bone meal in livestock feed, ingredients considered to be responsible for the spread of
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France, U.K. lock horns over beef
The Ango-French relations, already under pressure over demands in London for a ban on French beef, took another knock on Sunday when Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. John Prescott, blamed the
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Tie-up to study wastewater recycling
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) today signed an agreement for conducting a feasibility study on wastewater recycling in tanneries in the
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Govt may turn to Supreme Court
The Delhi government is considering a proposal to relocate industries in non-confirming or residential areas to the 16 industrial areas which were to be developed under the second Master Plan. It
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Chaos as floods hit north Italy
The weather started improving in northern Italy but some of the country's richest industrial and agricultural regions remained under high alert after five days of incessant rain caused death, chaos
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Probe into airline radiation
University College, London, solar scientists are teaming up with Virgin Atlantic Airlines to monitor the level of radiation exposure that occurs on airplanes during
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Back to no future
Once a model for how to control AIDS, Thailand now is losing the battle. Blame changing sexual habits and cuts in state spending : a
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India protests against WTO's decision on asbestos products
India has protested against the WTO appellate body's decision to invite private individuals (non governmental organisations) in the case relating to "European Communities ' Measure Affecting Asbestos
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S. Africa's national parks on funds hunt
South African National Parks(SANP) is wooing private investors in a bid to boost badly needed revenues for its core activity of nature conservation.Up for grabs is an enticing - if not permanent -
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Why does global warming fuel a climate of suspicion?
French President Jacques Chirac arrived at The Hague for the sixth conference of the parties to the United Nations framework convention on climate change - and dropped a bombshell. He effectively
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Call to link loans with rights
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund should integrate human rights considerations into their loan packages, Human Rights Watch, the US-based advocacy group, said. The group said in its
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Slate quarrying to resume
Decks have been cleared for the resumption of slate quarrying in Khaniyara, as the much-awaited nod from the Ministry of Forest and Environment has been sent to the Himachal Pradesh
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Industrial illness
One of the most neglected areas in the field of health concerns is what is known as industrial diseases. There are many factories and manufacturing plants in and around Dhaka alone where toxic
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Flush out floodwater cutting embarkments
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina directed the army to flush out the stagnating floodwaters from the southwestern frontier districts cutting open embarkments and roads. Explaining the idea, the