Civic work leaves Shimla Ridge weak
The historic Ridge, a sprawling ground in the heart of Shimla, is reportedly unsafe. The state government is now examining various options so that it can ban holding of big functions.Highly placed
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Gehlot wakes up as famine-hit state parched for relief
As many as 2.61 crore people in Rajasthan, having 23,406 villages spanning over 26 districts, have been hit by the famine, which has spared only six districts. Besides foodgrains, there is an acute
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and Italian dairy products giant Parmalat sign cooperative agreement to fight world hunger
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Parmalat, Italy's largest producers of dairy products have signed a cooperative agreement to work together in the fight against world hunger, the UN
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NASA and National Cancer Institute join to develop nano-explorers for the human body
NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin and National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Dr. Richard Klausner will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop new biomedical technologies that can detect,
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Orissa braces for annual-hide-and-seek with tribal hunters
A tribal practice of community hunting is once again posing a serious threat to wildlife in the Simlipal forest reserve of Orissa, where the administration is at its wit's end to tackle the
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World-class pollution
Hong Kong has been an unconscionable laggard on th environmental front. Officials warned almost a decade ago that relentlessly growing traffic would drive the city toward the choking point. Yet
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Japan cattle disease worries grain traders
Japanese feedmakers are cautious about beginning corn purchases of July-September shipment amid worries about an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in southern Japan, traders said on
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6,000 fined in one month, anti-litter drive picks up
In last one month, ever since both the civic bodies launched their drive following the Supreme Court directive, the tally of people penalised for littering in Delhi has crossed over
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Green peace shattered
A court order on Mumbai's Borivili National Park creates a rift between Adivasis, slumswellers and their
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Mini heart pump to end transplant
A surgical team from Oxford is flying to Texas soon to assist in a revolutionary operation to implant a miniature artificial heart. If the surgery is successful, the device could supersede heart
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Lung power for clean-air panel
With air pollution pushing the city closer to choking point than ever before , and the administration finally waking up to the threat, it's only fair that the victims are allowed to play a definitive
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Enter voicemail......the breaker of hardware barriers
Tired of typing E-Mail on your PC? Bored of all the 'mouse-manoeuvring' and double-clicks? No hassles, forget about the PC and the mouse. You can just phone-in and listen to your e-mail, dicate the
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Tata Cellular launches mobiles with Net access
Tata Cellular announced the introduction of wireless application protocol facility to enable customers to browse the Internet from their cell phones. The company is the first and only cell phone
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Environment Agency seeks legislative change to reduce illegal dumping
Publicity surrounding abuse of the rules which allow some waste in England and Wales to be exempt from dumping in regulated landfill sites has focused the Government's attention on Environment Agency
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Week of IMF protests kicks off with arrests
Seven activists were arrested on Monday after protesting outside the World Bank's headquarters in Washington about the bank's environmental record, as a week of anti-IMF rallies began in earnest.
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QR phaseout not to hit marine units
Indian seafood industry will not face any threat with the dismantling of quantitative restrictions (QRs) on several marine products from April 1.Fishing industry sources in New Delhi said as India
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Govt moves Basel on used lube oil import for recycle
The Government has moved the Basel Convention to allow import of the used lube oil for the purpose of its recycling and re-refining so that it can be used as a fresh lubricating oil.The move was made
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Goa may witness more trouble
Closure of the polluting Meta Strips plant may have defused tension in Goa, but lax handling of real issue by Govt and factory could worsen situation : a
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South Korea forest fire still out of control on east coast
A forest fire that has killed two and destroyed 500 buildings in South Korea was still out of control on Friday, as Cabinet ministers agreed to ask President Kim Daw-jung to declare parts of the east
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North Carolina acts to protect tobacco companies
The North Carolina Legislature took just four hours at a special session yesterday to pass a law to protect the state's tobacco companies from potentially industry-crippling penalties in a