Cummins Diesel Sales and Service (India) Ltd (CDSS) is seeking a strong presence in SAARC countries. The Cummins India Ltd subsidiary is seriously exploring the possibility of offering "total service
The Academic Council of Delhi University, at a meeting here today, approved an ordinance for establishing a School of Environmental Studies. Located in the Old Zoology Block of North Campus, the
Worried by repirts of AIDS in the subcontinent, a motley group of Indian-born AMerican students has embarked on a serious mission - to create awareness about the killer disease in the third world.
Hospital waste management has long been a sticky issue and despite the Union Ministry for Environment & Forests (MoEF) setting a deadline for all 500-and-above-bedded hospitals and nursing homes
Pollution levels in Delhi are comparable to the infamous 1952 London smog that claimed 4,000 lives, according to the Washington-based Worldwatch
An artificial lake connected to an industrial-cum-residential effluent water treatment plant in Pimpri has started attracting some rare migratory birds, including Siberian
Over 200 members of the Bharat Scouts and Guides will take part in an exercise to clean the platforms at the New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday."The exercise is being organised just to convey the
A "monster" hurricane bore down on the eastern Bahamas late on Monday as it headed for the Florida coast where thousands of people began to evacuate their shore-side homes. Hurricane Floyd battered
In a not-so-surprising move, the largest car seller Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) has again gone in for a major price restructuring, ranging from an increase of Rs 4000 to Rs 10,000 for two of its
If you are bespectacled an wish to get your vision corrected by the Lasik Laser technique , think again. You should ensure that your opthalmologist has made sure on at least four counts, and is not
The Municipal commissioner, Mr V K Duggal, today stated that eight dengue cases have been recorded in the Capital, so far. Mr. Duggal informing the Standing Committee, said three cases were from
Contrary to Pakistan government claims of attracting foreign investment, the multinational pharmaceutical companies have started closing down their manufacturing units in the country. The factors,
Korea and the United States may soon sign a cooperation pact involving ocean resource development and environmental protection along territorial waters here, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and
Public uncertainty over the long-term health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from electricity transmission and distribution networks is due to poor management communication, says Eurelectric,
China's most famous astronomical observatory is being forced to move from its original site in Nanjing to a nature reserve hundreds of kilometres away because of heavy pollution, state-run media has
In a bid to generate more resources, Orissa government is targeting to increase its exports of marine products this year by providing more incentives to the traders and helping to increase the
Early marriages are causing cancer of the cervix, the most common after breast cancer among the Pakistani women. There is a need to stop this custom and create awareness among the people against such
Gov. James S. Gilmore III declared a state of emergency for all of Virginia yesterday as forecasters warned that Hurricane Floyd could bring high winds, rain, flooding and the possibility of
Concern for the country's deforestation and resulting damage to the ecosystem is great in today's China. The government and the people consider it important to improve the forest ecosystem and to
U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson ordered immediate safety improvements at the agency's Paducah, Ky., uranium plant yesterday after an internal investigation turned up dozens of
