Portable generator sets will soon be less taxing on the ears as a notification to fit noise mufflers, applicable accross the country, will be shortly passed by the government. Another order- on the
Conservationists : If effective measures are not initiated by the Nepal government for the conservation of black bucks in Bardia's Khairapur area immediately, the country's some 160 remanants of the
In a major fight against AIDS, US and Ugandan researchers have developed an inexpensive new drug regimen that effectively prevents the virus that causes the disease from being transmitted from mother
Britain won its three-year battle to end a worldwide ban on its beef when the European Commission ruled that it could resume overseas sales on August 1. The decision ends an embargo which has cost
By next week, the Aedes Aegypti mosquito-- which causes the dreaded dengue fever-might be on the prowl, warn experts. Dengue, which had claimed over 420 lives in 1996, is spread by the Aedes
Indian companies are now being rated on tbe basis of how environment-friendly they are. First in line is the pulp and paper industry. After an 18-month study, the Centre for Science and Environment
Acknowledging the worsening trade tensions with Europe over genetically engineered foods, the Clinton Administration has said for the first time that it will conduct long-term studies on the safety
The third UN conference on exploration and peaceful uses of outer space, beginnning in Vienna on Monday, is expected to come up with an action plant for the next decades. The 12-day conference will
Most American farmers who have tuned to genetically engineered crops seem to be getting yields no better than farmers who grow traditional varieties. They also appear to be using similar quantities
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, have bagged the 'ICAR Best Institution' awards for 1998 on the basis of preceding 10
The Bombay High Court has ordered the setting up of three committees to monitor the rehabiliation of those who have encroached Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Borivli. A division banch of the high
President of the Smoke Affected Residents Forum and cardiologist, Dr Snadip Rane, has filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court seeking various reliefs for the citizens by way of orders and/or
A study conducted by two environmental engineers, Richard Corsi and Cynthia Howard-Reed, of the University of Texas in Austin, and published in Environmental Science and Technology, suggests that it
A born-again family planner, Philippines president Estrada takes on the Church over population policy. Recently he unveiled his new population control program, which promises to be as aggressive, if
Jammu and Kashmir is now facing a drought situation.The state got 72 per cent less rainfall during the year, hence the discharge in rivers was low and the water table has
The government will soon make it mandatory for the automobile industry to submit an environment impact assessment(EIA) annually, environment and forests minister Suresh Prabhu said here on
Faced with a chronic shortage of anti-snake venom serum (AVS), the state (West Bengal) has to procure supplies from Mumbai regularly at a high cost in order to save snake bite victims. Some of them
After China, India would be the fastest growing country in the world during 2000, the last year of the millennium, says Merrill Lynch. The July issue of its monthly publication Global Economic Trends
Canadians are going to have to stop running to the doctor every time they've got the sniffles. A landmark study is calling on physicians to cut their prescribing of antibiotics by one-quarter in the
Governor Samroeng Punyopakorn yesterday said the imports would halt illegal logging in Thai forests. He expressed confidence there would be no recurrence of the Salween logging scandal involving
