Environmental appraisal sought on Sterlite plant
Sterlite Industries' Rs 1000 crore copper smelter plant at Tuticorin should not be re-opened without an "overall environmental impact assessment", said the counsel for the MDMK general secretary, V
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Lupo shows miserly nature at the pumps
Volkswagen's answer to the environmental car of the future took its bow at the Paris motor show in September. The "3-litre" Lupo does not refer to the diminutive hatchback's engine size, but the fact
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World Bank launches Water and Climate Atlas
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), one of 16 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centres, has developed The World Water and Climate Atlas, a
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Basmati-type rice developed for US market
After 15 years of research and experimentation, a new variety of basmati-type rice will soon be released by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation (CCRRF) to meet the ever expaning and
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Protein to fight leprosy and TB
Scientists at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi have developed a drug which can boost the immune system to fight leprosy and multi-drug resistant
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HC bans dumping of garbage in open sites
The Delhi High court has ordered a ban on burning and dumping of garbage in public parks and open site. The court has also ordered the government to hand over 100 acres for new landfill sites for
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Penalty to be levied for 'extra' garbage
The Chennai Corporation is planning to levy charges on owners or occupiers of premises in the city for "accumulation of rubbish and filth" beyond reasonable limits outside their places. The penalty
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Conservationists, officials at odds
A move which could well have been hailed as an act of magnanimity on the part of the Dudhwa district administration has merely served to revive an inconclusive debate. Nearly 30 families landless
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Greenpeace welcomes French decision to consult the European Court of Justice in maize dispute
Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the French Supreme Court, Conseil d'Etat, to consult the European Court of Justice in the market ban of Novartis genetically engineered maize. Decision is in
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Drug Controller probing charge against Dr. Reddy's labs
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is looking into allegations that Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (DRL), the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major, had been marketing imported HIV spot test
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Use of recycled plastic bags banned
In an effort to improve the environment and reduce health hazards, the Union ministry of environment and forests has issued a notification banning the use of recycled polythene bags for carrying food
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Delhi, Centre to tackle city pollution together
The Centre and the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to join forces to tackle pollution-related problems in the city which has earned the dubious distinction of being the fourth most polluted city
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Draft formulated on national programme for dengue control
The Union health ministry has formulated a draft on national dengue control programme after the outbreak of dengue in Delhi in 1996, the Lok Sabha was informed. Health Minister Dalit Ezhilmalai told
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Unabated timber smuggling in Dhubri district
Tucked away in a remote corner of the state stretches for miles - broken intermittently by lush green tea bushes and tall bamboo trees is not known to
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Action not promises needed to clean city's air, say experts
What Delhi needs is not mere ideas on paper but quick postive action, say experts, reacting to the government's announcement of plans to curb pollution in this fourth-most polluted city in the
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E-larm
A new anti-theft device: A British inventor has desigend an anti-theft immobiliser for electrical goods, it is called the e-larm and is similar to the devices found in
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Cut flowers open vistas for floriculturists
Cut flowers were missing from the Indian floriculture scene until a decade back. But now with about 150 hectares of land in the country under hi-tech floriculture, cut flowers constitute 17 per cent
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Some congested areas in Delhi to be made 'traffic-free' zones
In its effort to check the growing polluion in Delhi, the government has announced that certain congested areas in the city will be declared as 'traffic free zones' and traffic management will be
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India planning to join ACPC to reap rich dividends
India is actively considering a proposal to join the Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC), according to additional secretary in the Union commerce ministry D P Bagchi. Addressing the
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Dolphins fast disappearing from Brahmaputra
As the sun shines on the "bright red river", a familiar flash of light glistens over the majestic waters and an elated Assamese villager shouts hai sowa aro eta sihu (look another dolphin). Sadly