A direct road to Parambikulam through Kerala is unlikely to get the necessary clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests owing to the opposition from the environmentalists in Tamil Nadu,
Mild tremors in parts of Salem, Dharmapuri and Erode districts triggered panic among residents in the wee hour of Thursday. While in Erode the tremors measuring 3.2 in the Richter scale were felt only
French pharma giant Sanofi Pasteur is conducting phase-3 trial of a vaccine for dengue in five cities across the country including Bangalore, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. “The trial
The Mangalore City Corporation has decided to give a new year gift to the residents by collecting the garbage from their doorsteps. The door-to-door collection of the garbage will be extended to all the
Scientists fear that Kenya's recent banning of the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be a significant blow to progress on biotechnology research and development in the country. A cabinet
Jammu & Kashmir was conferred with a special award in "Excellence in Regenerating Tourism" for the year 2012 by well-known Conde Nast Traveller Magazine at a glittering ceremony here. Minister of State
Evidence that global warming is man-made is getting stronger, the head of a U.N. panel of climate scientists said, in a further blow to skeptics who argue rising temperatures can be explained by natural
Despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s pro-tribal image, over 200 tribal families displaced in 1998 to pave way for construction of Golden Quadrilateral National Highway are left in the lurch. They are
Britain plans to exempt industrial energy users from extra costs arising from its electricity market reform following complaints from industry that the costs would harm their international competitiveness.
PONDA: Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho has stated that he has initiated steps to set up garbage treatment plant similar to that of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) in Dabolim constituency. Godinho was speaking
PANJIM: The Goa government has constituted a panel for identifying agencies or individuals to prepare geo-referenced maps of mining leases through digital global positioning system (DGPS), as directed
ITANAGAR, 1 DEC: Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh Takam Sanjoy has urged the Centre to immediately intervene into the impasse over the Lower Subansiri dam issue and help solve the issue once for one
SHILLONG: 49 deaths including three children since 2002 due to HIV/AIDS in Meghalaya, coupled with the increase in the number of affected persons over the years reveal that the AIDS cases are increasing
Bhubaneswar: In spite of notable progress made by the Odisha government in bringing down the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the state in the last few years, the state
Itanagar, Nov 30: Taking into consideration the wanton destruction of forests, the Ruksin range forest officer P Tamuk has taken an important step to put a check on forest fire and illegal felling of trees
NEW DELHI: The combined rate of melting for the ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica has increased during the last 20 years says a landmark study published Thursday in the journal Science. The
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat ranks fifth in the country in terms of people being treated for HIV, and also for the number of children being treated. It is also among the six states that together account for 41%
DOHA: US chief negotiator for climate change Jonathan Pershing rubbished the principle of sharing the atmospheric space with other countries in a closed-door meeting, whose clandestine recording has been
Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant the negotiator-level
The reluctance of industrialised countries to accept binding emission targets will dry up demand for carbon credits and reduce their prices further, experts said at the climate talks in Doha, where 200
