The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam is to be expanded by installing a new 500 MW fast breeder reactor at a cost of Rs. 2,700 crores by

After a gap of more than 30 years, a rare fish species of silverbelly, Leiognathus smithursti, was discovered off the coast of the Indian coast. During their routine field operations, scientists of

Monsanto, Ciba-Geigy and Hoechst Agr. Evo Ltd - have got the clearance to import herbicides targeted against phalaris minor, which basically affects the wheat crop in North India. The Punjab

Indian scientists have designed a visual speech training aid that will help both partially and profoundly deaf children to overcome their communication handicap. The aid, developed by scientists at

The World Wide Fund for Nature- India (WWF) has initiated a three prong "out reach programme" for maintaining the ecological balance in vulnerable areas through a "bottom up" strategy involving

Scientists of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, have developed a vaccine for infectious bursal disease, commonly known as gumboro disease, among

The Centre has constituted a high level five member team to examine the incidence and reasons for indebtedness of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, which has reportedly led to the recent suicides by farmers

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has proposed to set up an oil refinery in Tatipaka, near Rajahmundray in Andhra Pradesh. The cost of the project is expected to be around Rs. 30

The one man Coelho Committee set up by the Ministry of Power to study and recommend measures to improve private sector participation in the distribution sector, has submitted an interim report to the

Rice cultivation may disappear from Kerala by the year 2015, unless urgent steps are taken to stop reclamation of paddy lands for other purposes, including cultivation of other crops. Kerala will be