A deadly disease, which has afflicted paddy, including basmati, in certain blocks of the border districts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur in Punjab, has created panic among farmers and concerns among

The Insat-3B telecommunications satellite will be launched by Arianespace. The contract for this was signed today by Dr K. Kasturirangan, ISRO Chairman and Mr. Jean-Marie-Luton, Arianespace Chairman

Microsoft Corp acknowledged that its new Windows 98 computer operating system suffers from a minor date bug, which was detected by British software company Prove it 2000. Although the bug is rare and

The Centre signed the counter-guarantee agreement for the 250 MW St-CMS promoted Neyveli-based lignite fired fast track project. To operationalise the counter-guarantee, the Centre also signed a

A beetle infestation in Chicago could spell trouble for one of Asia's last healthy economies. The US officials last week announced a ban on untreated wooden packing materila from China, saying the

the Union Commerce Ministry has approved a scheme to help farmers in the ten coastal States to set up effluent treatment plants (ETP) with subsidy, as part of its drive to boost eco-friendly shrimp

SPIC Science Foundation (SSF) in Chennai and the Bio-technology Division of the Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) at Thrissur, Kerala, propose to collaborate on joint research programmes in

The Inter-Governmental Group On Oilseeds under the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has endorsed the $1.5 million project for integrated pest management (IPM) in the coconut sector being

The 31 mini power plants with a combined generation capacity of about 979 MW, which were planned to be developed by late 1997, have been bogged down due to several hurdles including the 'problem of

While the Kerala government was yet to implement the recommendations made by two committees on pollution caused by Grasim Industries Ltd. at Mavoor, a recent study has established the presence of