West Bengal has sought technical help from an American firm to improve the current rural electrification scene in the

The draft electricity bill has proposed imposition of a levy of two paise on each kilowatt hour of energy generated by coal, lignite, natural gas or any petroleum product. The proceeds of the levy

CMB Engineers of Austria and its distributors Amex Waste Management Pvt Ltd of Mumbai are talking to some major hospitals of Delhi to market their combined microwave-cum-steam disinfection device to

US scientists announced on Thursday they completed a draft of the genetic code of three human chromosomes, providing a map that may yiedl clues about certain forms of cancer and other

The Union ministry for petroleum and natural gas has decided to set a production band for private and joint sector refineries before giving them marketing rights for the five petroleum products whose

British biotechnology company Phytopharm Plc's novel plans to make a cancer treatment out of the spice turmeric progressed further as it firmed up its manufacturing plans on Thursday.The company said

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) said early prospects for production of 1.89 billion tonne cereals pointed to a slight increase in global output by 1 per cent. FAO also forecast in its

Accessibility, availability and acceptability of energy are the three fundamental goals to be achieved in the next century, according to the World Energy Congress statement, 2000 on 'Energy for

Forest experts are meeting in New Delhi for a three-day international conference from April 19 to review the working of the Indian forest policy and suggest improvements. The conference is being

One person has died of sunstroke in Orissa as the mercury shot up in most parts of the state during the last few days, official sources said yesterday. Unofficial sources put the toll at