All power plants in the eastern region, barring three, have become Y2K-compliant by September 30, according to reports filed to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The remaining three plants

The government should make it mandatory for a certain percentage of total power generation in the country to be sourced from renewable sources such as wind energy. This was suggested at a discussion

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has urged the Election Commission to impose curbs on use of non-biodegradable plastics as campaign material for the coming

The Environment ministry has set a deadline of August 20 for receipt of suggestions/objections to the draft Environment (siting for industrial projects) Rules, 1999.The rules have been notified to

The government is unlikely to accede to the demand of the pharmaceutical industry to include amendments in the patent law which allow for provisions enabling companies to undertake research on a drug

A new oil expeller to extract pungent oil from mustard seeds has been developed by Ludhiana-based scientists who say the oil produced has a quality comparable to that extrracted using traditional

Tata group auto major Telco yesterday said all vehicles maufatured by the company, including its range of heavy and medium commercial vehicles, would comply with Euro-II emission norms by April next

Environmental non-government organisation(NGOs) Greenpeace and Shrishti have decried the use of incinerators for disposal of bio-medical wastes in hospitals and nursing homes. The bio-medical waste

An international seminar on crop yield weather modelling has called for increasing food production and agriculture productivity through judicious utilisation of information and knowledge about

The Ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has decided to make the supply of fly ash from power plants free of cost in order to incentivise its efficient disposal in the country. The MoEF has