West Bengal, which is currently a power-surplus state, is likely to face an alarming shortfall in both, peak supply and total energy, at the end of the 10th Plan period, unless immediate remedial

The World Bank has indicated that it is prepared to extend loans up to $1 billion to Uttar Pradesh to restructure its power

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is working with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for replacing ISO 14000, the environment management standards certification, by the

The agriculture ministry has permitted the production and use of combination pesticides (mixture of products ) for various crops in view of the growing incidence of ineffectiveness of popular

The Export Inspection Council (EIC) has ordered closure of 28 marine processing units following their failure in improving the infrastructure facilities to the standard laid by the

A three-pronged contingency plan is being drawn up for the power sector to avert any Y2K related disaster at the turn of the century. The plan will be based on islanding a large number of old power

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) is preparing an internationally agreed agenda for farm research. To be called 'Shared Vision', the agenda will be formally adopted during the Global

The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Rules of 1991 are being amended to ease the restrictions on oil and natural gas exploration and certain other activities in coastal areas. The rules, which

India's foodgrain procurement, distribution and buffer stocking policies have come under criticism from the World Bank which feels that these have had an overall negative impact on the grain economy.

Pharaceutical major, Wyeth Lederle, is augmenting its vaccine business by adding new vaccines to its nascent vaccines portfolio in India. The most recent addition is Pnu-Immune 23, a product that

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