Paediatric vaccine specialist SmithKline Beecham yesterday announced a vaccine against chicken pox. This is the first vaccine of its kind in the world against the disease. A single dose of the

Major changes are being contemplated in the government's draft notification on use of flyash discharge by thermal power plants. The proposed changes say there should not be an outright ban on

The World Trade Organisation(WTO) has asked the United States to submit by December 6 its schedule list for implementing the Disputes Settlement Body's recommendations regarding Washington's ban on

Argentina will become the first developing country to announce targets to curb its emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases to help fight global warming, President Carlos Menem told a UN climate

The European Union will increase pressure on the United States to pledge big cuts in its greenhouse gas emissions, the EU's top official at painfully slow UN climate talks in Argentina said on

Environmentalists have expressed concern over the government's delay in issuing notifications to regulate production and use of plastic-based materials harmful to health. The government has decided

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the Allahabad High Court order to stop work on the second phase of the Ganga Action Plan. The High Court had ordered the establishment of a six-member technical

Indo-Canadian Environment Facility, a joint initiative of the two governments, has approved a grant of Rs 5.96 crore to two projects for promoting energy efficiency and environment regeneration in

The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), a group of 24 international space agencies, is set to discuss an Indian Space Research Organisation-sponsored proposal to distribute satellite

India has urged developing countries to fight attempts by the developed countries to create hurdles on the path of their fishery products

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