Toxic gases from fireworks could cause respiratory ailments like bronchitis and asthma and the noise pollution could result in hearing problems. A study of air pollution levels conducted by the

The Supreme Court directed the Dredging Corporation of India to take immediate action to remove oil from an Ukraine ship harboured at Kakinada port to avoid oil-spill in the coast. Around two years

A Canadian company has entered into an agreement with an Indian firm to sell, and later manufacture, systems which convert gasolin-burning vehicles into natural gas vehicles (NGVs). Alternative Fuel

The Delhi High Court issued notices to various Central and city government departments on a writ petition seeking proper management of fly-ash released by thermal power plants. A division bench

Three US scientists whose discoveries led to the use of the Viagra anti-impotence drug won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Robert Furchgott, Ferid Murad and Louis Ignarro were awarded the 7.6

India appears to have climbed back into the good books of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which was upset with New Delhi after the May Pokhran blasts. An IAEA sponsored conference on

A move by the Delhi government to allow certain type of industrial units to be set up in the city has evoked a sharp reaction from environmentalists. The criticism is that the measure will aggravate

The Patents Act Amendment Bill is unlikely to have any special provisions regarding "traditional medicine." The government is also not in favour of any such provisions. It feels that there is no

Work on the Kochi-Coimbatore-Karur petroleum product pipeline will be completed by November 2000, according to a promoter. Necessary major clearances, including those from state governments and

Medical establishements handling more than 1,000 patients a month will now need permission frm a designated authority to install bio-wastes disposal facilities as required under the Biomedical