A blow-out occured on Sunday at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation oil well at Gandhar in Bharuch block of the Cambay

The Attappadi mountain ranges in Northern Kerala, known for their unique flora and fauna, have started yielding gold and consequently triggered a mad rush among prospectors. "There is a high deposit

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is awaiting funds from the World Bank to kick-off its Talcher thermal power project's 2000-mw expansion plan. When completed, Talcher will be the

The Mukerji Committee on the "Review of Afforestation Policies and Rehabilitation of Wastelands" has recommended that wastelands be leased out to the corporate sector for the plantation of forest

A survey conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed serious discrepancies in the waste management practices followed by hospitals in Delhi. The survey, which was conducted

The Pratapsingh Rane government in Goa yesterday approved an open policy facilitating setting up of small power plants by many entrepreneur to meet his energy needs and to sell the excess power

Abnormalities in the functioning of the Insat-2A satellite have raised serious doubts about its future. The satellite is frequently losing contact with earth due to increased

The Clinton administration has raised objections to a crucial provision - "unilateral sanctions" - a proposed child labour elimination Bill which targets countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Up to 70 per cent of the world's coral reefs are in danger of being destroyed in the next 20 to 40 years if destruction continues at the resent rate, according to a World Coral Reef Alliancean

The Supreme Court has held that a forest corporation is not entitled to tax exemptions on the ground that it was a local authority. The court made this ruling in the case of UP Forest Corporation,