British majors possessing advanced environmenmtal technologies and equipment making facilities are scouting for joint venture partners in India. Talks with representatives of some of these companies

The Union government has told the Supreme Court that Agra, home to Taj Mahal, did not qualify for declaration as a world heritage city on account of its polluted atmosphere, haphazard growth and

CSO study: India faces the threat of a further depletion in its forest area with the per capita availability of forest cover likely to go down, a government report says. According to estimates, the

Study : About one-fourth of the people in Punjab live in slums, and about 64 per cent of those staying in slums are below the poverty line, according to a study on 'Urbanisation: problems and

The environment and forests ministry has granted sweeping powers to the proposed Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in its draft notification. The Authority is being set up to check environmental

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RLL), India's largest pharmaceutical company, has become the country's first to launch prescription products under its own label in the United States, the world's largest

The stage is now set for starting work on the Rs 1,200 crore Kondapalli power project of 355 mw near Vijayawada, with the signing of the fuel supply

Scientists and environmentalists see a link between the 'distress' of farmers in Andhra Pradesh and the environmental changes in the continent, especially after the forest fires in Indonesia,

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will for the first time ever, market an estimated $200 million worth of imageries from its Rs 10 crore 'specialist" satellite "Oceansat" even before its

The Supreme Court has suspended licenses granted to all wood based industries operating in reserved forests. They have the option to shift to industrial estates that shall be identified by state