The US government Wednesday brought the first criminal charges in its tobacco industry investigation, alleging a California biotechnology firm conspired with a cigarette maker to secretly develop a

A statutory body, on the lines of the Tobacco Board, is being mooted by the Andhra Pradesh government to regulate regions under cotton cultivation. The proposed body will confine cotton crop to

India has banned the import of poultry and its products as well as other birds from all the countries where avian influenza disease is prevalent. The agriculture ministry has communicated this

WHO experts will delay their hunt for the killer bird flu in China by a few days and may include a stop in Hong Kong, an official with the UN body said

The Union Cabinet has approved the agriculture ministry's proposal for treating large scale crop damage due to pest infestation as a natural clalamity for the purpose of providing relief and

The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry wants the industry to readjust its attitude on the environmental aspects of business. In a recent paper on corporate governance, Assocham has lamented

The sluggish turtle has stolen a march over the Indian defence establishment in protecting its traditional nesting grounds on Wheeler Island, off Gahirmatha coast in Orissa.With environmentalists on

The Centre will extend only a limited counter-guarantee to the five fast track power projects which have yet to receive a counter-guarantee. This implies that the Centre will only partially

The World Bank will provide an interest free loan of over $260 million to India under the International Development Association Programme for promoting primary education and protecting forests and

The Maharashtra government's Mumbai-Pune expressway project formally got underway. The express project aimed at decongesting the existing highway was delayed on account of stiff opposition by