The Supreme court has admitted a public interest litigation challenging permission for the first major open field trials of transgenic crops involving the planting of genetically engineered/modified

The death toll in Andhra Pradesh due to brain fever or Japanese encephalitis has risen to 145 even as the state health authorities have launch a drive to contain the disease which is caused by a

Forest Minister K H Ranganath today said that his department was contemplating formulation of a new policy which would help in striking a balance between felling matured trees and re-plantation at

Scientists at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) in Mumbai have found a novel way of removing fluoride, a common water contaminant, from industry effluents. Millions of Indians across 13 states are

Minister of State for Minor irrigation Kumar Bangarappa today disclosed that the Central government had given its clearance "in principle" to the RS 137-crore project to construct a wall along the