Haryana's ailing power sector will get a World Bank loan of $600 million over a period of eight to ten years in a bid to remove critical bottlenecks in transmission, revamp and

A move is afoot to make India and South Asia base for documentation of environment statistics. This project is being funded partly by the ADB with an input of $30,000. The representatives of several

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Mr Kalayn Singh, has okayed the draft bill to set up an independent energy regulatory authority. This would eventually pave the way for restructuring the Uttar

The ministry of non-conventional energy sources on Tuesday approved the establishment of the National Institute of Renewable Energy (NIRE) at

The Supreme Court has constituted a committee on hygienic processing the disposal of waste in cities having a populaiton of more than one lakh. The eight-member committee, headed by the Calcutta

Rajasthan has yet to implement its tourism policy although it attracts the maximum number of both foreign and domestic tourists. The policy, already approved by the state cabinet, was aimed at giving

The fourth World Spice Congress being held in Chennai from January 23 to 25 has evoked an over whelming response internationally, according to the organisers.

A New drug, naltrexone, that has cleared clinical trials in the US and is recommended by the World Health Organisation,is offering a breakthrough for alcoholism.

Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) , flagship of Amalgamations group, has launched a new high yielding rice variety,"super ponni--J18". The rice variety is a result of 15 years of continuous

In a landmark judgement last week, the then Chief Justic of India, Justice J S Verma assisted by Justice R K Anand and Justice B N Kirpal, modified their order of December 12, 1996 on preservation