A banana or two a day keeps your blood pressure at bay, according to scientists who report that bananas can lower hypertension, offering a cheap altenative to drugs. A study on human volunteers by

With the world turning eco-friendly, corporate environmwntal strategies too are the in-thing.But to what extent companies are able to integrate environmental impacts into management decision while

Agriculture scientists are against lowering of subsidies to farmers since aggregate support to them was far below the admissible levels under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Attending the first

The Bangladesh Prime Minister, Ms. Sheikh Hasina Wajed has been awarded the prestigious Ceres medal by the Food and Agricultural Organisation(FAO) for her fight against hunger, officials said

Remote sensing was one of the major themes discussed in the technical fora of UNISPACE III (Third U.N. Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space) held in Vienna.It attracted

The Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) has reviewed the industrial pollution control status in Andhra Pradesh and issued directives to the State Pollution Control Board to take immediate action

The worst rain the decades today sliced across most parts of Asia killing almost 70 people and displacing tens of thousands amid devastation to crops and

Rice has been genetically altered to help tackle two of the leading causes of death in the developing world, an international conference was told on Monday. It has been modified to improve the supply

The crew on board Russia's Mir space station have installed a new computer that will allow the station to orbit unmanned after they return home later this month, officials at mission control

farmers' protest may cause setback to research: The attack by Karnataka farmers on Monsanto's genetically engineered cotton crop may cause a serious setback to research on developing new food crops