The Andhra Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Centre to block the entry of the 'terminator' gene for cotton into the country following fears among farmers about its

Agriculture scientists attending the first international Agronomy Congress here today warned that rapid soil erosion and declining crop yields could lead to foodgrain shortages in the region.They

Automobile manufacturers in France, in association with steel and plastic manufacturers, have developed new recycling technologies to use automobile scraps. Now, only 75 per cent of each vehicle can

The Recycled Plastic Manufacturers and Traders' Association is concerned about the attempt by "vested interests"to kill the recyling and recycled carry-bag industry.In a memorandum to the Union

In the modern competitive world of industry, trade, finance, banking, management and information, where breathtaking changes are taking place, tension stalks every individual worth his adrenalin. The

Over 200 million children in South-East Asian countries will be administered oral polio drops in the third annual synchronised campaign next month and in January, which are designated national

A week-long programme on 'Neuro Sciences Update' and workshop on 'Neuro Intervention' were inaugurated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on

The threat of famine again hangs over hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, according to United Nations officials. Signs of impending famine in the East African country were "alarming" and

This pristine Caribbean beach is one of the world's most important nesting areas for sea turtles, and Mexican environmentalists view its ivory sands and emerald waters as sacred terrain, on a smaller

The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. C. Rangarajan, has called for radical shifts in the current environmental management of the country from a largely "command and control in nature" to a