Plantations face the dichotomy of control both by the Central and State Governments. Being essentially a land based enterprise, the growth and development of the plantation sector depends on the

In utter defiance of the December 1996 Supreme Court order banning all mining activities in forest areas, contractors are continuing limestone mining in the Doon valley in Uttar Pradesh even though

China has developed an injection form of anti-cancer medicine which has proved successful in treating cancer of the lungs, liver and stomach, official reports said. The new vaccine, based on the

study : Male teen-agers engage in risky behaviour associated with HIV infection more than previously thought, and they are also much more willing to report such behavior if the survey is administered

The Himachal Pradesh Minister of State for Horticulture, Mr. Narinder Bragta, has urged the Centre to grant a 'horticulture package' to the State in the form of Central assistance to improve the road

The Chief Minister, Mr. J.H. Patel, today rejected the demand of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly to constitute a House committee to go into encroachment of forest land in Chickmagalur

panel : An expert committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to study the National Forest Policy (NFP) in view of the changing national and regional scenario, has come to

Extensive pollution of rivers and indiscriminate use of gillnets were slowly but steadily pushing dolphins to the brink of extinction in India, according to two experts on dolphins who were here to

A British Government attempt to have the worldwide ban on British beef exports declared illegal under the European Union law failed in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday. In the

The way for the enunciation of a national policy on various aspects of blood transfusion Council approving the recommendations of a three-member experts committee in this regard. The proposed policy