The World Bank's financing of environmental projects in India has come under flak, with various NGOs calling for a review of the Bank's role as the largest multilateral funder. Responsible for the

There is a probability of an earthquake in Assam of a magnitude greater than eight on the Richter Scale at any time before the year 2010, according to a renowned environmental scientist."Studies on

Mr. George Joseph, Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad, has been nominated for the first "Bhaskara award" for his work on sensors and cameras of Indian Remote Sensing (IRS)

The Joint House Committee which made an on-the spot study of the crop failure in Bidar and Gulbarga districts, has recommended to the Government to increase the quantum of compensation from Rs. 500 a

The Basel Action Network(BAN) - an international coalition of NGOs - has denounced a recent report of the U.S Government supporting continued export of U.S navy and other U.S. vessels to extremely

Two Russian cosmonauts have successfully mounted a new alignment engine outside the Mir space station in the course of record-breaking series of space

Many babies born prematurely are being fed infant formula that does not meet their nutritional needs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fears. The agency is debating whether to set regulations

The Delhi Government is launching an ambitious campaign from April 24 to create awareness about the fatal Thalassemia disease. On that day, special screening would be done at select hospitals of the

Conservation and environmental protection would become that much easier to tackle if we accept the truth that mankind is only one of the 1.6 million species of living organisms, known to inhabit

Government must take into confidence action groups and NGOs working at the grassroots level before formulation or amendment of policies that have a bearing on natural resource management, a recent