On its way from Gujarat to Delhi, two trucks carrying bags of skimmed milk powder made an unscheduled stop in Udaipur. The drivers met their friends at the designated place and a few bags were

Haldia Refinery has won the most coveted and prestigious "Golden Peacock Environment Management Award '99" for best management of environment under the category of large scale

The arrival of Dabhol Power has started biting, with Tata Electric Companies(TEC) becoming the first casualty. Faced with the prospect of having to buy huge quantities of power from the Dabhol Power

The name of Veerappan evokes images of dead elephants, cut trees and bloodied guns.Bizarre as it may sound but a recent scientific study has shown that the forest cover has actually increased in

Forty-two people have died in floods and mudslides caused by torrential rain, Nepal television said on Tuesday.Home Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka told Parliament that the people had been killed in

US officials are considering an emergency flight to the South Pole to drop medical supplies to an American woman who has discovered a lump in her breast, a spokeswoman said today. Capt. Doreen le

Delegates from 152 coutnries agreed yesterday on a plan to boost sex education and family planning for youth as part of an UN effort to curb global population growth. The plan calls for increased

Officials sources say about two lakh cattle and sheep in the area of Jammu are suffering because of the exodus. Most of them abandoned in villages on the border, they are falling victim to stray

The villagers of Chochi in Haryana have taken it upon themselves to change a few attitudes abotu AIDS.They will stage a dharna next week in front of Rohtak Medical College which leaked out

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that an unusual shortage of rains across a wide area of East Africa could drastically affect upcoming harvest and threaten millions of people with hunger