Animal sacrifices have been going on for ages in parts of rural Karnataka in the hope that the gods will be pleased with the offering and grant good fortune to the villages. This year, however, a

Infrastructural upgradation of the indian seafood indutry is progressing as per schedule to meet the quality requirements of the importing countries, mainly the European Union, the Indian Seafood

The Delhi government yesterday decided to launch a "Clean-the-Capital"drive from March 1. It hopes to enlist the support of NGOs, welfare associations and the public to improve sanitation in the

The World Bank today approved a loan of $210 million for a power project in Andhra Pradesh.It is the first loan granted by the World bank for India's infrastructure sector after imposition of the US

Gujarat cattle-breeders say plan to hand over grazing grounds, and not wasteland, to industries will affect their

The thriving ayurvedic industry in Kerala appears to be in trouble following a Forest Department crackdown on manufacturers who have been using herbs mentioned in the scheduled list as ingredients in

A full-fledged state-of-the-art ocean monitoring satellite, Ocean Sat IRS P-IV, will be launched by the middle of this year, Space Commission member Professor U.R. Rao

About 1,200 pupils of a Thane school have been studying in a gas chamber since the last eight years, their edification disturbed by waves of toxic fumes wafting into classrooms. But, even more deadly

A team of American researchers at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta and their collaborators at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) here have developed a malaria vaccine based on

Union Environment and Forest Minisiiter Suresh Prabhu has announced that an active plan for protection and development of forestry in the north-eastern region will be prepared