Ten per cent of the world's tree species face extinction through felling, forest fires and poor forest management, conservationists said in a report on Tuesday. "With 77 species already extinct, this

Some experts believe that the Damodar receives more pollutants than the Ganga. According to a 1990 estimate, the Damodar received 41077.7 million litres of industrial affluents per day, as against

The usually docile animals of the Kaziranga National park have, after a month-long desperate attempt to flee incessant floods, hunger and killer vehicles, turned violent. In the last two weeks, a

The first case of dengue in Delhi this year has been reported from the South Ganeshpura area of East delhi. MCD officials say that the patient, an engineer, could have contracted the disease from his

Vitamin B1, a widely used drug in multivitamin preparations, is in acute shortage in the country. As the drugs is not available in India, the prices have gone through the roof ad companies are

About Rs 16.97 lakh allotted for hospitals, dispensaries and other medical programmes were surrendered unutilised to the State finance department during 1997-98. The governemnt allotted Rs 2.25 crore

The Government is completely recasting its environmental clearance procedures in order to ensure that projects that come to the Environment Ministry are sanctioned speedily. Top sources in the

A new plant gene, Terminator-III is threatening Indian farming and food security. "It is nothing short of bio-technological warfare", says food expert Devinder Sharma referring to the Terminator

The National Hydro-electric Power Corporation(NHPC) is threatening to stop power supply to Jammu and Kashmir as the State Government has not paid dues worth Rs 125 crore for power had through it.A

One of the three Siberian cranes - which went missing from the Ghana Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur - was found near Natauj village under Kathoomar police station in Alwar district on Friday. The bird