Inspite of certain areas being marked as the notified ridge, the green lungs of Delhi still remain under threat. Not only are farm-houses still being constructed on the notified ridge area, but the

For the first time guidelines have been framed in the country for treatment of asthma from the Indian point of view of health. The guidelines will be released at a conference cum workshop on Saturday

Still recovering from the spate of deaths due to floods and landslips, parts of Nepal are now in the grip of a viral encephalitis epidemic. Some 70 deaths due to viral encephalitis, commonly referred

The Balika Samriddhi Yojna (girld child scheme), launched in 1997 to elevate the status of the girl child born to a family living below the poverty line, has failed to make a headway due to severe

India will be represented by a 27-member high-level delegation comprising of Government, industry and academia at the 17th Congress of the World Energy Council scheduled from 13-18 September, '98 at

Even as the 650-mw Bawana Phase I project remains mired in controversy, Phase II of the project is all set to take off. The Ballarpur Industries Limited, in collaboration with a US-based company,

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central Public Works Department, Delhi Government, Civic Bodies and Central Pollution Control Board to devise an "aggressive" plan to deal with the problem of

As many as 75 persons have been admitted to Government hospitals after consuming adulterated mustard oil in different parts of the city. All of them complained of swelling in the limbs, face,

The Kullu valley faces serious ecological degradation because of large-scale, unscientific and illegal mining and quarrying. Despite the deployment of field guards to check this by the Department of

The swirling waters of the Brahmaputra have so far claimed 23 one-horned rhinoceros from the famous Kaziranga National park. More than 200 different species of deer and scores of other animals are