It may not be a winter of discontent for the Van Gujjars of Rajaji National Park this year, for orders have been issued to maintain the status quo in connection with their traditional rights.

Six more tiger reserves are to be set up during the remaining part of the Ninth Plan, according to a decision taken at a recent meeting of the re-constituted Steering Committee of Project tiger.

The Supreme Court isued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government on a petition by the Tamil Nadu Building Material Manufacturers and Transport Association to seek permission for stone quarries within 500

To provide comprehensive training in the management of thalassemina, a week-long workshop is being organised in the Capital from 30 October. Organised by Thalassemics India, this would be first such

It is a dream come true for the tribals of the highland sof Sachh, Tai-Sural and Mindle villages in the Pangi valley of Chamba districts. Considered as one of the remote habitations in the country,

The DDA's proposed move to change the land use of a section of the Jamuna riverfront to make way for fly ash brick manufacturing units, has come in for heavy criticism from environmental

Housewives can now find out for themselves whether adulterated mustard oil is being sold to them, thanks to a simple new kit developed by the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre at Lucknow.

The Orissa Government riterated its demand for urgent adhoc Central assistance for drought relief work and saw no reason why such interim assistance should not be forthcoming, particularly when the

The Centre for Science and Environment has written to the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, asking him to be vigilant and protect the economic interests of India, at the Buenos Aires

The country's first-ever symposium on fungal-disease-- which has recently acquired prominence in medical studies--is being organised by the Department of Medical Mycology, Delhi University. The