Emergency import of quality seeds has been suggested to stem the cotton crop failure that has led to a spate of suicides among farmers in at least three Indian states. The federation has been

Some 130 people were killed between 1992 and 1997 while using explosives and toxic substances to help fishing in Vietnam, a report. Blasting and poisoning the seas also caused huge damage to marine

Commuters driving through this hamlet, on the outskirts of Lucknow, may be denied the pleasure of witnessing the sight of mouth-watering Dussehris hanging from the branches of thousands of mango

The 2000-odd villagers are inching towards death, consciously. They drink water knowing that the fluoride in it is paralysing them and will eventually kill them. Half-hearted measures by the state

An African disease -fighting campaign that has largely succeeded in controlling river blindness will be ravamped to include other afflictions, a UN official said yesterday.

The Orissa Chief Minister, Mr J B Patnaik, accused the Centre for not being "responsive enough" to the genuine demands of the state and said in certain cases it was not even discharging its

The Kumbh mela is almost over , but the mad rush of last week has left a sordid tale of sacrifice in its wake. At least 25 animals are reported to have perished and many more have taken seriously ill

The Centre has decided to make sweeping changes in the environment policy to protect the industrial units facing closure on account of issues relating to environment protection. The proposed changes

The issue of procuring a patent for Darjeeling tea is being speeded up with results expected within six months, according to planters involved innegotiations with the Tea

A new subject - rehabilitation of torture victims - might be introduced in the medical curriculum in all medical colleges in the country. It was learnt that the Indian Medical Association has