It had to happen, India has reacted strongly to the US Patent Office granting Ricetec, an American company, a patent for Basmati rice and has decided to examine various possible remedial options. The

Specific industries should get-together through industry associations and form groups to seen how best environmental audit can be done through industry, Mr D K Biswas, Chairman , Central Pollution

India has been urged to make a stong statement in support of the rapid enforcement of a "no exception" ban on export of hazardous waste from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation of Developed

A mysterious killer is preying on dolphines along the French Mediterranean coast, where corpses of the marine mammals are washing up at the rate of one a day with identical and inexplicable wounds.

The ordeal of Bhopal gas disaster victims continues 13 years after the tragedy, with the claims settlement process turning into a nightmare for most of them. Among the families entitled to death

The Minister for Power, Prof Y K Alagh, has said that the fast breeder reactor, now being developed after the success of the experimental "KAMINI" and the completion of the nuclear fuel cycle based

The independent Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) is likely to become operational by April this year. In the initial stages, the Centre will start operating from the temporary place. The

The National Human rights Commission has issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh Government to submit a detailed report on the allegations made by a doctor regarding mass suicides committed by cotton

German and Indian scientists appear to have been thinking along the same lines to convert geo-thermal energy for useful purposes. It is an attempt to find eco-friendly solutions for energy problems.

The USA proposes to penalise nations that do not prohibit child labour or fail to effectively enforce child labour laws. Countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, where child labour is