Council To Rephrase Document, Finalize It by Month-End The PM's Climate Change Council on Monday averted an embarrassment for India in the global arena by pointing out how the draft domestic climate change action policy could compromise India's international stance that had been defended at the UN conference on climate change in December 2007 at Bali by science and technology minister Kapil Sibal.

As the world grapples with the worst food crisis in recent years, Firms like, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midlands, Hong Kong-based Noble Group, trading in grains are reaping profits. Its European competitor Syngenta is doing even better, declaring net profits of over $1.1 billion in 2007, up by 75% over the previous year. Both companies, US-based Monsanto and Syngenta are vigorously pushing their genetically modified (GM) seeds hoping that they will become acceptable now. GM seeds have often been accused of triggering unsuspected crop failures or pest attacks.

SEZ Virodhi Manch, a non-government organisation, opposing special economic zones in the state on Tueday threatened to revive its agitation, if the state government fails to denotify the three industrial enclaves which are approved and notified by the union government. "The worst fears of the SEZ Virodhi Manch are confirmed with the central government intimating that it can not denotify the three SEZs notified for Goa. The SVM has always doubted the sincerity of the government regarding the scrapping of special economic zones in Goa,' SVM's convenor Charles Fernandes said.

The government has been deliberating on measures over oil prices through the last fortnight. Meanwhile, the companies' losses rose from Rs 16.34 a litre to Rs 21.43 on each litre of petrol, Rs 23.47 to Rs 31.58 on diesel, Rs 28.72 to Rs 35.98 on kerosene and Rs 305.90 to Rs 352.90 per 14.2-kg cylinder of cooking gas. Together, the three firms are losing Rs 725 crore daily on fuel sales, up from Rs 580 crore.

A study by NGO Toxics Link has found extremely high levels of lead in the dust collected from Delhi homes. Lead is known to be harmful, especially for children and pregnant women, and the study indicates that the primary cause for high lead levels was paints.

Jute bags to keep plastic at bay, help Bengal poor Green Shopper Movement Blow To Greedy Middlemen They call it a poor-topoor collaboration. Self Help Groups (SHGs) in West Bengal have joined hands with Chetanalaya, the social service arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi, to drive home an often-repeated point

Gearing up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi is all set to take lessons from Melbourne, which hosted the Games in 2006. The City Alliance Agreement signed by the two cities on Tuesday will focus on a

1st Line On Phase II Flagged Off 7 Months Before Deadline Delhi Metro's first line of Phase II

Your motor fuel bill is poised to rise as the government looks set to decide on oil prices on Wednesday. Also on the agenda is an increase of Rs 10-20 in the price of cooking gas refills

MNCs Dealing In Seeds, Foodgrains, Fertilizers Flourish