The Kinnow growers in Punjab will start getting virus free Kinnow plants from next plantation period September,2002 thanks to the imagination of Dr. G.S. Kalkat, former vice-chancellor, Punjab

The Himachal Pradesh government's decision to empower panchayats to issue export permits for minor forest produce may provide an additional source of income for the grassroots democratic institutions

The Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI) today released high yielding varieties of hybrid crops, vegetables and fruits, developed by it last year. The varieties which include two of wheat,

Most of the residents of the Shimla town remained indoors huddled near heaters today as the temperature hovered around sub zero through out the day, but tourists had a gala time in snow. Taps in many

Atleast 46 people were feared dead after the worst storms in a decade lashed eastern Congo, three weeks after a volcanic eruption razed much of the city of Goma, aid workers said on

Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister, Thakur Roop Singh warned that the forest mafia in the state would be crushed with an iron hand. He said a drive had been launched against illicit felling and

Babies as young as two or three days old can be taught to distinguish similar vowel sounds while they are asleep, Finnish researchers have said.

About 200 Delhi Transport Corporation buses would be installed with high tech equipment next month to enable the satellites to track down their movement, the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit,

The Jabrat demarcated protected forest(DPF) spread over 275 hectres and 27 hectare Jassan DPF adjoining the panoramic Chail Chowk Valley of Gohar forest division of Mandi circle which had been

The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department has launched a statewide forest fire safety awareness programme. Under the programme, workshops will be organised in various parts of the state wherein members