The delay in monsoon has resulted in extensive damage to standing crops in various villages of Yamunanagar district. In this primarily sugarcane growing area about 20 per cent of the standing crop

The Shimla Municipal Corporation has urged the government to order a high level inquiry into the NORAD aided Integrated Waste Management Project at Darni Ka Bageecha, to fix the criminal liability

Energy proved to be the most contentious issue at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg as debate over whether to raise targets for use of "green" energy raged. The USA and oil

The government hopes to issue the rules for the implementation of the new amended patents legislation within 10 days. "The subordinate legislation or rules of operation of the Second Patents

The corporate office of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC) has been granted ISO-14001 certificate for the environment management system. The certificate has been awarded by Bureau

The Union Power Ministry is likely to ask the Punjab government to stop freebies immediately and seek assistance from the World Bank to tide over the worst ever financial crisis being faced by the

Petrol and diesel conforming to Euro III emission norms would be supplied in metro cities from 2005, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik has said. Euro II complaint petrol and diesel currently being supplied

A blood test to assess levels of cardiac enzymes takes about 30 minutes nowadays, but researchers at Florida State University believe they can get a result on a tenth of this time. Tiny magnetic

Fairly convinced with the potential of organic farming, the Haryana government is going to introduce the same as an income generation activity across its 10 districts. To be undertaken under the

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh promised all possible help to the drought hit states to overcome the situation and assured that no state would be allowed to suffer for want of funds. However, the