India has joined the select band of developed countries that have acquired the cost effective state-of-the-art nuclear waste management technology, according to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

A powerful earthquake hit parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on the night of Saturday. But there were no immediate reports of damage or

Russia's decrepit and rusting fleet of decommissioned nuclear submarines are in danger of sparking a catastrophe, according to a number of environmentalists and military experts. "The problem of

Sewage disposal is a major problem for both developed and developing countries like India. Scientists have evolved various methods for tackling this problem, a

The Unites States Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to challenge the "apparent" preliminary ruling by the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement panel earlier this month that has

The residents of 15 socieites at Ghatkopar's Joshi Lane,Mumbai have been scrupulously segregating their garbage and using the biodegradable waste to generate compost and plant 4,000 trees in the

The much-awaited Supreme Court's decision on the appeal by the management of the SIV Industries to continue the discharge of the treated effluent into the Bhavani River is expected to be heard on

The development of industry and protection of environment were equally important and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests would ensure that one does not suffer at the cost of the other, the

The 1993 order bans waste dumping, construction activity and lanf-filling in coastal regulation zone (CRZ) areas, except for ports, jetties and harbours. All the four dumping grounds in the city have

NHRC : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team which toured the backward districts of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Naupura in December, 1996 to look into allegations of 21 starvation deaths has