India will participate in the 100th International Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting scheduled to be held in Moscow, from September 6 to 12.The meeting would mainly focus on the issues relating to

In 79 days, the Earth will run into the worst meteor storm in 32 years. And for $50,000, Richard Worsfold will give you a blow-by-blow account. Mr. Worsfold is leading a group of international

survey : A new survey in Kutch region has revealed that no less than 22.29 lakh trees, in 40 coastal villages of four tehsils of Kutch district, were totally destroyed during the cyclone. More than

The pollution of Israel's waterways was dramatically underscored a year ago when, during opening ceremonies for the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics, scores of Australian participants plunged

Coral reefs will not recover from over-fishing until the Government restricts access to marine parks, an expert has warned. Reef Check, an annual survey that collects information from reefs around

A referendum shows almost 98% of all eligible voters in Chiba Prefecture in Japan are against building an industrial waste plant in their backyard. The poll in Unakami was the fifth local referendum

Soldiers have blown up dams and lifted floodgatesto divert floodwaters from the Daqing oilfield in Heilongjiang province of China. By blowing up the dam and lifting the floodgates in Zhaoyuan,

The Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, a world heritage site that contributes up to 66 per cent of the total mangrove cover in the country, is in dire need of concerned conservation efforts. Against the

School children, who wait for their school bus in the chilling winter mornings amidst heavy traffic in Kathmandu are likely to suffer from serious health hazards, capital's air quality researchers

The volcanic hot springs of the deep sea are dark oases that teem with blind shrimp, giant tube worms and other bizarre creatures, sometimes in profusions great enough to rival the chaos of rain