IIT Kharagpur's model for cyclone prediction is all set to go global. Thanks to Inter-Governmental Oceanographic Commission, (IGCO) an international body affiliated to the UN, that has decided to

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today announced national bio-diesel purchase policy that will enable farmers and bio-diesel producers get support price of Rs 25 per litre for jatropha oil. It

A bacterium that mops up uranium

By climate change

New study stresses air currents within clouds are crucial

Of arsenic removal plants in West Bengal

Nitrogen dioxide is proving a dificult vehicular emission to control

Bird flu reported among wild migratory birds in China

Because of more carbon dioxide emissions, warns new study

Scientists may be about to upset one of the most cherished tenets of conservation: that trees save water. The research, published today by Britain's Forestry Research Programme, could mean that

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