Soyabeans are about to become hot stuff in Brazil. The crop faced a serious crisis when the government almost entirely cut it out of its subsidised credit programmes and the producers were
The great Pantanal--the world's largest wetlands, located in South America--is running a grave risk, warns the World Wildlife Fund (wwf). It would fall victim to a gradual process of desertification
Large, flat television screens, up to 127 cm in the diagonal, that can be hung on the wall may soon be available. Japan-based Sony and an American electronics company, Tektronix, have jointly
"Learn a lesson from the past, and stop the bombings and the blastings..," said UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros Ghali in a message on Hiroshima peace day. "This is an anniversary to remind us
Japan's decision to impose anti-dumping duties of upto 9.9 per cent on cotton yarn imports from Pakistan has enraged Pakistan's cotton-exporting lobby. The decision followed an investigation that
The Indian Gypsy Moth is slowly but surely munching its way through Bhutan's treasure of oaks. A study conducted by the Forestry Research Institute, based in Taba, reveals that the swarm has since
Japan-based Fujitsu Ltd has developed the world's smallest magneto- optical, (MO) disc drive for use in laptop and computer notebooks. The drive, 140 by 101.6 mm and 17 min thick, weighs