The National Y2K task force has completed its report on India's Y2K preparedness and everything seems to be under control, by and large. The task force, however, has recognized the absence of a law

The Konkan Railway has developed an innovative "anti-collision devce" to prevent a repeat of train accidents like the ones at Ghaisal and

Two people were killed and 18 others injured due to a gas leakage in Kalyan city shortly before noon on Saturday. Police said there was leakage of gas from the factory of Sreeji Chemicals located in

China launched on Thursday its Earth Resources Satellite, or ZY-1, the official Xinhua news agency reported. "A Chinese rocket, Long March 4-B, blasted off at 11:16 a.m. (0316 GMT) at the Taiyuan

A superfast, minuscule molecular computer driven by gases may be a step closer to reality thanks to a research by a Berlin-based chemist, New Scientist magazine reported. James La Clair, formerly

The Helios and other improbable flying machines were touted by US space agency NASA as the future of telecommunications and as valuable tools to help scientists crack mysteries in areas from

Gas cylinder users can now avert an accident in the kitchen with the first indigenously designed LPG leak alarm, all set to hit the markets soon. The tiny marble-sized gadget, consisting of a thin

Residents of the Nai Basti and Nirankari Bhavan area in Bathinda live in constant danger due to frequent leakage of ammonia gas from the ice factory situated in the heart of the area. A major leak

The new Union Ministry seems to have certain specific schemes in view for the coal industry. The decision to abolish the Coal Industry's independent status may have been taken to achieve

mexico's Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) plans to release an