>> Disney Studio has pledged to remove smoking from its family-oriented films. The media giant's chief executive Robert A Iger said depictions of smoking will be "discouraged' in films aimed at

>> RCTV, the opposition-aligned Venezuelan TV station forced off the air by the country's president Hugo Chavez, has resumed broadcasting on cable and satellite television. The station was off air

Photographs of wildlife in controlled situations have fostered an exotic image of the wild

• Are you a smoker and want to quit? Doing that now can win you lakhs of rupees. The World Health Organization is sponsoring a

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Some television companies in the US are trying to use controversial subliminal adverts, but they cannot hide from the system patented by Ericsson of Stockholm. By measuring the energy distribution in

Flat screen televisions (TV) and computer screens that are larger than conventional models but weigh less could be on sale within two years at affordable prices, say scientists at Canon's Japanese

GONE are the days when environmental films could be seen only in the closed circles of filmmakers and critics. The general public was hardly ever exposed to environmental issues - except for the few

This month, Doordarshan's elite third channel is airing India's first comprehensive weekly programme on the environment, a repeat of which will be aired on the first channel after a fortnight.

Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm

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