The Delhi High Court is planning to restrict the making of noisy crackers. It has sought suggestions from the Delhi Fire Cracker Manufacturers Association in this regard. A division bench comprising

Despite regulations against international

can icebergs from the Arctic solve the uk's water crisis? A British water company is examining whether it can tow giant icebergs from the Arctic circle to bring water to Britain's

More than 11 million children die every year before reaching the age of five, out of which nearly eight million deaths are caused by pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, mala

legislations against smoking will hit tobacco companies in Goa. A legislation that bars the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 has already been passed in the state assembly. Smoking in public

The use of bleaching powder in drinking water may cause cance

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition contending that the Harihar Polyfibre company near Bangalore was discharging untreated effluents into the Tungabharda river and that the

the brightly lit skyscrapers of North American cities attract migrating birds. But these skyscrapers are also the cause of their death, as every year hundreds die after crashing into them. But

Researchers are developing smart shock absorbers that would smooth out bumps experienced by moving vehicles. Bayer, a chemicals company in Leverkusen, Germany, has developed an electro-rheological