A US appeals court ruled it could forward the North American Free Trade Agreement to Congress without an environmental impact statement.

Handicapped children are being helped to overcome their disabilities through special programmes and innovative schemes such as art.

Several BHEL plants have secured ISO 9000 certification, which is a precondition for exports to Europe.

Seeds of nuts used by Andhra tribals to purify water yields a substance that can be used to remove toxic metals from industrial waste.

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BHEL scientists, who developed the country's first battery powered vans, say only higher government subsidies can make the vehicles affordable to potential users.

Windows that change from clear to dark and back at the flick of a switch are set to make air conditioning systems redundant in buildings, thereby saving considerable power.

An interim report on project implementation by the GEF highlighted the mismanagement, wasteful expenditure and squabbling that plagues it.

BHEL's sophisticated laboratories, some of them the only one of their kind in India, show the emphasis the organisation lays on R&D.