The state government has decided to ask the World Bank to give a soft loan of Rs 2,209.3 crore to create permanent cyclone mitigation structures.

Greenpeace is accusing the nuclear industry of Germany of blackmailing politicians by making unjustified threats for the event that nuclear power is phased out. Following speculations, which has

Yellowing of marbles in the Taj Mahal may stop soon and the closure of 200-odd foundries near it may be prevented, thanks to an eco-friendly melting furnace developed for the polluting commercial

A four-day national seminar-cum-biennial worksop on 'Strategies for Management of Poor Quality water' was held at the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI),

At least 1,893 HIV positive cases have so far been reported in Kerala so far, state's health minister A C Shanmughadas told the State Assembly on Wednesday.The maximum number of 496 cases had been

Scientists said on Monday they had developed a cheaper new kind of rabies vaccine that could protect poeple against the deadly virus. They said the new vaccine, which uses genetic material from the

An inquiry has been initiated against at least 20 senior officials of the Irrigation Department for alleged involvement in irregularities detected in the multi-crore Teesta Barrage project in North

Even as the Delhi Government ordered an enquiry into the deaths, allegedly after drinking contaminated water, at a camp in Kakrola Village in West Delhi over the past one week, the Chief Minister

The president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Mr Peter Garrett, has accused the Federal Government of siphoning off $12million earmarked for the environment to repair a dam on the Murray

Authorities declared a state of emergency in areas near Athens on Tuesday as more than 1,000 fire-fighters and soldiers battled a huge forest fire raging for the second day.Evidence suggested the

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