The US President has moved deftly to avoid irritating either US congresspersons or the British government on the issue of the controversial nuclear plant in Sellafield.

In a chilling reminder of his prowess as an outlaw, sandalwood smuggler and poacher Veerappan and his gang exploded an electronic landmine, which destroyed a van carrying members of a task force

A Pune based research institute has developed a process that employs earthworms to remove impurities from waste water.

Indonesia is burdened, in more ways than one, by other nations treating it as a dumping ground for their wastes.

A pilot project to install energy-efficient, solar lanterns as an employment generation scheme in the northeastern states is to be implemented soon by the Department of Non-conventional Energy

Wasps are among insects that live in highly organised colonies with a clear line of authority. But a wasp species studied recently disclosed some unique social traits.

Despite indications that it may take longer, China is doggedly pursuing its goal of becoming a GATT member this year.

Practitioners of siddha -- a traditional system of medicine, which originated in Tamil Nadu and uses metals such as iron, zinc, copper, gold and silver in treatment -- assert their therapeutic

INCREASING the level of oxygen in blood could cure impotency in humans because it would stimulate production of nitric oxide, which causes penile tissue to relax and better engorge blood from the

UNDER pressure from influential figures in the US congress, the Clinton administration has exempted ethanol and methanol from the proposed energy tax. The tax is to be levied at 25.7 cents per