After yielding successful formulations like Liv. 52 and Guglip, Ayurveda now holds out promise of a new range of drugs to treat mental disorders.

THE BRAZILIAN government swung into action recently to evict thousands of gold-panners from a 94,000- sq-kin Yanomami reserve near the Venezuelan border to save the 9,000 members of South

The Union and Madhya Pradesh governments have been ruled culpable by a Rome-based tribunal of violating the rights of the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy. The Permanent People's Tribunal

A Russian attempt to light up the night by using sunlight reflected from a huge space based mirror failed to come up to expectations but could some day provide an alternative to electric lighting.

Among steps recommended to save the marine environment of the Bay of Bengal region is involving local people in coastal development planning.

Through the centuries, human beings have tried to establish their dominance over animals, killing them for both food and sport. Even today, animals continue to be exploited in the name of scientific research.

The finance minister"s targets for restructuring -- lower fiscal deficit, stronger economic recovery and higher exports -- form the core of his latest budget.

New evidence has emerged for the existence of dark matter -- an invisible constituent of the universe that is believed to play a key role in the formation of galaxies.

Though experts and officials speak proudly of the country's clean air and water, the data they rely on is outdated.

Animals were tried and punished just like human beings in medieval Europe.