Madras Refineries Ltd (MRL) today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board(TNEB) for evacuation and purchase of power from the MRL's proposed 350 MW power project at

A terminally-ill cancer patient has sued Sri Lanka's premier cigarette company for allegedly causing his ailment by making him a cigarette addict and claimed Rs 2.5 million in

Efforts to save the dwindling tiger population in Katarniaghat sanctuary have paid rich dividends as their number has increased to

Mobile homes became houseboats in west Virfinia, as tornado was spawned in Ohio and lightning storms rattled Wisconsin amid heavy rains that deluged several states and caused 15 deaths on the

About 16,000 people a day contract the AIDS virus, and by the millennium experts expect about 40 million HIV-positive around the world --A US

The global fish meal and fish oil industries during 1997-98 season will go down due to El Ni

The European Commission decides on the labelling of genetically modified food

Conservationists trying to restore the few remaining patches of prairie in the US have recently begun using fire to promote plant diversity. But new research shows that the technique will not work

canada has failed to meet international environmental commitments, show two reports tabled in Parliament. Though the country has signed nearly 230 inter

Scenes like these are common in Delhi. With no water for days on end, people have to fight for every drop of water. To make matters worse, they have to shell out up to Rs 3,000 per month (Rs 75 for