A crowd of more than 300 scientists at the frontiers in reproduction research symposium waited eagerly for the rumoured breakthrough news that a mouse had been cloned. Instead, all they got on Friday

Taking aim at the so-called "dirty dozen", delegates from more than 100 nations begin negotiations on Monday on the first global treaty banning or reducing use of some of the most toxic chemical

The Madhya Pradesh State Government may scrap the task force which was created to review the Maheshwar power project, if the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) failed to give an alternative model by the

The sharing of Yamuna river water by the riparian states and the control of key headworks across the river has kicked up an inter-state row. While the Punjab Government has reiterated its pleas to be

The tabling of the crucial biodiversity bill in Parliament, which seeks to give local communities sovereign rights over their forests, is unlikely to happen soon as the process of drafting is not

Noted environmentalist and Magsaysay award winner M C Mehta has favoured setting up environment courts in all states to deal with green issues. The environment courts should have the status of high

Kochi fishermen are having a hard time, with the demand for fresh-water fish going down. The reason is not far to seek - a large number of fish died in the Periyar river a fortnight

Finding an appropriate location for setting up a thermal power plant could greatly reduce its adverse impact on the environment, according to Mr Shekhar Singh of the Indian Institute of Public

The power purchase agreement (PPA) for the entire capacity of 2,000 mw proposed to be generated from the Talchar stage II (Orissa) has been tied up with the signing of PPA for supply of power to

An earthquake that struck southern Turkey killed 108 people and injured about 1,000, news reports and witnesses said. About 41 people were killed in Ceyhan, where at least 200 were injured, said