RH-560-MK-II, Rohini sounding rocket, was successfully launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Sriharikota range (SHAR) at 19:21 hrs on Sunday, carrying a set of

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government is gearing up to introduce a comprehensive bill to protect the country's biological wealth, traditional knowledge, plant varities and farmers' rights in the coming

Te state-owned Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporaion Ltd (Tidco) plans to add 1,000 mw power generating capacity in Tamilnadu using orimulsion as the fuel. Orimulsion is a natural bitumen

Families of cotton farmers, who committed suicide because of indebtedness, feel the Chandrababu Naidu government has failed them. They came here last week to seek redress from the tribunal

The police are trying to ascertain if a skeleton found in Lakhimpur district of Upper Assam can unravel the mystery behind the killing of social worker Sanjoy Ghose. Though the banned ULFA has said

Even 50 years after Independence, drinking water is yet to reach hundreds of villages, particularly those located in the western Rajasthan's desert area. On the other hand, the growth in population,

Mercifully, poaching of tigers for manufacture of Chinese medicines has declined because of the international ban on sale of such medicines, says Tom Mathew of WWF-International. But now a more

Sattahip authorities are investigating two garbage disposal sites where a large quantity of toxic products has been dumped without permission. The Sattahip Tambon Administration Organisation has

The Dehra Dun-based Survey of India will shortly launch a World Bank funded plan to geologically monitor the peninsular shield using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to predict earthquakes apart from

In walking away from tobacco legislation last week Steven Goldstone chairman of RJR Nabisco, vowed to increase market share for his products among American adult smokers. He pointedly did not metion