The Punjab Government is to launch a project aimed at reviving the woods around Anandpur Sahib on an area of 285 acres. This will help maintain the ecological balance. The project was cleared at a

As little as 9 per cent of the total projects, under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are being undertaken in the slums of the national Capital while the infant mortality rate (IMR)

the residents of a West Delhi colony have moved the Delhi High Court demanding the shifting of Rajputana Rifles firing range to ensure their safety. The residents are irked over the authorities'

Space Shuttle Columnbia's astronauts began killing and dissecting rats yesterday to see how the animals' brains changed after a day of weightlessness. Four white adult rats were targeted for quick

Three Veerappan associates including the lone women member of his gang, were captured by the Special Task Force (STF) early on Sunday morning. They were rounded up when the gang members were on a

After Basmati rice, it appears that pyslliym husk (sat-isabgol) is now being considered by a few multinational companies (MNC's)for patenting exclusive marketing rights overseas. Psylliym husk,

The Delhi Minister of Transport, Mr. Rajendra Gupta, has underlined the importance of public awareness of behavioural change to fight the menace of vehicular pollution in the capital. A massive

The first patent in the biofertiliser field in India has been granted to Dr Ravi Kanitkar and Ms Sandeepa Inamdar of the pune based Kumar Krishimitra Bio-products (I) Pvt Ltd. The patent was granted

The three day annual rice workshop which concluded at Ludhiana, failed to recommend any new varieties for cultivation on the fertile north-western plains of the country. However, the workshop did

With the shift in focus in the three wheeler market, Piaggio Greaves Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Piaggio Spa, Italy and Greaves Ltd, expects to carve out a niche segment that will be