Representatives of private satellite TV channels in India told the government that they favoured self-regulation regarding the airing of liquor and tobacco advertisements. At a meeting which I&B

The power ministry has mooted a proposal to hawk non-urban distribution networks of state electricity boards to rural cooperatives. These cooperatives will also be provided the freedom to generate

A major step is being taken to broad base the usage of the geographic information technology (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS). The GIS has wide-ranging potential and uses and also provides

India's economic reforms and liberalisation have contributed to a dramatic increase in economic growth in the mid 1990's says the latest review on India's Trade Policy Review (TPR) conducted by the

A confidential database of people being treated for HIV andtheir medical regimes will be set up later this year to address concerns that thousands of HIV patients are not on medication. The database,

Breakthroughs flowing from the cloning of Dolly the sheep may eventually cure paraplegia and serious diseases like malaria and Parkinson's disease, scientists said yesterday. Cloning technologies

A total of 702 areas will be affected in the water rationing exercise involving more than 1.8 million people in the Klang Valley from Monday. The 352 new areas which come under the

Malaysia set to lead in tropical biodiversity : The National Biodiversity Policy will transform Malaysia into a world centre of excellence in conservation, research and utilisation of tropical

More than 8,000ha of forest and bushfires are still raging in Sabah where 1,311 firemen as well as police and army personnel are trying to combat the blazes. Sabah Police Commissioner Amir Junos said

A chemical used by pest control companies for the treatment of termites will be banned from Sept 30, the Pesticide Board said. An official from the Pesticide Board said chlordane could not be