At least three people have died of the Kyasanoor forest disease in Uttara Kannada district last month and more than 100 people of the Joida taluk in the same districts are suffering from symptoms of
Finance Minsiter Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said India was opposed to international patent law and was determined to seek its revision in the World Trade Organisation with the help of developing
A city scientist, who drew international media attention in late 1997 claiming to have discovered an insulin-shot substitute, said he was weary of waiting for a patent."More than six moths after
Noted environmentalist Sundar Lal Bahuguna has been presented this year's Bhagwan Mahavir Sadbhavana Award.Mr. Bahuguna was given the award for "awakening the feelings of love and preservation of
Even as the US and many Asian countries including India are engaged in a bruising trade battle over import ban of shrimps on environmental grounds, a small, coastal voluntary organisation in Orissa
The Empowered Committee for Environment Clearance (ECEC) in the Surface Transport Ministry has given the green signal to six more port-related projects coming up in the Coastal Regulation Zone
The national capital will be the venue for the Tree Science Conference-98 from Friday to Monday. Solan-based Indian Soceity of Tree Scientists (ISTS) and Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and
To address the issue of acute shortage of power in the Ninth plan, as many as 10 states in the country will augment power supply through an innovative scheme involving banning and sale of power
The premier zoo of the state, Nandankanan, has been recording a regular fall in the number of visitors over the last few years. According to the latest annual report, the number of tourists visiting
