Cement eating bacteria are among the main causes of the deterioration of bridges, roads and other structures. But their taste for concrete can be turned to good account : The same microbes may be

Londoners trail residents of other European capitals in terms of health, with high rates of infant mortality, disease and teenage pregnancy, an official report said. The study carried out for the

Andhra Pradesh has agreed to hand over the execution of two hydel projects, proposed on the Jalaput and Balimela dams across the Silery to a private party identified as Orissa, and sign a power

Vietnam is making the most of agriculture in the Mekong delta although soil fertility is falling and water flows are becoming unstable on the complex river system, an expert said on Thursday. Pham

Pakistan's Hub Power Company (Hubco) said on Monday it had temporarily shut down all four of its electricity generating units because the state-utility Wapda did not need power. "Three generators

The cooling water in a municipal incinerator in Nose, Osaka Prefecture, was found to be contaminated with an extremely high level of dioxin, according to a Health and Welfare Ministry study released

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to issue show-cause notices to 1,966 "highly polluting industries" in the State as to why they should not be closed down

Greens plan new ways to handle US co's claim: With the Indian Government dragging its feet on finalising its response to the Basmati patent claimed by an American company, environmentalists are

A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court consisting of Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Justice N K Agarwal stayed the operation of the directive issued by the Punjab Government banning the

Two large hydro power projects at Kol and Parbati are being handed over to the National Hydro Power Corporation for implementation. The 800 MW Kol project and the 2,051 Parbati project have been held