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 PUNE: Concerned by the decline in the vulture population in the country by more than 90 per cent in the last decade, the Pune forest department organised a workshop to sensitise forest officials about the critically endangered species, on the occasion of the International Vulture Awareness ...

CHENNAI:: Around 250 nuclear scientists, technologists and industrialists are expected to participate in the three-day Asian Nuclear Prospects 2010 conference to be held near here in October, a top official of atomic research unit said. 

"The 2nd International Conference on...

CHANDIGARH: Now, a 'green candle' that does not pollute. A Punjab-based company, the country's largest producer, processor and exporter of honey, will soon launch candles from bee wax, a byproduct for bee-keepers.

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Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it wants to reach cumulative sales of 5 million hybrid vehicles in the early part of this decade.

Toyota, the pioneer in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, said earlier ...

MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM, nation’s first ecological FM radio brand, switched ‘Green’. In association with Maruti Suzuki CNG, Radio city 91.1 FM altered their name to Green City 91.1FM. They initiated the ‘Green n Clean is the way of life’ campaign for an entire ...

Whether you're a retired grandmother or a 13-year-old kid, now you can help find a cure for the world's most deadly diseases. All you need is a passion for puzzles.

The game, FoldIt, turns one of the hardest problems in molecular biology into a game that looks a bit lik...

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labelling scheme by this financial year.

Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy co...

LONDON: Hindu leaders in Britain have teamed up with Prince Philip and the UN to launch a long-term action plan that will engage with the community worldwide in the fight against climate change, an Oxford University centre said.
 

The Bhumi Project was launched Friday after ...

This is something that would make Lawrence of Arabia turn in his grave: Recent studies are now showing that sand, once Saudi Arabia’s most common commodity (outside of oil) is n...

DORKING, England: The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet.

In recent years, aided by milder springs and autumns, a few Bri...