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New Delhi: Noted agriculture scientist, Dr MS Swaminathan has suggested district level institutions of people, professionals and others should help to conserve, develop, maintain and exploit forest resources in a balanced manner.

New Delhi: Shri Rahul Khullar Commerce ,Secretary today urged the Indian Basmati exporters to target new markets to boost export of Indian Basmati.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s order releasing Kerala CPI(M) leader, M V Jayarajan, who had been sentenced to six months imprisonment on a contempt of court charge, on bail, has come as a shot in the arm for the CPI(M).

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah came to Delhi and made a valiant effort to plead his case for lifting the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from certain parts of the state. But Delhi Durbar was left unmoved.

Mamata Banerjee’s first stint in power hasn’t been a notable success. Nearly six months after entering Writers Buildings, she is yet to demonstrate an aptitude to take West Bengal forward in a new direction marked by the prevalence of law and order, the return of professionalism in the police and bureaucracy, industrial development and a peaceful agricultural countryside – facets for which the state was known in B.C. Roy’s time.

New Delhi: India is likely to have genetically modified (GM) trees in its forest areas soon.

New York: The presence of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere last year reached its highest levels since pre-industrial times, a report released by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns today.

New York: The United Nations official leading efforts against sexual violence in conflict today called for greater support for survivors of sexual abuse in Sierra Leone, saying they needed access to justice and assistance to reintegrate into society.

New York: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today welcomed the capture of one of the sons of deposed Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi as well as the regime’s former chief of intelligence.

New York: The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) called today for the international community to step up its efforts to protect the pathways and networks of migratory species, which are being threatened by human activity, endangering the future of wildlife hubs.