Cheap and abundant, coal has become the fuel of choice in much of the world, powering economic booms in China and India that have lifted millions of people out of poverty. But the growth of coal-burning is also contributing to global warming, and is linked to environmental and health issues including acid rain and asthma. Almost overnight, coal has turned poor farmers in this city of 3 million people into Mercedes-driving millionaires, known derisively as "baofahu" or the quick rich. Amid...

BATHINDA/FARIDKOT: The health department s claim of being highly vigilant to check the supply and use of synthetic and duplicate khoya in Punjab these days notwithstanding, the product is flooding the state market as it is in high demand for making sweets for Diwali festival. BATHINDA/FARIDKOT: The health department s claim of being highly vigilant to check the supply and use of synthetic and duplicate khoya in Punjab these days notwithstanding, the product is flooding the state market as...

But our sister publication Meed revealed in September that the increased cost of borrowing as a result of the credit crunch had made Qafco's bonds sale option 'too expensive' and it recently decided to ditch the plan and IQ has now approached various banks instead. But our sister publication Meed revealed in September that the increased cost of borrowing as a result of the credit crunch had made Qafco's bonds sale option 'too expensive' and it recently decided to ditch the plan and IQ has...

For about four years, I have been writing columns saying that Americans need to quit taking Toyotas spoon-fed mantra that hybrids are the answer to the fuel economy question and look at diesel. When most Americans think of diesel, images of the sooty, sputtering, noisy and unreliable cars of the 80s come to mind. The fact that Hondawhich is known by almost anyone who has ever read a car review as a tech-savvy auto makercould finally dispel the noisome image diesels still have. Diesels are...

It is a popular cut flower, not only for use in arrangements, but also for individual florets that can provide fragrance to bouquets and boutonnieres. A fertiliser mixture containing six gms of urea, 16gms each of single super phosphate (SSP) and muriate of potash per square meter gives satisfactory growth and flowering. Planting of fresh bulbs produce less number of flowers hence, bulbs should always be kept in store for a month or more to ensure better production of flowers. It grows in...