<p>Report filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in Hauz Khas village. Events like live
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's claim that the Rs 175- croroe Taj Heritage corridor Project was approved without her knowledge may not stand CBI scrutiny. The documents handed over to CBI,
The chairman of the General Council of the WTO has circulated a draft ministerial text for the Cancun Ministerial. Given the disagreements, it is doubtful if this will get translated into a
The death toll from Sunday's (20th July) mudslides and flooding in Kyushu rose to 14 as rescue workers continued searching for missing people, police said. Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force
The Sindh (Pakistan) minister for local bodies and Kutchi Abadis, Mohammad Hussain, has constituted a committee to take up issues of drainage and sewerage systems with authorities of the Hyderabad
More than 310 new fires were reported today, 12 of which spread to become large fires in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center
European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom welcomed the final adoption by the European Council of Ministers of an emissions trading law for the European Union. The new legislation will give
The World Bank has launched a new fund for developing countries with US$35 million to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF) will provide financial support
A major protest against waste incineration was staged this week, involving over 235 groups from 62 countries. The protest was timed to coincide with the first day of the Seventh Intergovernmental
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), is meeting in London this week to discuss the dangers of ship-breaking and the export of hazardous
A halt to extraction and trade of Liberian gold, diamonds and timber would help stop the fighting that has killed at least 600 civilians in the capital in the past five days, according to the
