State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Environment
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Heated world: Is this freak weather or climate change?
Was the Andhra heat wave or the hot weather which has sapped Europe, just a freak weather event or a sign of climate change? R K Pachauri, chairman of the inter-governmental panel on climate change
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Checking pollution, enhancing business
Seeking to strike the right balance between environment protection and emerging business opportunities, the Chennai Port Trust has formulated guidelines for allowing export of iron ore pellets and
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WTO: the political economy of Cancun
The issues of interest to India in the context of the WTO negotiations can be apportioned into three broad categories. (a) Implementation issues, (b) Singapore issues (c) Market access. A number of
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Proper waste disposal for Phuentsholing
Twelve metric tonnes or 12000 kilograms of waste. That is the amount of garbage Phuentsholing town (Bhutan) generates everyday. And the town lacks of proper place where it can safely dispose of the
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Indians giving thanks for monsoon bounty
After five years of devastating drought, the 42-year-old farmer from India's desert state of Rajasthan will let nothing stop him completing his pilgrimage to a shrine to give thanks for this year's
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Government takes a decisive shift on environment
The Enviro Vision 2005 project, developed as part of Tamil Nadu Chief minister Jayalalithaa's 15 point agenda, is aimed at checking contamination of water, land and air resources, state Environment
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Government waste strategy criticised after survey shows poor results
The UKgovernment's record on waste management has been criticised for a lack of progress on recycling and landfill reduction. The criticisms come after the release of Defra's 2001/2002 Municipal
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Oil spill termed conspiracy
The grounding of Greek oil tanker Tasman Spirit off Karachi city (Pakistan) coast has been termed a conspiracy to harm the economy of country and that of the fishermen, to destablize the government.
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Increasing pollution irks residents
Residents along the coastal belt, of Karachi (Pakistan) who are constantly under threat by the continued discharge of crude oil from the broken oil tanker Tasman Spirit, are not happy with the
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Inquiry holds irrigation department responsible: Flood havoc in Badin
The recent floods that played havoc with life and property in Badin (Pakistan) have been attributed to the mismanagement of provincial irrigation and planning department in an inquiry report