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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Alaska's dark day drags on in the courts
Fifty million litres of oil spilled across 7700 sq kms of Alaska's Prince William Sound when the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground on March 24 1989. Television brought the world images of otters, fish
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IUCN propose measures to prevent future oil spills
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) National Committee of Pakistan has published nine specific actions to avoid any further accidents such as the oil spill following the grounding of the Tasman
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Product standards must use ecolabel data
Minimum environmental standards for products could easily be introduced in EU legislation using information gathered for existing ecolabel ratings, according to consumer association Anec. Recent
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Trade associations hide companies' poor green performance, says report
Business and trade associations have this week been accused of paying lip service to corporate social responsibility (CSR), using this to mask the reality of their unsustainable and irresponsible
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Free-trade tune opens WTO, Jaitley to give his pitch today
With protesters being kept at bay, the Fifth Ministerial Conference of Trade Ministers under the World Trade Organisation began at the beach resort of Cancun in Mexico today. WTO Director-General
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Patna panics, Ganga floods low-lying areas
Rising water in the Ganga has forced hundreds of villagers by the banks to relocate. This is the first time in a decade that water has risen to the present level, causing concern among Patna
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Army alerted in wake of U.P. floods
The flood situation in eastern Uttar Pradesh turned critical today as the overflowing Ganga and Ghagra rivers inundated hundreds of villages in Ballia and nearby districts of Ghazipur,
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Rich and poor battle it out on agri turf
The Cancun round of negotiations for WTO is fast becoming the
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Rajasthan gets Japanese aid
Rajasthan will receive a grant of Rs 9.12 crores from Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction for rainwater harvesting schemes and slum
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After dumping duties, US slaps ISO norms on steel
Apart from anti-dumping actions, Washington is employing ISO quality standards as yet another device to deny market access for iron and steel products from India and other countries. New Delhi has