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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SSKM eco-ambulance
It's a saving grace. SSKM patients who would otherwise be transferred in trollies within the hospital, irrespective of the weather, will now have a battery operated ambulance to depend on. The high
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WTO is a market, let us give some & take more: Jaitley
Union commerce minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that it was time India prepared itself to make some concessions to achieve larger gains at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which he said was
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Save Varanasi, save Ganga
Those who love Varanasi fear that it is in terminal decline and that no matter what anyone does any more it is already too late. Despite the failure of the first phase of the Ganga Action Plan,
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Liberals win ontario election on spending promises
China's Yellow River has burst its banks in three places in central Henan province and floods further east threaten 86,000 villagers - some already stranded on rooftops and higher ground, Xinhua news
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Israel, Jordan unite in effort to save dying dead sea
It has shimmered and steamed at the lowest point on Earth since time immemorial. Its silence, seclusion and healing powers have lured people from biblical mystics to modern eco-tourists. And the
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Business leaders see big benefits to Moscow from Kyoto
Business leaders urged Moscow to save the Kyoto Protocol to curb global warming, saying it could bring billions of dollars to Russia. Moscow has put off a decision on the pact which seeks to reduce
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California plans to sue US EPA over carbon dioxide
California Gov. Gray Davis last week announced plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its recent decision that carbon dioxide should not be regulated under the federal Clean Air
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CII, Asean form pharma, agriculture task forces
Confederation of Indian Industry and Asean set up two task forces in pharmaceuticals and agriculture and food processing to prepare a strategy document to outline a roadmap for cooperation in these
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More than 105,000 evacuated due to China floods
More than 105,000 people have been moved to temporary shelters in northern China after their homes were destroyed by the swollen Wei river, a local relief official said. Authorities are attempting to
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Putin's Brinkmanship
President Vladimir Putin's sudden vacillation on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, though inexplicable to many, is in keeping with the Russian leader's policy of brinkmanship. Mr Putin knows that