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
Climate Change
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Statement on pollution
India and the US will express common concern on global environmental problems, particularly those relating to global warming, through a joint statement to be issued during US President Bill Clinton's
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The Earth's crucial ice cover is melting faster than ever
The Earth's ice cover is melting in more places and at higher rates than at any time since record keeping began. Reports compied by the Worldwatch Institute show that global ice melting accelerated
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Pact signed on clean energy
India yesterday signed an agreement with the US to push forward environment protection and clean energy options, in keeping with the Kyoto Protocol and other international agreements. India announced
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Speed of Global Warming surprises scientists
The Earth is heating up faster then expected according to weather experts who met this month to discuss the country's record-breaking
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EU explores ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The European Commission will propose on Wednesday allowing companies with problems meeting reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions to purchase pollution products from other companies more
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GM quits global warming lobby group
Environmentalists are claiming victory following General Motors Corp.'s decision to quit a lobbying group that has led the opposition to a 1997 global warming treaty reached in Kyoto, Japan. Ford
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After it all began
Scientists replicate conditions moments after the Big Bang
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No jackpot, this
For long, potted plants have been touted as a solution to the sick building syndrome, a range of symptoms that leaves people feeling tired and irri table but with no specific illness. But, Peter
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Mopping with bacteria
Bio-remediation, a process in which bacteria clean contaminated soil and water, is proving useful in cleaning the environment. Says Ryuichiro Kurane of the Industrial Science and Technology Agency,
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UGANDA
The country's minister for water, land and environment Henry Kajura has warned Ugandans that changes in climate would adversely affect the country. Kajura advised the people to use upgraded cooking