City lakes turn into dumping grounds
The Lower Lake in Bhopal is fast turning into dumping grounds for sewage as 18 nullas vomit filth into it besides being encroached upon from other three
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NDMC to set up garbage recycling stations
The NDMC is going to set up 10 new garbage stations at different parts of Delhi. These stations will have recycling
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17 bldgs okay to live in : Panel
A committee of technical experts, appointed by Gujarat High Court to inspect 22 buildings affected by the earthquake, has opined that only five of them need to be demolished; the rest can be
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'Repeated doses of polio drops minimise risk of getting polio
During the last three years no case of polio has been reported from anywhere in Assam State. This was informed by the resource persons while addressing a daylong orientation workshop-cum-press
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Dead whales leave Japanese wailing
Less than a week after 14 sperm whales showed up floundering on its shore, a small town in southern Japan found itself with an even bigger dilemma on Sunday - disposing of the carcasses. Officials
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Better virus vaccine will take 3 years
An improved vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease is at least three years off so the United States would likely fight the virus the same way that Britain has, say US scientists bracing for the possible
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Poppy minus opium for masses
Indian scientists have scored a global first by developing a strain of opium-free poppy, christened Sujata. The new variety is not only the answer to the global fight against opium-linked abuses but
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Another reverse flow of sea water into Mahi feared
After the reverse flow of sea water from the Gulf of Khambat into the Mahi last week, Vadodara Municipal Corporation officials are fearing another back flow during the 'amavas' (new moon).
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Once is not enough
More companies are finding profits in "remanufacturing". With remanufacturing, goods or components are reconditioned and used again and again, saving energy, money and landfill space. Auto parts make
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Why the army is starting to think green
Bullets can be hazardous to your health-even before they're fired. Between coatings, solvents and a lead core, a total of 24 toxic materials have been identified in bullet production. So bullet lead
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The search for profit in the final frontier
Recent advances in technology have given scientists the tools they need to explore the ocean's biological riches. Their discoveries have wide-ranging commercial applications, but global threats to
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Green crusades
That the most advanced nation and its chief executive need not necessarily be the most enlightened is one again demonstrated by the refusal of President Bush of the United States to confirm to the
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Mental stimulation lowers risk of Alzheimer's
People who regularly read books, do crossword puzzles or otherwise exercise their brains are significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, says a study out involving 801 elderly Catholic
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Environmental norms met
The companies in the Samtse Phuentsholing mining and industrial belt (Bhutan) have fulfilled and complied with all environmental terms and conditions, according to the national environment commission
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Stage set for meet on climate change
Invitations have gone out to as many as 40 Environment Ministers and senior officials of the developed and developing world for a one day meeting in New York on April 21 on the issue of international
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World Congress on eco management at Palanpur
The Third World Congress on Environment Management with the theme 'Promoting environmentally sustainable trade and development in the globalised economy' will be organised by World Environment
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African antelope caused mad cow disease: NZ scientists
A New Zealand scientist claimed today to have come up with the most likely cause of BSE, or mad cow disease, in Britain. The team's research showed that BSE had not come from scrapie-infected sheep
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Mining victims revolt
It is a healthy sign that the long suffering residents of Sanvordem have decided to take on the mining lobby. The callous attitude of local mine owners to the environmental depredations they inflict
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Environmentalists take aim at Bush record
Several contentious environmental issues are returning to the national agenda as the political unity that grew out of the trauma of Sept.11 fades. In a flurry of assessments of President Bush's first
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NE states to press clean air case with US EPA
Eight states will press the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cease any effort to weaken Clean Air Act limits on emissions from power plants, refineries and industrial plants, a