CM warns of action under PD act
Chief Minister of Karnataka N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday warned that cases under Preventive Detention Act would be booked against those found guilty for destruction of the forests. Addressing a
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NGOs' alternative draft treaty to UPOV
Gene campaign and Centre for Environment, Agriculture and Development (CEAD), non-government organisation (NGOs), have come up with an alternative draft treaty to the Union for Protection of New
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Illegal aliens
Pollution is no respector of national boundaries. But meteorologists can still be surprised by the distances that large quantities of airborne crud are sometimes able to travel. The American
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New hope for reversing heart disease
People with heart disease who eat a very low-fat vegetarian diet, exercise religiously, practice stress reduction daily, medidate and avoid smoking can significantly reduce blockages in their
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EU opens talks on fishing
European Union fisheries ministers opened negotiations to set catch quotas for next year, trying to find a balance between the demands of their fishermen and the need to protect dwindling stocks.
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Ex-Gurkha soldiers turn guns on tigers
Thousands of retired Gurkha soldiers from the Indian army, who were settled along the border ostensibly to create a "buffer zone" against New Delhi after Sikkim's merger with India in 1975, have
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Subglacial volcano on Iceland erupts, raising risk of floods
A volcano erupted under Europe's biggest glacier, in Iceland, witnesses said, spewing smoke and ash 10 kilometers into the sky and threatening to melt large parts of the ice cap. Scientists said the
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Canada urges UK to end proposal for asbestos ban
The UK should not go ahead with its proposed ban on the use of white asbestos, the Canadian government has said in a submission to the UK Health and Safety executive on its proposed prohibition
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Report warns of penguin extinction
In a world of overfishing, marine pollution, oil spills, global warming and coastal development, the world's lovable penguins are fast disappearing. Eleven of the globe's 17 penguin species face the
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HC asks to ensure easy availability of cancer drugs
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to ensure proper and easy availability of life saving drugs for cancer patients in the country and expedite applications for licence for morphine, a drug
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FDA approves Lyme vaccine but warns it isn't a cure-all
The Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first vaccine against Lyme disease, a shot anxiously awaited in tick-infested regions but one that won't eliminate the threat. Doctors warned
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Once a hunting ground, Sauraha attracts money and people
The Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal) was a hunting ground for royalties long ago. Later, it was basically a paradise of grasscutters, loggers and poachers. And with the massive influx of people
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Medical waste adds to city squalor
Government and private hospitals along with nursing homes and clinics in Kathmandu Valley dispose of a tonne of infected waste everyday adding burden to the already strained garbage management system
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Body mind therapy at Apollo
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has started a Body Mind Medicine Department. The new medicine deals with not only physical, health but also mental, social, spiritual and environmental aspects. Body mind
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Mixed reaction to $50m oceans protection policy
The Federal Government has promised to protect Australia's oceans and coastline from degradation, over-fishing, illegal fishing and pollution under a $50million oceans policy launched yesterday. But
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Prawn ban must stay
The Chuan government of Thailand must stand firm on its decision to ban tiger prawn farms in fresh-water areas, but help must be provided to those who must close their business. Most of the prawn
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Seafood exports down by Rs 44 million in five months
health certificate delays decried : Pakistani seafood exports have declined by 44 million dollars during July-November 1998 over the last year due to delay in issuing health certificates to
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Laws protect environment in Shenzhen
Local officials say powerful and effective legal and administrative systems have been the bulwark of environmental protection by the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), one of the fastest growing
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Logging ban to affect Lijiang
Months after China imposed a nationwide logging ban, residents in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, are worried that their ancient architectural style may be irreversibly hurt by a wood supply shortage.
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Turning marble dust to tiles in eco-friendly way
An eco-friendly method of converting the pollution causing marble dust into tiles and other building materials has been demonstrated on an experimental scale by various Indian research