US on Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto protocol on climate change abandoned by the United States would not see tiny Pacific islands from sinking beneath the waves. Washington's chief negotiator on climate change said on
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Global focus on environment
WSSD is a summit organised by the United Nations to be held from 26 August to 4 September 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit is an important international discussion crucial in deciding
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Three-phase wildlife census at Top Slip
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department personnel of the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary at Top Slip have proposed to undertake a census of animals in three phases. the census would be done in two phases
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Plastic war
The South African government was to phase out thin plastic grocery bags, but is meeting resistance in a country not used to the concept of recycling. The Environment Ministry wants to phase them out
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Environmental impact becoming increasingly important in the City
Business in the Environment's (BiE) 6th Index of Corporate Environmental Engagement, published this week, highlights the increasing importance of environmental risk to the City. For the first time,
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EA Chairman warns tyre industry that there is need to manage all waste tyres sustainably
Forthcoming European legislation that will ban the practice of disposing tyres to landfill means that industry has to find a way of disposing of waste tyres in a more sustainable manner, says the
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"Rate of private spending on health highest in India"
Spending on private health providers amounts to over 80 per cent of all health spending by Indians, which is one of the highest proportions of private spending anywhere in the world, according to a
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Another suspected Congo virus patient in CHK
A three-year-old girl from Saeedabad area, with symptoms similar to Congo virus, was brought to the Isolation Ward of Civil Hospital, (Pakistan) where an 11-year-old boy has already been awaiting
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Driver-free transport is here
A shiny white pod that begun road test this month may well be the taxi of the future. The pod, known as ULTra-Urban Light Transport could make driver free transport a reality and not just the stuff
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Rs 30,000 crore for states to push reforms
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha will link an additional allocation of over Rs 30,000 crore to states for undertaking specific sectoral and fiscal reforms. The move is aimed at inducing states to push
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Assam's annual plan finalised at Rs 1,750 crore.
The core annual plan for Assam was today fixed at Rs 1,750 crore on the basis of identificable resources of the state. The plan size was finalised at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy
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DDA to begin special 'plant trees' drive
The Delhi Development Authority has undertaken plantation of trees in a big way for beautification of its parks, afforestation programmes and for controlling the spread of the western desert into the
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Budget cheer for diabetics
The growing army of diabetics in the country will thank finance minister Yashwant Sinha. The customs duty on glucometers and test strips used for blood sugar test has been drastically reduced from 25
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Towards responsible tourism
A conference on ecotourism in South Asia discusses ways towards a balanced tourism policy that will help protect biodiversity and distribute the benefits equitably for the overall development of the
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Forest fires in Kodagu tamed
Forest fires which flared up suddenly in the Bageri and Adinaduru forests in Karnataka coming under the Nidtha Reserve Forest Range in Somwarpet taluk, were brought under control today. Officials say
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Pak denies wildlife conservationist permission to go to India
One of Pakistan's best known wildlife conservationist M. Shafique from the University of Karachi, who was coming to India on Saturday to take part in the first major PanAsian conference on Otters has
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AIDS vaccine shows early promise in human testing
The first preliminary human testing of a highly anticipated new kind of AIDS vaccine offers tantalizing hints it may ultimately protect against the killer virus. The study of Merck's experimental
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Mad cow disease could slip into U.S.
Federal actions aimed at preventing mad cow disease from entering the United States do not ensure that the disease will be kept out, finds a new report by the General Accounting Office. The report by
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France hushed up Chernobyl risks - research centre
An independent research centre accused the French government this week of hushing up risks to public health after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. France's Independent Commission on Research and
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New foot and mouth fear dismays farmers
The British Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs raised the spectre when a vet discovered two sheep with lesions in their mouths - classic symptoms of the foot and mouth disease - at