Polluting service stations sealed
In a crackdown on polluting auto services stations attached to petrol pumps, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has shut down a service stations at 179 Bidhan Sarani, sealing a total of 37 all
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Environmentalists come of age
On the Earth Day 2002, Mumbai city greens can celebrate not just for the number of seminars and functions they are now invited to , but for some long overdue victories. Activism here has got the
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System of issuing environmental clearance is being revamped
The Union ministry of environment and forests is reviewing the system of issuing environmental clearance to industries. Ministry officials said the exercise would attempt to plug loopholes in the
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Pollution affects heart too
A recent investigation has shown precisely how air pollution leaves its signature on the cardiovascular system. The study, which tracked the path of inhaled particles into the body, has made a
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Bt cotton cultivation from next year
The Punjab Agricultural University will undertake testing of BT cotton varieties at its cotton research station at Faridkot this year and the tested varieties would be released for general
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US tribals chiefs win eco-herd awards
Three North American tribal leaders who led a drive to stop new oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge were among eight "eco-heroes" awarded a top world environmental award on Monday.
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Europe needs to protect its children from pollution
In view of the fact that up to 40% of the global burden of disease attributable to environmental factors falls on children under the age of five, Europe needs to focus on its children's health as
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Drive against use of plastic bags launched
Pakistan environment minister Barrister Shahida Jamil said the government was committed to conserve environment and solve public problems. The minister also launched a national campaign, "say no to
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Climate impact on society key thrust, says Pachauri
Wide awareness of socioeconomic impact of climate change would be the thrust of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC), its newly-elected chairman Rajendra K Pachauri said today.
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At least, they do it by the book
Ever wondered why with all the signboards saying "Delhi Metro - Work in Progress", you still can't seem to hear a sound of any of their ongoing work? DMRC is using silencers and mufflers on their
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700 hectares of forest destroyed in fire
About 700 hectares of forest land have been reduced to ashes in a devasting fire, which has broken out in a forest near the chingus area in Rajouri district of Jammu for the past 48
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Bangarappa comes to the aid of drought-hit ryots
In one of the biggest non-governmental drought-relief initiatives in Karnataka state, former Chief Minister and MP S Bangarappa today launched programme to distribute over 10,000 quintals of paddy
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Pollution board's order stayed
The Himachal Pradesh High court today stayed the action of the State Pollution Control board, wherein the board had cancelled the consent order given by it on February 28. The order of Member
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Japanese lab builds world's fastest computer
A Japanese laboratory has built the world's fastest computer, a machine so powerful that it matches the raw processing power of the 20 fastest American computers combined and far outstrips the
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Govt. decides on new launch vehicle to tap space market
India is embarking on a new launch vehicle to put higher payloads of up to six metric tones in geostationary transfer orbit by 2005. The proposal to initiate the project for Mark-3 of the
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'Life is better but regional disparities reign'
Growth is not only about increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but also about human resource development. The measure of well-being of citizens is related to living a fulfilling life, ability to
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Chhattisgarh plan pegged at Rs 1,787 crore
The 2002-03 Annual Plan for Chhattisgarh has been finalised at Rs 1,787 crores at a meeting between the Deputy chairman of Planning Commission, K.C. Pant and the Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi in New
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Mayor goes green: One plant for one house
The Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) will take up a greenery programme by July-end to plant saplings before each household in all localities of the city, said Bangalore City Mayor K Chandrashekhar.
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Give publicity to polythene bag ban
Directing the states of Punjab and Haryana, besides the Union Territory of Chandigarh, to rigorously enforce the ban on recycled polythene bags, a Division Bench of the High Court today asked them to
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PAU gets Centre's nod for Bt trials
The Punjab Agricultural University has finally got the nod from the genetic engineering approval committee to conduct the trails of Bt cotton in Punjab this season. As a result of this permission and