Miffed neighbour
Sri Lanka has raised many questions about the Sethusamudram project. About 125 NGOs had submitted a memorandum raising many concerns. "It (the Sethu project) is being implemented according to the
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When the Chinese go marching on
China's stupendous financial growth rate has exacted a stiff toll of its environment and other nations are worried that the disaster may spill over
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MONEYMAKERS
Daimler-Benz, the epitome of swank cars, is now all set to enter the world of multimedia ventures, announced Edzard Reuter, the group's chairperson. Currently, Daimler-Benz is holding "exploratory"
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New gimmick
A cigarette company launches smoking prevention programme<br>
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Environmental Davids vs trade Goliaths
HARMONISING the management of environmental and trade interests is like blending east and west -- the twain shall never meet. Not, at least, in the foreseeable future. Yet, this is the central
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Satellite images help monitor ocean warmth
Meteorologists can now use satellite pictures to keep track of hot spots in the Pacific.
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Pit falls
India's first secured hazardous waste landfill, coming up Ankleshwar, is being built and managed by Bharuch Envirci Infrastructure Limited (BEIL), a company formed for the purpose by the
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Toyota: letting India down
On May 18, 1999, the United Nations Environment Programme announced that it had elected Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan to the prestigious ranks of its Global 500 Roll of Honour for the company's
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Confusions over green tax
An ambitious Danish green tax has few takers, especially in the industrial sector
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Orissa aluminium project breaking law to build, expand
the process followed to clear a proposed expansion of Utkal Alumina International Limited's (uail's) bauxite mining and alumina refinery project in Rayagada, Orissa, has raised disturbing questions
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People first
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court rules against a mining project that would have displaced thousands of people
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Leaking joints fuel bus fires
Probes carried out to get to the root of the CNG blaze problem
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Closure ordered
SC clamps down on mining in Kudremukh National Park
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Replaceable or not
Rules are in place for vehicles to run on liquefied petroleum gas but key technology issues remain unresolved
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INDONESIA
The orang-utan, one of human's closest relatives, may be extinct in the next 20 years if the uncontrolled destruction of Indonesia's forests continues in its present manner, according to a report by
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Reprieve!
SC drops contempt charges against Delhi officials in relocation case<br>
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Cooking with compost
Sulabh International, which has designed and installed over 2,000 public lavatories in slums and resettlement colonies, has just developed a lavatory design that recycles compost to generate biogas
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South Asia
No littering in bhutan: Bhutan has passed a law to prevent littering and pollution in the kingdom's capital Thimphu. The Thimphu Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations 2007 will come
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In Court
common concern: A Montana jury ordered ChevronTexaco Corporation to pay us $40.3 million for environmental damage from a gasoline pipeline leak in 1955. The case is of potential concern for
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In Court
infamous five: Eight US states and the city of New York are taking five of US' biggest power companies to court. Reason: they are some of the biggest contributors to global warming in the country.