Don t give up the fight
I smelt the air of Ahmedabad city this week. It took me back to the time when Delhi's air was much the same. When breathing was like wheezing, and everyone complained about constantly feeling ill.
I smelt the air of Ahmedabad city this week. It took me back to the time when Delhi's air was much the same. When breathing was like wheezing, and everyone complained about constantly feeling ill.
Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick lamps <br>
The suspicion that the exotic Mexican beetle (Zigogramma bicolorata) may be causing more harm than good has been confirmed by the Union agriculture ministry. The ministry's plant protection adviser,
The founding president of African Academy of Science, <font class='UCASE'><font color=red><b>Thomas R Odhiambo</b></font></font> , has been working to evolve a framework necessary for stimulating technological development and environmental protection i
The vulnerability of Tokyo's bay front has been revealed when on July 2, the Japanese-operated super-tanker Diamond Grace , struck an undersea reef in the bay and spilt about 1,300 tonnes of
Following economic liberalisation, India's largest power equipment manufacturer BHEL is diversifying and exploring renewable energy technologies in order to meet the stiff competition it faces from multinationals.
A US federal judge has ruled against a free trade accord with Mexico on the ground that it will harm the environment
In the face of severe congressional opposition, the Clinton administration has extended its ban on testing nuclear weapons
Calendar of events in the Calcutta wetlands over the last century
Israeli farmers resent fast food giant McDonald's intention to import the cheaper frozen French fries
WESTERN nations are worried about increasing international migration. Says a 1992 document of Western nations, "Migration is now seen as a priority issue equal in political weight to other major
safe disposal: Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp of Japan is all set to go green by deciding to phase out five types of ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for the government, at its cement plant in
A study finds teenage pregnancies occur more frequently in socially backward areas than affluent areas, but the opposite holds true for abortions
Encouraged by their ninth century benevolent rulers, Gond landlords and villagers had set up an intricate and immensely useful network of <i>katas</i> , traditional water harvesting structu res. But modern disinterest and apathy have served to decimate
The World Health Organisation has called for enhanced spending and a joint UN initiative to combat the threat of AIDS.
Medha Patkar suggests the review of the Sardar Sarovar Project be undertaken by both pro and anti dam groups and be completed in three months.
In November 2001, the Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority EPCA was directed by the Supreme Court to constitute an agency to independently carry out random inspection at petrol pumps, oil depots and tank lorries in Delhi. The agenc
up environment policy: Voicing concerns over rising pollution levels, the Uttar Pradesh Government is formulating a new environment policy, as per Supreme Court recommendations. This is to be
The Ontario government recently filed a complaint with the us Environmental Protection Agency. It has criticised proposals it believes will lead to more pollution on the Canadian side of the border
an international fact-finding mission, which visited Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district recently, has expressed concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of tribal communities due to