A case for clean coal combustion technology
Estimations for fluidised bed combustion FBC technology, done by CSE s Green Rating Project
Estimations for fluidised bed combustion FBC technology, done by CSE s Green Rating Project
An official of the state government was explaining, at a meeting, the progress made to set up sewage treatment plants, drains and diversionary sewers in pursuit of a Supreme Court order to clean up
The Indus River Water Treaty is fast emerging as a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. Pakistan has been clamouring for independent arbitrators to settle violations by India of the treaty.
In view of the environmental damage caused by the organochlorine pesticide in several countries, the Cambodian health minister sought to prohibit its use. The ministry of agriculture, too, lost no time in giving its consent
Five successive years of debilitating drought. It had rained for barely a few hours last year in the region of Rajasthan I was visiting. I expected wasted lands, desolation and nearly abandoned
nepal has finally disclosed details about the air quality of its capital city, Kathmandu. Not surprisingly, the facts are worrisome. They also have wider ramifications for Nepal, which is an
As we peek into our past, the number of our ancestors seems to double in every generation. For every human being has two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents, 16 great great grandparents and so on. By this yardstick, the number of ancestor
I met Jacques Chirac this fortnight. Just before he made the call to George Bush and just before he left to attend the European Union summit in Athens, the French president met some 20 of us in his
The key lesson
The state of our nation
the problem, and then plan
Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked with vehicles. The air throttles millions. While the affluent scramble for more road space, the not-so-lucky a
Indoor air pollution is potentially a very serious environmental and public health problem in India. In poor communities, with the continuing trend in biofuel combustion coupled with deteriorating housing conditions, the problem will remain for some time to come.
This report contains the proceedings of the fourth national workshop on environment statistics held on 22-23 April 2003 at Shillong. The workshop focused on harmonization of the framework for environmental accounting in India based on the system of integrated environment and economic accounting and identification of data requirement for environmental management.
Sri Lanka has derived a sure-fire formula for reducing drug prices and curbing the nation's medicine import bill. At a recent seminar, health experts recommended that the island nation import only
Japan continues to face legal ripples created by its decision to fund the construction of a dam in Indonesia. A fresh wave of 4,600 Indonesians has now sued the Japanese government, alleging that the
Last fortnight I wrote about the different models of water privatisation. Questions continue to haunt me, but let me try and work towards some resolution. Firstly, there is the issue of pricing of
Nepal plans to open the highest lake in the world for tourists from May 1. Tilicho lake, at 5119 metres above sea level, is also noted for its natural beauty and religious significance to local
Organic crops contain more healthy compounds than their conventional counterparts, because they are not exposed to pesticides. Work by US-based University of California indicates that organic berries
An analysis of museum artifacts returned to the Hoopa tribe of the us reveals traces of mercury and various pesticides, including ddt. Such chemicals