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The Sri Lankan government is introducing legislation imposing levy on all ships entering the Colombo port, says the chairperson of Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA). This came after a
The Sri Lankan government is introducing legislation imposing levy on all ships entering the Colombo port, says the chairperson of Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA). This came after a
The science, technology and environment ministry has said that burning can only be carried out during the hottest part of the day, and must be supervised at all times. It has also specified that
Babies born in the Krugersdorp area could suffer severe lung damage or even die because of dust pollution from a nearby mine dump, says Vali Yousefi, spokesperson of National Department of
Environmentalists have stoutly opposed the construction of the proposed Dharma port in Orissa. According to Banka Behari Das, an eminent environmentalist in the state, the government should not allow
STUDIES have revealed that Cogema, the operator of the state-owned La Hague reprocessing plant, has installed inadequate equipment off the plant's discharge pipe, 30 metres under the sea, in a futile
Elite mountaineers and trainee soldiers are stronger if they have inherited a particular variant of a gene that helps regulate blood pressure. This claim has been made by Hugh Montgomery of
A novel method to convert plastic bags into new shapes could help minimise their adverse effects on our environment
Pakistan plans to boost its measles immunisation programme. The campaign may gain strong grounds under the Expanded Programme on Immunisation. Several non-governmental organisations and communities
An improved smokeless stove has been found to cause less health complications than the traditional three-stone stove. The Stoves and Household Energy Programme of the Intermediate Technology
THE Delhi administration has decided to relocate 80,000 industrial units that were closed down for functioning in non-conforming areas following a 1996 Supreme Court order. The new site in west Delhi
Overweight children face a greater risk of heart attacks than those of normal weight, reports a study from the US Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health conducted by Johanna Dwyer of
Satellites around the so-called giant planets in our solar system were thought to be of two broad types: large, regular satellites that are in almost circular equatorial orbits and small, irregular
The Budget has provided the automobile industry an incentive to destory urban air quality
thirty-two nations from across Europe and North America have agreed to reduce airborne emissions from three heavy metals and ban or limit 16 of the world's most dangerous chemicals. The
Environmentalists and local entrepreneurs in Bangladesh have appreciated some of the new measures proposed in the budget for 1998-99. They have hailed the budget as "eco-friendly'. The finance
The West Bengal government is fighting a case against the environmental degradation of coal mines in the High Court green bench. The Pollution Control Board (PCB) of the state has informed the
Supreme Court order dated 28/07/1998 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
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Geothermal energy is gradually becoming a potential source of electricity
Microscopic particles spewed out by factories and car exhausts may be even more dangerous than previously thought. The airborne particles known as PM10s, which have a diameter of less than 10