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The government has planned to step up operations during 1998 to cut greenhouse gas emissions. For this purpose, the country is trying to develop greener technologies, conduct more experiments and
The government has planned to step up operations during 1998 to cut greenhouse gas emissions. For this purpose, the country is trying to develop greener technologies, conduct more experiments and
the government has announced mass emission standards for motor vehicles manufactured on and after April 1, 2000. For passenger cars, 2.72 grams per km of carbon dioxide and 0.97 gm per km of
On an average, disasters killed more than 1.2 lakh people and affected more than 135.5 million people every year between 1971-1995. Floods killed the maximum number of people in Asia, particularly in
The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial policies of the Indonesian government are a manual of how to make an ecological disaster
As of 1997, the world consumes five million tonnes of grain daily. To feed the world's human population of almost 5.8 billion - growing by 80 million people a year - production of foodgrains,
the Maldives may soon disappear from the global map due to the rise in the sea level of the Indian Ocean. Researchers at the Antarctic Research Centre in Hobart, Australia say that the sea
Sri Lanka's premier medical agency has recommended immediate withdrawal of a vaccine imported from India and revaccinate over three million children. Doctors say that these children received
The government has declared a state of emergency in Sarawak situated on the Island of Borneo, due to the hazardous level of smog that has enveloped the nation. The smog throughout the country has
The ecological balance of the islands of Galapagos is being threatened by population growth,
The Sikkim government has decided to scrap the Chu hydel project
pollution alerts have become frequent in France. Paris authorities issued pollution alerts twice last month. The first was issued on August 13, when a northwesterly wind significantly reduced
A soup of chemicals found in modern offices may be harmful to the occupants health
Rising temperatures in the Antarctic are harming penguins
Two US ships used for carrying hazardous waste were broken in Gujarat
A plan to reintroduce wolves in Scotland s forests runs into rough weather
Factors that contribute to Asia’s continuing environmental imbalances
Environmental degradation in Asia could impose an onerous burden on its people
Asian policymakers need to invest in environmental infrastructure to arrest ecodegradation
• The Asian continent suffers from serious problems in the areas of urban environmental degradation, industrial pollution, atmospheric emissions and loss of habitat among others •
Occupationally linked health problems plague Thai workers