JAPAN
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
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Struck out
Scientists are attempting to deflect lightning by using specially engineered lasers
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Attractive alloy
Magnetic scraps are converted into valuable alloys
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Wonders of the Sun
Installation of solar panels have made life comfortable
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Sunny alternatives
Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones
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Fast talk
A new class of materials could make for quicker telecommunication
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CHILE
The National Environ mental Commission of Chile recently gave its final approval for the construction of a second 570-mw dam on the Bio Bio river despite stringent criticism from ecologists and
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Plastic wonders
All plastic batteries are lighter and even flexible
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Renewable interest
Despite its vast potential, India is yet to come up with a renewable energy policy
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Europe threatens carbon tax on Third World
the European Union (eu) is mulling a "controversial' greenhouse gas reduction plan, through which it will impose a carbon tax on goods imported from countries with no emission curbs under the
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CHINA
The us $4 billion Xiaolangdi dam on the Yellow River is the other side of the coin of China's water conservation efforts. The massive dam is coming up on the Yangtze Kiang in the Henan
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Constant inconsistency
Sharper limits set on how much quantities so far considered to have a fixed value can vary
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Damming a river
Despite vehement domestic and international opposition, China has decided to go ahead with the massive new dam project on the Yangtze
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Off the level
Is the government s handling of northeast floods off track?
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Double timing
Will 2 time zones help India function at peak efficiency?
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FOLLOW UP
Rajya Sabha members have recently demanded that the Union government should speed up its efforts to sign a treaty with Nepal, that will allow the government to channelise the waters flowing into
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A better mantra?
At the Moscow conference on 50 years of nuclear power, scientists and policy makers were firm in their belief that nuclear energy was the "only available antidote' to climate change. "There are
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India State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Damning disclosure
Big dams have a high environmental and human cost, says a new report
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Designed future
The age of ecodesign: Indian steps into the era of sustainable business development