A problem of too many pigs
Livestock farmers and environmentalists in the Netherlands are clashing over the number of pigs that can be reared
Livestock farmers and environmentalists in the Netherlands are clashing over the number of pigs that can be reared
Pulse production in India is touching an all time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, easier to grow varieties, and about agronomic practices that would make the crop less of a risk.
For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when the environment has to be considered when reclaiming land and strengthening dykes
...that"s what New Bombay residents seem to be consuming daily, with thousands of chemical industries and lakhs of vehicles burping out pollutants and snuffing out a dream
The systematic exploitation of the Dangs' forest wealth by outsiders is institutionalised in a colonial soap opera
Paper companies: 55 mills now produce totally chlorine free, high-quality bleached pulp. Province of Ontario: Pulp mills must eliminate organachlorine discharges by 2002. British Columbia:
Real estate developers and government agencies are devouring the wetlands in communist ruled Calcutta
The multicrore 1,000 MW Cogentrix the power project in Nandikur village air Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. In the ecologically fragile Western Ghats - has been a centre of
Inventorising genetic resources is the only key to stopping piracy by other countries. But the Indian scientific establishment remains unresponsive
Some of the environmental impacts of automobile manufacture
In Delhi, excess air pollution kills 7,500 people prematurely every year
The movement had several curious fallouts. Satya Narain Sharma, the minister for housing and environment, was relieved of the environment portfolio without much fanfare. As minister, he had staunchly
Higher incomes have increased the exploitation of popular plants like the rhododendron
What the judiciary needs to do is to put the heat on the regulatory and executive agencies of the country and improve the country's environmental governance systems
More than a quarter of California's agricultural land is irrigated. When the state had reeled under a prolonged drought in 1987-92, innovative concepts like water trading and water banking
Used as coolants and for insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls are highly toxic
Technological improvement for greater efficiency faces many hurdles, especially poor immediate returns on investment
Climate change, desertification and the GEF
Kerala is a land full of trees
Endangered fauna of Sikkim