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• Over 19,000 dengue fever cases have already been reported in Costa Rica in 2005. Two years ago, the country witnessed a record 19,703 cases; health officials believe the figure by the end of
• Over 19,000 dengue fever cases have already been reported in Costa Rica in 2005. Two years ago, the country witnessed a record 19,703 cases; health officials believe the figure by the end of
Agaimst the PolavaramDam project
• Environmentalists in Alabama, US, fear people eating locally caught fish might take in more mercury (fishes absorb mercury from the water) than commercially bought fish which are screened.
The Supreme Court (SC) and the National Wildlife Board will decide the fate of the Andhra Pradesh government's proposal on the Polavaram Dam Project. The state government had asked for permission to
The us- based transnational Newmont Mining Corporation has reached a
SCIENTISTS have discovered a new strain of the h5n1 avian flu virus that appears to have become resistant to current vaccines. The discovery by Y Guan of the University of Hong Kong and
Pesticide poisoning: In the first case of legal action against contamination and death caused by agrochemicals, the Paraguayan Supreme Court held two growers responsible for the death of 11-year-old
Jharkhand has been losing out nearly Rs 100 crore each year because it doesn't have panchayat bodies. The last election took place in 1971, when Jharkhand was a part of Bihar. Since the state's
A land deal, much whispered about, is allegedly by UK-based Claremont Group. Nobody knows too much about it. But UK papers in February reported: "Birmingham-based Claremont Group has launched a
For compulsory environmental insurance for industries
marine boom: An unprecedented census of marine life is reporting three new fish species a week on an average. In the first interim report of the census, an international team of scientists predicts
unique protest: In a potent symbolic gesture equating a dangerous pesticide with the atom bomb, a Quit India Endosulfan march was organised in Kerala on August 6
golden danger: The fragile eco-system of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's largest natural lake, is in danger. Ghana's mineral commission has reportedly permitted a Canadian exploration and development
Following a national anti-smoking drive, the Malaysian government has decided to give US $2.76 million as interest-free loans and grants to help its nearly 100,000 citizens dependent on tobacco
• The EU announced on April 25, 2005 that it has approved a method for testing the Bt10 variety of genetically modified corn. The move might end an EU ban on the import of US corn gluten and
Chile witnessed a huge celebratory march by thousands of environmentalists, covering 14 cities of the country, on July 9, 2005. The activists sought to underline their successes, especially their two
A bill has been introduced in the us Senate that imposes the burden of proving the safety of chemicals present in consumer goods on their manufacturers. The Child, Worker and Consumer-Safe
Mining giant Rio Tinto has been grated permission to open a huge mine on the idyllic island of Madagascar and dig up one of the world's most unique forests. Of the estimated 200,000 plant and animal
Billionaire-conservationist Ted Turner, founder of media organisation cnn, has thrown his weight behind a plan to turn the demilitarised zone (dmz) dividing the Korean peninsula into a wildlife