Mysterious spill
AN OIL slick in the English Channel is threatening marine life along a 225 km stretch of the southeastern coast of England. "This is the first major incident of its kind that we have had since the
AN OIL slick in the English Channel is threatening marine life along a 225 km stretch of the southeastern coast of England. "This is the first major incident of its kind that we have had since the
Does a rampant turtle trade thrive in Pakistan?
Homicide by Pesticides: words of shared concern
In yet another step to rid Dal Lake of pollution, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the closure of Centaur hotel, a subsidiary of Air-India. It was said to be discharging effluents into
tamil nadu's brick-makers who have been using flyash generated by thermal power plants in the state, will have to pay for the ash under the pretext of handling and delivery costs. Complaints
Use tiny hair as wires to mop up pollutants
While the 21st century promises to herald the advent of the era of ecological reality, a sustained emphasis on resource efficiency stands out as the need of the hour
It was an experiment that sought to clear the air, but by jeopardising marine life. No wonder it encountered severe turbulence in the form of protests by global environmental groups, and had to be
A kiln is a blot on the village landscape
Egypt has made up its mind to arrest the onslaught of desertification. A controversial scheme to make the country's deserts bloom has found favour with it, when recently in an international tender,
Canada seems to have settled scores with the us by restricting imports of mop top virus-infected American potatoes. In 2000-2001, the us had imposed a ban on potatoes from Canada's
a delay in setting into motion a solid waste management project has led to the piling up of 16,000 metric tonnes of untreated garbage in Shimla. Residents have raised a stink, complaining about the
Ragpickers are a city s vital service providers: they clean it up
Efficient blend of plastic waste
wajihuddin ahmed, a former chief justice of Sindh High Court and a former supreme court judge, is a strong voice in the lawyers' movement in Pakistan. He speaks to shahid husain on people's
1956: Discovery of Minamata disease 1959: Kumamoto University announces its organic mercury theory; Fisherfolks' agitation; Hosokawa feeds cats with the waste effluent from Chisso's
environment-technology is "nice to have but ugly to pay for', in the words of Peter Fritz, managing director of Preussag Noell, a German company which deals exclusively with green technology. His
there seems to be some consensus on the means of disposing excess plutonium, an issue which has plagued super powers like us. The us energy department will now encase about 50 tonnes of
It was in 1993 that 30,000 Ecuadorian Indians and farmers filed a petition against Texaco, the multinational oil giant, for having denigrated their homeland by way of 17 million gallons
YOU CAN now bank on the environment -- at least at the nine Punjab National Bank (PNB) branches that will underwrite projects friendly to both customers and the environment. In a trend-setting move,