Delhi, The biggest culprit
“Round-the-clock monitoring by a network of zonal laboratories and a central laboratory ensures water quality. In Delhi, where people are very vocal, we cannot afford to be lax even for a moment,”
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Saptakoshi questioned
A much sought-after closed-door agreement was signed by India and Nepal on the massive Saptakoshi Multipurpose project on January 23, to initiate a joint detailed project report (DPR) study. But
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By Jove, what a pull
Data from a spacecraft points towards the existence of a magnetic field in a Jovian moon
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Flyash users charged
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
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Road plan rolled
a rs 1,500-crore link road plan for India's capital city has been drawn up by the Delhi government. The plan entails the building of an express ighway from Narela to Faridabad that will link the
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That s rich!
Sugarcane cultivation and manure production can go hand in hand
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Novel varieties
The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm
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In Focus
The brouhaha over the Bakun hydroelectric project in Malaysia continues. Recently, the Bakun Region People's Committee (BRPC) met to discuss the various issues which affected the people in
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Corals sorrow
the coral reefs of Lakshadweep
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Clean power from coal
Giving coal a good scrub by using small calcium oxide crystals might greatly reduce the pollution caused by coal based power stations
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Gliding back home
Gliding lifeboats can bring astronauts back to earth in case the space station fails
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INDIA
The Centre will transfer more autho rity to the West Bengal pollution board, announced the governor on January 24. The state government also plans to prepare an environmental status report and
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Indonesia
Local pharmaceutical groups in Jakarta have decried a draft law aimed at a drug patents crackdown by the government. The roaring medicine business in the city is attributed to several copies of same
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South Africa
The use of a drug
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Action Alert
Little has been done about the January 8 Lahore gas leak disaster which had claimed 30 lives and affected thousands. In want of any evaluation of the area by the authorities, deaths kept occurring
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Poison Scare
Alarm bells are ringing in Bangladesh following a warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) arsenic contamination is seriously affecting the country. As preventive measures, the effectiveness of
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Clean Dude
Bhutan could help absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and curb global warming as greenhouse gas emissions by the country is reportedly insignificant. Results of a study on climate change conducted by two
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Indian rivers are getting polluted
The answer to the whole issue of murky rivers lies in preventing their pollution, rather than polluting them first and then treating the raw river water for drinking purposes
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Struggling to survive
Marginalised by developmental processes, local people are fighting for their right to manage forests
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We don t intend to threaten India
The Environmental Investigation Agency <font class='UCASE'>eia </font> is one of the leading international environment organisations in London. Recently, it has initiated a campaign on the Indian tiger and has brought out a report The Political W