In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Nayanima Basu / New Delhi March 23, 2010, 1:22 IST Notwithstanding the widespread protest against the proliferation of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organising a seminar on the tax-free conclaves in Singapore tomorrow in order to rope in global investors. The …
- Forest department mulls 41-hectare wildlife getaway at Berwey, butterfly park at Chakla on anvil Ranchi, March 10: Berwey, about 2km from Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Chakla, fits the bill for night safari, says expert Bernard Harrison. With this assessment, the state forest department has taken a step forward …
THE proposed pact on liberalising trade in services and investment flows between India and the Asean, which is expected to result in increased opportunities for Indian professionals, is set to get a push at a senior officials meeting in Bali at the end of the month. Attempts would be made …
People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday. People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore …
T. Ramakrishnan SCE is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in February with the Cooum Sub-basin Restoration and Management Unit. CHENNAI: The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), a body floated by the Singaporean government, will be associated with the Cooum beautification project. Originally, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) was to …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore, the water agency of the Southeast Asian country, has agreed to cooperate with the State government in preparing a comprehensive conceptual master plan for the restoration of the Cooum river. The plan would cover issues such as the identification and …
Singapore is the first city in the world to implement electronic road pricing (ERP) in September 1998. The ERP or congestion pricing system was successful for one important reason - the city operates a widely accessible public transport system (road and rail) which can support the shift to car-free transport. …
Seth Borenstein Adapting to rising seas and higher temperatures is expected to be a big topic at the UN climate-change talks in Copenhagen next week, along with the projected cost -- hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it going to countries that cannot afford it. UN climate chief Yvo …
The powerful earthquake that struck off the west coast of Sumatra on September 30th, killing many hundreds of people and trapping thousands more under rubble, was not the giant seismologists had feared. But its impact was still horrendous to behold, and came after a few days when nature had wreaked …
Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of a brewing El Nino weather pattern. Worried about the potential impact, environment ministers of the region met on Wednesday in Singapore to …
In 2002 the World Summit on Sustainable Development assigned to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) a target for 2010 of significantly reducing the rate of biodiversity loss. If we hope to chart positive trends in biodiversity conservation, then cities must now make a pivotal contribution. (Correspondence)
On April 29, Singapore's Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) received the Water Project of the Year award, one of the most prestigious symbols of achievement in the water industry, at the Global Water Awards 2009 in Zurich. It is the second international award for DTSS, which topped the Planning Projects …
With diminished rice harvests, seawater seeping into aquifers and islands vanishing into rising oceans, Southeast Asia will be among the regions seeing the worst effects of global warming, according to a report released Monday by the Asian Development Bank. The rise in sea levels may force the sprawling archipelago of …
With diminished rice harvests, seawater seeping into aquifers and islands vanishing into rising oceans, Southeast Asia will be among the regions worst affected by global warming, according to a report scheduled for release on Monday by the Asian Development Bank. The rise in sea levels may force the sprawling archipelago …
Residents of the Thai capital produce as much carbon pollution as New Yorkers and more than Londoners, a U.N.-backed study released on Wednesday shows. The report, "Bangkok: Assessment Report on Climate Change 2009," underscores the city's carbon-intensive habits but also highlights the threat to Bangkok from rising seas caused by …
