The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
EU environment ministers clashed over a huge surplus of UN pollution permits, a technical spat with the potential to derail international efforts to tackle climate change. Settling the issue is crucial to UN environment talks in Doha, beginning next month, which will seek to hammer out the detail of a …
The storm of scientific criticism over claims that a genetically modified (GM) maize causes severe disease in rats shows no signs of abating. Gilles-Eric Séralini, a molecular biologist at the University of Caen, France, is under intense pressure to report the full data behind his team’s finding that rats fed …
A French and an American scientist won the Nobel prize on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of computer far more powerful than any seen before. Serge Haroche from France and American David Wineland, both …
French-American Duo Hailed For Finding Way To Help Build Supercomputers. Stockholm: A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for inventing methods to observe the properties of the quantum world, research that has led to the construction of extremely precise clocks and helped scientists take the …
Poland wants its new shale gas law to go into force next year, Piotr Wozniak, the deputy environment minister responsible for the draft law said on Wednesday, but added that it would be best if a shale gas tax waited until at least 2016. Poland, which aims to be Europe's …
Europe has never been particularly fond of genetically modified (GM) foods, but a startling research paper looks set to harden public and political opposition even further, despite a torrent of scepticism from scientists about the work. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, looked for adverse …
The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1 ppb in water), were studied 2 years in rats. In females, all treated groups died 2–3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was …
World leaders have shown prudence in the face of rising food prices by avoiding harmful steps such as export embargoes, the United States said on Monday after France called an emergency meeting of G20 farm ministers. Scorching drought in the United States, the world's largest farm exporter, and in the …
France is to maintain a temporary ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Saturday, dealing a blow to farmers and seed companies who say the move is unjustified and economically harmful. The ban, which targets Monsanto's MON810 maize, the only genetically modified organism …
French President Francois Hollande on Friday called for deeper cuts in European Union carbon dioxide emissions as he sought to put the environment back at the top of the international agenda. Hollande recommended a 40 percent cut in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and a 60 percent reduction by …
New Delhi India's energy plans in Russia may suffer a setback with the country’s nuclear liability law coverage extending to the Kudankulam power plant set up with Moscow’s participation. Russia is already upset after its telecom major Sistema was asked to pay more as licence fee after the 2G spectrum …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she hopes the ongoing solar dispute between Chinese and European photovoltaic companies can be solved through talks instead of launching an investigation, the chancellor said during her visit to Beijing on Thursday. "To solve the anti-dumping dispute through conversation is an important agreement reached between …
Introduction of a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Bhubaneswar has gained ground with the State Government seeking investment from Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), a financial institution of France which extends financial assistance to developing nations. The Housing and Urban Development Department has sought details from the Department of …
The U.S., Japan and the EU will come under pressure this week to pledge billions of dollars a year from 2013 to help the world's poorest nations fight climate change, as negotiators from more than 190 countries meet to advance talks on a new global climate pact. Delegates will gather …
Authorities in Shanghai are contesting claims that the city is vulnerable to serious flooding, noting the city's work to build protective bulwarks in recent years and its capability of moving residents out of harm's way amid emergencies. The city's ability to control floods came under scrutiny after a study appearing …
Authorities in Shanghai are contesting claims that the city is vulnerable to serious flooding, noting the city's work to build protective bulwarks in recent years and its capability of moving residents out of harm's way amid emergencies. The city's ability to control floods came under scrutiny after a study appearing …
Dhaka is the second most vulnerable to coastal flooding among nine major such risky cities of the world, according to a recent study. Among the nine cities, Shanghai is the most vulnerable to destruction from serious flooding. Dhaka is also highly vulnerable because it is frequently hit by tropical cyclones …
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration on Monday when its $2.5 billion nuclear-powered robot, Curiosity, beamed back pictures from the surface of Mars. The one-tonne mobile lab is the largest rover ever sent to Mars, and …
During the week leading up to the Olympic Games, London experienced its worst ozone episode for six years. Fortunately fresh westerly winds began to clear London's air pollution just before the opening ceremony. On 21 July high pressure moved over the UK and air began to slowly circulate over southern …
Many species in some of the most remote vestiges of Britain's overseas territories face extinction unless a government plan to protect them sets out clearly defined preservation targets, according to wildlife experts. A newly unveiled government white paper pledges to "cherish the environment" in its 14 overseas territories, which include …
