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 …
"Fred and Wilma Flintstone" were arrested as they approached the European Parliament on Monday to protest about the influence of the auto industry on proposals to curb carbon dioxide emissions from cars. Six Greenpeace activists dressed as cavemen and travelling in a Flintstones-style vehicle were detained along with three others …
Bitter-Sweet: According to World Health Organization figures, more than 32 million Indians suffer from diabetes (Pic By Subhabrata Das) If you feel Indians have a tendency to acquire that extra bit of flab around the waist, you're not alone. Now a scientific study has confirmed it, and here goes the …
Germany and France are close to an accord on reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars that could pave the way for the introduction of European Union-wide limits, a government source said on Thursday. Germany is concerned that planned EU rules which would cap emissions at 120 grammes per km …
Suez expects to land "multiple" large-scale projects in Brazil after a consortium led by the French electricity and water group won a concession for a $5 billion hydroelectric plant in the Amazon. Due to merge with state-owned gas supplier Gaz de France in coming weeks, Suez said the Brazilian deal …
Global temperature rises should be kept well below the European Union's target of 2 degrees Celsius to avoid costly damage to people and their lifestyles, according to a European Parliament report. European consumers must be given better information about the "carbon footprint" of goods they buy, including products imported from …
The relationship between malaria and obesity are largely unknown. This is partly due to the fact that malaria occurs mainly in tropical areas where, until recently, obesity was not prevalent. It now appears, however, that obesity is emerging as a problem in developing countries. To investigate the possible role of …
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Capital may be suffering from the effects of the BRT corridor, but the Delhi government has found a keen supporter in French transport minister Dominique Bussecreau, who on Wednesday told chief minister Sheila Dikshit that France too faced much opposition when the first BRT …
Aimed at upgrading its railway infrastructure that includes running of hi-speed trains, Indian Railways on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French Railways. Signed in the presence of visiting French Minister of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau, Minister of State for Railways Naranbhai Rathwa, SNCF International (French …
French Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau called on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in her office here on Wednesday and expressed his country's keenness to establish technical cooperation and collaboration with Delhi in various fields. Pointing out that tramways have been successful in various French cities, Mr. Bussereau offered possible funding …
THE Indian Railways has signed an MoU with their French counterpart SNCF International to modernise railway infrastructure in India. The French are looking to bring investment and technology for developing high speed trains in India and providing training to employees of Indian Railways. The MoU was signed was signed by …
The chaotic Bus Rapid Transport System (BRT) is inviting much international attention with the French government now pitching to help the city cope with its transport crisis. Though the Delhi government has politely turned down the French offer to solve the BRT blues, it showed interest in a detailed survey …
French transport minister Dominique Bussecreau, who is currently visiting Delhi, today called on the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at her office at Delhi Secretariat here. Dominique said that France was keen to have technical co-operation and collaborations in various fields with the government of the National Capital Territory of …
three months after imposing a ban on the cultivation of gm crops, France's upper house of parliament, the Senate, on April 16 passed a bill laying down conditions for growing such crops. In January, France had imposed a ban on the cultivation of gm maize mon 810, the only gm …
Hundreds of activists marched in Paris on Tuesday ahead of the expected approval of a law they say blurs the line between natural and genetically modified (GM) foods. The bill lays down conditions for the cultivation of GM crops in France, Europe's largest grain producer and exporter, and creates a …
The so-called oil bubble 'The Oil Bubble: Set to Burst?" That was the headline of an October 2004 article in National Review, which argued that oil prices, then $50 a barrel, would soon collapse. Ten months later, oil was selling for $70 a barrel. "It's a huge bubble," declared Steve …
France was looking forward to "large-scale nuclear co-operation' with India in the civilian arena once India reached a satisfactory agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), French Ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont said here on Thursday. France was even "ready to sign' a …
Soaring food prices and starving children provide a stirring backdrop to Europe's debate on its biofuels targets, but the big businesses of farming, forestry and automotive could have a heavier influence on policy. The green credentials of biofuels have come under attack in recent weeks over fears they compete for …
Among the many environmental concerns surrounding nuclear power plants, there is one that provokes public anxiety like no other: the fear that children living near nuclear facilities face an increased risk of cancer. Though a link has long been suspected, it has never been proven. Now that seems likely to …
