Getting in early as China cleans up
As the "not in my back yard" phenomenon spreads in China, policy makers there have woken up to the fact that the destruction of the environment has been so severe that, unless something gives, the
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FDA clamps down on cigarette, tobacco ads
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) recently conducted a major drive throughout the suburbs to ensure that the suburban skyline was free of hoardings advertising cigarettes and tobacco products.
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Now, Naik promises zero pollution in state
NCP leader Ganesh Naik, as environment minister, has noww pormied to fee Maharashtra of pollution within four years, and said step were being taken to end all sort of pollution by 2009. Addressing
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6 held for illegal sand quarrying
The Greater Chennai Police have arrested six persons in connection with the illegal quarrying of sand on the banks of Adyar river, near Ekkattuthangal. The police action comes in the wake of a report
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Japan to fund UP groundwater plan
Japan has agreed to extend a grant assistance of about Rs 23 crores for the groundwater development project in Uttar Pradesh. Under the assistance programme, Japan will provide equipment which would
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Scientists must play leading role in PURA project, says Kalam
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called upon the scientific community to play a leading role in the Central Government's programme for "Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas" (PURA) by giving
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China to divert river to dilute salt tide
China plans to divert a river in the southern province of Guangdong to dilute high levels of salt that are threatening fresh water supplies, state media reported. A severe drought has meant sea
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SC raps Centre on Krishna water tribunal
The Supreme Court took the Centre to task on its failure to operationalise the Krishna water disputes tribunal to settle the issue of surplus water allocation between Karnataka, Andhra and
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Hybrid drivers cash in on premium insurance rates
Hybrids like the Toyota Prius are now cheaper to insure in the USA. The St Paul Travelers insurance group, one of America's biggest car insurers, has announced that from February hybrid owners will
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Porsche plans a hybrid
Porsche, the German luxury carmaker, plans to issue bonds denominated in euros with maturities of five and 10 years and a dollar-denominated hybrid issue. Holger H
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China orders end to limits on small car sales in anti-pollution effort
China's government has ordered an end to restrictions on sales of smaller cars in an effort to clean up worsening smog and rein in surging oil use, state media said. The order issued Wednesday also
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Mummy Mia! 24 villages out of PDAs
The Goa state government has issued a notification withdrawing, from the operation of the TCP Act, 24 non-planning areas from Planning Development Authorities of Panjim and Mapusa. However, villages
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ITRC study attracts Maneka's attention
An ITRC study has caught the attention of no less person than former Union Minister and activist Maneka Gandhi. Studies show that about 12,500 animals are killed to prepare one kg of varkh. Every
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GE workers sue Monsanto
More than 500 General Electric Co employees have sued Monsanto Co along with two related companies, claiming they were exposed to toxic chemicals manufactured for decades by Monsanto, the company
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Conditional licence for Plachimada Coke plant
The Perumatty grama panchayat in Kerala issued a fresh licence to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage Private Limited's bottling unit at Plachimada for three months, imposing 17 conditions, to comply with a
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New manufacturing facility sparks row in Cuddalore
Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu is turning into an industrial wasteland. Residents here are protesting against what they called the 'inability' of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to check industrial
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Paediatricians to focus on reducing mortality rates
Delhi's Finance and Urban Development Minister A. K. Walia inaugurated the 43rd three-day conference Pedicon 2006. Organised by the Indian Academy of Paediatricians, the conference is being attended
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Turning a bane into boon
Scientists and experts working with a public sector enterprise in Rajasthan have turned the problem of water seepage in the mines of the Matasukh-Kasnau lignite project in Nagaur district into a
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Zambia says ban on gene-altered maize stands
Zambia said a ban on gene-altered maize remained in force despite pressure from millers arguing it delayed shipment of grains to the southern African country. Zambia faces severe food shortages and
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Arunachal annual Plan size fixed at Rs 1,100 cr
The Arunachal Pradesh annual Plan size for the next fiscal was pegged at Rs 1,100 crore today at a meeting between the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and the State