SITA recycler killed by baler
A worker at a recycling plant near Swindon has died after falling into a carboard baling machine. Paul McGuire, 33, died of multiple injuries at around 7.30am on Tuesday, August 16 at SITA's
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Equity fund planned to start new agro and food processing units: D.P. Singh
The Union Ministry of Food Processing is holding talks with the chairperson of NABARD and Exim Bank and the Department of Banking, to set up an equity fund for starting up new agro and food
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Villagers demand closure of polluting plant
The villagers of Chennakuppam village, near Chennai, demanded closure of the highly polluting Tamil Nadu Waste Management Limited (TWML), a division of Hyderabad-based Ramky Engineers. The
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Floods devastate Bulgaria as UN stands by
Floods have continued to ravage Bulgaria this week after further heavy rainfall has forced a state of emergency to be imposed across 15 cities. Bulgaria has been devastated by floods this week. So
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EU ups packaging recycling targets
Targets for recycling waste from packaging have increased across Europe as member states write the latest EU directive onto their statute books. New targets have been set for recycling packaging.
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SE Asia Seeks Cooperation with China, Japan, South Korea on Environmental Protection
Southeast Asian countries will work with China, Japan and South Korea to combat ecological problems like the forest fire-generated smoke haze that recently hit Indonesia and Malaysia, officials said
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Scientists Try to Save Rare and Randy Warbler
Europe's rarest songbird is facing extinction, despite being the most promiscuous and energetic lover in the avian world, and concerned scientists are looking urgently for ways to save it. The male
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Newmont Mining to Challenge Pollution Case
The world's largest gold mining company will return to court Friday to defend itself against charges that it polluted a bay in Indonesia, sickening villagers who lived nearby. Lawyers for
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MCD to plant 1.75 lakh trees for those uprooted
After the storm and showers uprooted almost 400 trees across Delhi, agencies are planning some serious damage control. The MCD has its job cut out as 362 trees fell in MCD areas alone. Authorities
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MCD wants automobile majors to pitch in for Greenway
MCD Commissioner Rakesh Mehta wants the automobile companies to give back to environment after they have contributed to its pollution. As the civic agency scouts for funds to turn the Qutub-Baraphula
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Police busts gang trading in animal skins
Delhi police has busted a gang involved in smuggling of skins of wild animals in the Capital and other places. Two persons - Mahesh (22) and Mangte(28) - were arrested from Dabri area in south west
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HIV deals Rs 22,000 cr blow to our economy
The India economy is being hard hit by HIV/AIDS and the dreaded disease could wipe away as much as Rs 22,000 crore this year alone. By 2025, the disease could cut annual economic growth in India by
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Quake hits north-east, residents panic
A high magnitude earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale shook the northeastern region on Sunday, causing panic among residents in Assam Manipur, and Meghalaya states, officials said. An
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Red faces in China over forced abortion charges
Horrifying revelations of forced abortions and compulsory sterilisation in China embarrassed the Beijing government last week just as President Hu Jintao took international stage. The exposure of
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'Govt. claims on achievements lofty'
The policy formulation, declarations and achievements of the Government in the context of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were examined in a report released in Jaipur on
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Reforms hit jobs in rural areas: study
In the post-reforms period, both male and female workforce participation rates (WPR) have seen a decline in rural areas while they have improved in urban areas. A study on worker participation rates
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Andhra policy doesn't stop litigation
Andhra Pradesh (AP) is yet to come to terms with balancing development and environment. Though the popular principle of
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Workshop on cardiac surgery
A two-day joint international cardiac surgery and cardiology conference and workshop began here on Sunday, with the Australian expert Alistair Royse and Prateek Bhatnagar, chief cardiac surgeon of
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Lessons from Mithi make Maharashtra more aware
Maharashtra, which still continues to maintain its pre-eminence in attracting domestic and foreign direct investment, had to cut a sorry figure when its commercial capital Mumbai remained
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Environment is a political tool in TN
Environment protection is a tool in the hands of the politician and the Tamil Nadu government. If the powers that be want a project to come up, environmental norms are given short shrift. If the