Pollute and protest
The state government and the owners of 'polluting' industries in Delhi, required to be closed, are equally responsible for the widespread violence and arson that have disrupted civic life in the
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House passes motion to amend Master Plan
The Vidhan Sabha today strongly criticised Union Urban Development Minister Jagmohan and the Delhi Development Authority for their failure to provide adequate industrial spaces. Even as Delhi
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Genetically developed potato in market
A genetically engineered variety of potato that will be rich in protein is likely to be available in the market soon. Scientists have already conducted the necessary tests and are ready for field
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French snatch Spanish beef
As anxiety grows, over the impact of "mad cow" disease on the French cattle industry, beef from a Spanish truck was burned after it was intercepted by farmers near the central French town of Moulins,
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Asthma outbreak in detergent factory
Workers exposed to detergent dust are at higher risk of asthma, but manufacturing changes in the 1960s supposedly eliminated the risk. Now, an outbreak of asthma in a detergent manufacturing plant in
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120 countries agree to ban world's most toxic pollutants
Delegates from over 120 countries clinched an agreement that will pave the way for a treaty aimed at curbing and banning some of the world's most dangerous pollutants, a United Nations official said.
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State Cabinet okays ADB funded eco project
The Karnataka State Cabinet today okayed implementation of the Asian Development Bank assisted Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (kudcemp) in ten select cities
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Green belt vanishes as temple expands
The dispute over "authorised encroachment" in New Friends Colony in the name of charity threatens to snowball into a major controversy in this South Delhi neighbourhood, what with the line of control
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Gujarat flouting SC stay on bamboo felling
The Gujarat department has been violating a Supreme Court stay order by cutting vast tracts of bamboo from the core forest areas of Shulpaneshwar and Purna wildife sanctuaries and supplying them to a
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Working off the weight
Hong Kong's middle class is getting chubby. To trim down, some people are returning to a simpler lifestyle : a
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State forest dept was warned in advance
The decision of the Gujarat Forest Department to digitise the maps, including those of the restricted maps, including those of the restricted areas, through an "unrecognised" vendor has come as a
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Brain fever toll in Bellary rises to 12
One more died of brain fever here, taking toll in the recent brain fever-related deaths in the district to
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Deal in sight over toxic chemicals treaty
The US expressed optimism about the chance of reaching agreement this week on a legally-binding global treaty that will ban some of the world's most dangerous chemicals. Negotiators from 120
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Waistlines bulge in Asia as health yields to wealth
A decade ago, a Malaysian doctor led an obscure study of more than 4,000 high school students, weighing and measuring them for signs of obesity.The doctor, Mohammed Ismail Noor, concluded that most
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Houston moves to reduce smog
Texas officials have approved a plan to bring Houston's smog under control by reducing the speed limit on the region's freeways and highways, to 50 miles per hour, requiring deep cuts in emissions
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Qurrying cuts into green cover
Hundreds of "khair" trees lying along the Kalu-Jinda riverbed, near the Baddi-Barotiwala industrial area, are on the verge of getting uprooted, thanks to the apathy of various government departments.
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Air and noise checks make job harder
The Supreme Court order is without ambivalence : All polluting units have to be identified and removed from non-conforming areas. This means that units that are air and noise polluting, and so far
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Only two wildlife specialist doctors in state
Madhya Pradesh has only two veterinary doctors having expertise in wild life treatment. This was informed by minister for state Harvansh Singh in reply to a query of legislator Ajay Bishnoi at the
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Swami to take on 'mining mafia'
The Uttaranchal Chief Minister, Mr. Nityanand Swami, seems to be continuing with his fight against what he describes as "mafia". Mining and contracts of sand from riverbeds presently in private hands
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Khurana sticks to his guns, says Master Plan must change
The BJP on Saturday carried on with its onslaught on the Congress-led Delhi government over the issue of relocating polluting units and those in non-conforming areas. Addressing a press conference,