Ministry accused of clouding smog stats
Ontario's environment ministry painted a rosy picture of smog reduction in a summer progress report by counting emission reduction figures twice, Pollution Probe says. The ministry's report said the
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Jagmohan strikes the first blow
Union Minister for Urban Development Jagmohan today announced that nearly 38,936 industries will face immediate closure following the Supreme Court deadline of January 3.Of these 967 - polluting
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Closure order on Ichhamati fisheries
The West Bengal government has ordered teh North 24-Parganas district administration to remove all fisheries from the banks of the Ichhamati. Their presence is preventing the flood waters from
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Parassinikkadavu Snake Park closed down
In a surprising though not wholly unexpected, move, Kerala's Forest and Wildlife Department today enfornced the closure of the Parassinikkadavu Snake Park run by the Mr. M.V. Raghavan-headed
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Three wheat strains gene-modified
India's three highest yielding wheat varieties have been genetically modified using an Australian gene to make them herbicide-tolerant, scientists have reported. After Indian cotton was made pest
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Cipla offers free supply of anti-HIV drug to govt under public distribution scheme
Pharmaceutical giant, Cipla, has offered to supply anti-AIDS drug, nevirapine, free to the Indian government for distribution under the public health system. Nevirapine is the first non-nucleoside
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Thousands of boats pose pollution risk in European waters
European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine warned that thousands of boats operating in European waters pose a pollution risk and should be checked and monitored. Fontaine's comments in Sunday's Le
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India to host world mining meet in 2003
India will play host to the 19th world ming Congress to be held in November 2003 in the capital. India's turn to host the triennial jamboree of 50 countries has come after US which hosted it in Las
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74 per cent children in India anaemic
Survey: Malnutrition in children continues to be widespread in the country, with 47 per cent of them underweight and 74 per cent anaemic, a recent survey has revealed. The national family health
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'One is six without health cover'
One in six Americans lacks health insurance and is therefore more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Aids and other illnesses, while the number of uninsured Americans has grown over
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NATO, eu move depleted uranium row center stage
Controversy over NATO's use in the Balkans of tank-busting shells tipped with depleted uranium moved firmly onto the political agenda Monday, although health experts doubted any link to blood cancer
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Dying fish
Severe winter and depleting oxygen level in the pristine Naini lake in the hill town of Nainital in Uttaranchal are taking a toll of thousands of fish in the
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Jagmohan rules out Master Plan change
The Union Urban Development Ministr, Mr. Jagmohan, today rejected Delhi Government's demand for amending the Capital's Master Plan saying it would "put premium on lawless activity." The city
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More child-bearing women are dying, says Survey
The number of women dying from avoidable causes of pregnancy and child-birth is increasing, according to figures released by the second National Family Health Survey (NFHS), crucial for providing the
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Karnataka to set up WTO cell
The Karnataka government is planning to set up an exclusive cell to deal with matters concerning the agreements under the World Trade Organisation, particularly those which have an impact on the
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Spread of AIDS
Russia has the world's fastest-growing number of new suferers of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS, with 70,000 cases now officially registered, the head of a UN programme in Moscow said on Wednesday.
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Pockets of poverty in rich countries
The United States, the world's richest nation, has one of the highest ratios of children living in poverty amidst plenty: one in every five. The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said on 12 July that more
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Code of environment ethics mooted
The two-day Asia Pacific Parliamentary Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED) concluded on Wednesday with the adoption of 'Hyderabad declaration' calling upon the international community
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SC upholds verdict in Goa hotel case
There should be a balance between the environment and the development process in such a way that society should prosper, but not at the cost of the environment. Similarly, the environment should be
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18 crocodiles die in captivity
Even as a High Court's interim directive to keep the confiscated animals in the Parassinikkadavu Snake Park under the supervision of a three-member team of Forest officials gave a breather to the