UK calls for clairification
The World Trade Organisation must not be turned into an international forum for dealing with such sensitive non-trade concerns as social, health and environmental policy issues, a British government
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Bengal plans to relocate polluting industrial units
The West Bengal Polluting Control Board (WBPCB) was considering relocation of polluting small scale units in and around the city to its peripheries, the Board's member-Secretary, Mr. K.S. Ramasubban,
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67 projects await ministry of environment's clearance
As many as 67 projects, including some offshore projects, are awaiting clearance by the Union ministry of environment and
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Palaar turns into a poisonous river
River Palaar that once nursed the fertile farmlands of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, has now turned into a river of poison due to discharge of untreated effluents by numerous leather tanneries in
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Climate change leads to early flowering in Orissa
A climate change in Orissa following last year's supercyclone has caused the state's mango trees and mahua trees to flower unusually
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UK researchers claim transplant breakthrough
British medical researchers on Tuesday claimed to have made a breakthroough which could ease the transplanting of animal organs to humans without the risk of them being
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Exporters plan to net fish trade
A group of top Norwegian fish exporters announced plans for an online marketplace this autumn that will initially trade about 2bn euro of the catch a year. Norway is the world's largest fish exporter
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Mumbai civic body to ban plastic bags
Come 15 August, the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation will ban plastic bags of less than 20 microns.Anyone found manufacturing plastic bags of less than 20 microns after 15 August would be fined Rs
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Delhi Cabinet approves closure of polluting units
The reality has sunk in. The Delhi cabinet approved closure of 38,000 polluting industries in group F from Monday and promised the bureaucracy, if required to back their efforts in implementing the
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Trade talks under Bush
Less focus on labor and environment : Even with a new administration in Washington, the United States is expected to continue supporting efforts to lower Asia-Pacific business barriers by forging
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HC asks for report on Expressway project
The Bombay High Court appointed National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) to conduct an independent study of the extent of impact on the environment by the Mumbai-Pune
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STF gets satellite to help catch Veerappan
Operation Veerappan has gone hi-tech with the unified command of the Special Task Forces of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and the Border Security Force contingent receiving inputs on the brigand's
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Crackdown on polluitng units in Delhi to begin today
The Delhi government will start sealing of polluting units in the non-conforming areas of the capital from tomorrow. Twenty-seven types of 'F' category industrial units will be targeted for closure
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No deterioration of the Taj due to air pollution
There is no deterioration of the Taj Mahal due to air pollution but the sheen of the marble is suppressed due to deposition of particulate matter, the Rajya Sabha was on Friday informed.In order to
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Indonesia gets tough on fires
The Indonesian government is to suspend the operations of 12 palm oil and plantation companies for allegedly starting forest fires that have spread a smoky haze across neighbouring Malaysia and
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Watch out for Citizen's new Eco-Drive range
Watches India has introduced new models in its New Millennium range of eco-friendly, light powered, Quartz watches.The new Eco-Drive range has been specially designed for the Indian market to offer
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Rajasthan smoking ban may go up in smoke
The Rajasthan government has bitten off more than it can chew in imposing a ban on smoking at public places from tomorrow. In its enthusiasm, it has banned all advertisements promoting cigarettes on
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Manas again under serious threat from ULFA, Bodo extremists
The wildlife in the 2,837 sq km Manas National Park is again seriously threatened by terrorism and exteremist voilence as brands of ULFA and NDFB desperados, who are making desperate attempts to set
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Experts oppose spray
The Andhra Pradesh Coalition in Defence of Diversity, a coalition of over 100 environmental groups, has expressed anguish over the reported move of the State Government to carry out aerial spraying
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Child malnutrition in Iraq
Nutritional problems remain serious in the center-south of Iraq despite some progress some progress under the Oil-for-Food Programme, according to a joint UN Food and Agricultura Organization (FAO)