In his proposed budget for 2002, President George W. Bush raised the Environmental Protection Agency's budget against expectation, announced the largest ever funding level for the Land and Water
Climate change and irrigation have reduced Lake Chad in north central Africa to one twentieth of its size in the 1960s, say NASA-funded scientists. Using modelling systems and long time-series
The brick-making industry in Kathmandu Valley, which is largely responsible for severe pollution in the area, needs to introduce more energy efficient brick kiln technologies, and disseminate the
Magistrates have ordered South West Water to pay a fine after a mechanical failure left a Cornish river polluted, two weeks after a problem was identified. Magistrates in Bodmin ordered South West
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted in favour of amendments that will increase the level of ambition for future directives that set national pollution ceilings for four major
The apples from Himachal may not be available in plenty this season because scanty rains have marred all hopes of the orchardists of making good the lean seasons that they have had over the
More than 204 forestry graduates from Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry are facing a bleak future following the parallel system of forestry education and because of the wrong
The Calcutta High Court today adjourned the azaan case until August 11 after the Supreme Court directed them not to proceed with the case till they hear the special leave petitions filed by the eight
As the world's largest travel fair was underway promoting the region, WWF warned that a predicted increase from 220 million to 350 million tourists in 20 years time could lead to uncontrolled
The largest federation of environmental organisations in Europe has criticised the European Commission's draft 6th Environmental Action Programme as having an absence of clear targets and timetables.
Slum clearance efforts in Chennai have received a boost following a Rs. 49-crore grant by the Eleventh Finance Commission for clearing settlements from objectionable areas. About 10,000 slums will be
The Victorian National Party has joined sawmillers and conservationists in calling on the State Government to come clean on the extent of overlogging in the state's native forests. National Party
The European Union imposed tough new restrictions on livestock trading, limiting cross-border movements and suspending all livestock markets in a bid to contain Britain's foot-and-mouth outbreak, EU
The Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) plans to put forth several earthquake-resistant housing designs before the government this week. ISSDA claims that several structurals can
The tram has been a part of the 300-year-old Kolkata city, which first saw trams in 1873. The anti-tram group criticises trams as unwieldy giants that slow down the trafffic and create traffic
"Over 3000 acres of forest have been denuded (in Gudalur area) in the recent past despite the specific orders of the Supreme Court", alleged the Tamil Nadu Forest Staff Association, Gudalur
The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the deaths of six people who took Viagra, the new miracle remedy for
Last week's breathless reports of an imminent cure were, of course, too good to be true. Still, these are exciting times in cancer
Agricultural scientists should be careful while publishing their findings without going for patenting. Considering the changing inter-national scenario, and agriculture becoming patent-oriented,
With the Indian Council of Agricultural Research deciding to entrust indigenous seed companies with the task of multiplying 'parent' lines for the Quality Protein Maize (QPM) hybrids, farmers will be
