Population explosion worries MPs
Several MPs from various parties today appealed to fellow Parliamentarians and all elected representatives to join hand with the government to tackle menace of growing population in the country.At a
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Damage estimated at $4.4bn
The Indonesian forest fires, which cloaked neighbouring countries in hazardous pollutants, caused $4.4bn in economic damage last year, according to a study on the environmental
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Workshop on health hazards
PRIA (Society for Participatory Research in Asia) has organised a three-day workshop from July 14 on the occupational health hazards of women
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Commercial use of flyash worked out
Even as dumping of flyash from power plants becomes a burning issue among environmental activists, the National Capital Power Station of NTPC, has come up with an innovative technology for commercial
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Butterflies are said to be at risk
To regain protected forest land, loggers may have deliberately wiped out 22 million Monarch Butterflies that migrate annually from Canada to Mexico for the winter, according to a prominent
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Plan for saw mills in forests opposed
At a time when the Environment and Forest Ministry has mooted a proposal to appoint green guards in every village to protect the forests, the State Government's move to amend the forest laws which
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Indian space programme will now go commercial
For the first time since the inception of the Indian space programme in 1972, India will commercially launch a Korean and a German satellite next year. The launch will bring in revenue of Rs 5 crores
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Rajasthan bid to control pollution
In a bid to control industrial pollution, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board will measure the impact of industrial production on the environment in all industrial areas in the State, which
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40 Assam villages submerged
The flood situation in Assam remained grim with 40 more villages submerged by fresh floods in the worsthit Dhemaji district today. The villages were submerged in fresh floods in the Jiadhol river
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WHO plan to counter polio
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged its member states to draw up a list of all wild polio virus kept in research laboratories as they might pose a threat to the population, once polio is
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US threatens the EU with sanctions
Robert Zoellick, the US trade representative, said the US is prepared to launch new trade sanctions against the European Union if the EU pushes ahead with plans to remake its regime for importing
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EU to delay new banana import regime and enter talks with the US
The European Union said it would delay implementation of its controversial new regime for importing bananas and attempt to strike a deal with the US.
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US moves to promote off-label use of drugs
US regulators are proposing that drug manufacturers should be allowed to advise doctors on the safety of 'off-label' uses of medicines. 'Off-label' uses are any for which the drug has not been
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A wider role for a cholesterol drug
A drug used to treat people with coronary heart disease can also prevent illness in healthy people, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers gave
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Social welfare to include animals
The term social welfare is all set to get a new definition.It will henceforth include the welfare of animals in addition to that of human beings. At least this is the stance taken by Social Welfare
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Himalayan bird takes Sweden by storm
A Himalayan bird's uncharacteristic appearance in Oland(Sweden) has created a stir in Swedish ornithological circles. The visitor is a rare aviary specimen of richy hued plumage that should have been
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Four eco task forces at work
Dehra Dun, Pithoragarh, Bikaner and Samba are the four places where battalions of the ecological task forces are located, carrying on the perservation of the environment at the behest of the
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- WHO slashes aid
A proposal approved by the WHO Executive Board has envisaged a cut in allocation of funds to India by $5 million. It would now be less than $10
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Alembic denies GPCB charge
With Alembic Private Limited claiming that it is not at all involved in emitting foul smelling gases and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) insisting that the plants of the company be shut
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Dispute over genetically altered plant and animal
The pure Alpine Wonderland, is pitted against Switzerland, the high-tech research lab, in a referendum on Sunday on whether to ban genetically altered plants and animals. Passions are running