Lithuanian Mazeikiu says 2.9 tonnes oil leaked
Lithuanian oil concern Mazeikiu Nafta said yesterday nearly three tonnes of oil spilled into the Baltic Sea from its Butinge terminal last week. "Work groups determined a total of 3,427 litres (2.94
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Irked by govt indecisiveness, Bhuj residents turn militant
Rebellion is brewing in Bhuj against the Gujarat government's indecisiveness on relocating residents of the old city, one of the worst affected in the January 26 quake. The residents have threatened
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Mangroves are being secretly cut in Borivli and Dahisar
For the past few months, a pristine stretch of mangroves, one of Mumbai city's prime winter bird haunts, has come under assault in Borivli and Dahisar (west). Mangroves in the area, which cover
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No space for garbage in Mumbai
The Brihan-Mumbai Municipal Corporation is in a fix. The civic body has been ordered by the Union government to create new garbage dumps within city limits. The problem? Not enough space in the
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Cipla chairman dismisses Glaxo's piracy allegation
Drug firm Cipla Ltd reacted strongly on Tuesday to an allegation by GlaxoSmithKline chief executive JP Garnier that it was a "pirate", and said it was prepared for any
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Forest users hold protest rally
Forest users organised a protest march against the bill prepared by Nepal's Ministry of Forest to amend the Forest Act, 2049 BS. Under the existing laws, any national forest can be turned into
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High Court orders closure of 434 dyeing units in Karur for pollution
The Madras High Court has ordered closure of 434 dyeing and bleaching units in Karur, Tamil Nadu, for their failure to check effluent discharge from their
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Sweden to cut tobacco taxes in attempt to stem smuggling
Sweden announced a surprise 27 per cent cut in excise taxes on tobacco products, bucking the international trend towards higher tobacco taxes to reduce
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Flies kill six lions
Swarms of vicious bloodsucking flies have killed at least six lions in Tanzania's world famous wildlife park, Ngorongoro Crater, conservation officials on Monday said. The lions died after they were
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Macau plans wetlands for endangered spoonbills
Tiny Macau is planning to create two man-made wetlands for rare birds, including the critically endangered black-faced spoonbills, a source close to the project said yesterday. Officials hope the
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The easy way out
What happens when protected animals invade farmlands and destroy crops? In Maharashtra, affected farmers can now just pick up a gun and shoot them. For many years now, the one million-strong farming
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Arunachal elephant population on the rise
Elephant census which has started in Arunachal Pradesh will be completed by March 20, official sources said. The population of elephants has gone up in the State considerably. Out of an estimated
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Nandankanan shifts big cats
In a bid to preserve its lineage, the Nandankanan Zoo, having the largest concentration of white tigers has started despatching big cats to facilitate in other parts of the country. The
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State to make more anti-rabies vaccines
Health Minister H C Mahadevappa today stated in the Legislative Assembly that production of anti-rabies vaccines would be increased at the State's only vaccine producing unit at Belgaum under the
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'National parks becoming issues of social conflict'
National parks and forest reserves in the country are becoming an issue of rural social conflict and the inclusion of considerable area as "indigenous land" in these parks with consequent prohibition
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Govt to ask CoD to probe tree felling in Kodagu
Forest Minister D Manjunath today told the Legislative Council that the case of illegal felling of trees in the reserve forest land in Kodagu district involving the wife of senior police official of
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People fall ill in town near nuclear tests, report says
Several residents of a village near India's nuclear testing site have complained of nosebleeds, skin and eye irritation, vomiting and loose bowels - all symptoms of exposure to radiation since the
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Breast cancer drug said to benefit all ages
A drug for breast cancer, tamoxifen, significantly reduces the rates of recurrence and death from the disease among surprisingly wide range of women but is being prescribed to far too few patients,
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EU ministers soon to review beef export ban
European Union farm ministers will next month consider ending a ban on beef exports from mainland Britain, raising hopes that exports could start later this
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Rio Narcea goes for gold in the Canabrian mountains
Spain's first gold mine in 2,000 years has been welcomed by the most pro-mining country on earth : a