Blackout in Britain as storm hits cities
Thousands of Scottish homes were without power on Tuesday because of gales which battered Britain and Ireland, leaving seven people dead. The storms hit northern Ireland, northern England and Wales,
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A battle with the toxic politics of waste water
A dispute over a chemical treatment plant has caught the Asian Development Bank in a cross fire between environmental protesters and the Thai officials : A
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Tiger population in state declines
The number of tigers in Maharashtra has declined to 238 last year from 276 in 1993, according to the latest population estimates of wild animals in the state.
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Red Cross wants ban lifted on hepatitis-tainted blood
The Japanese Red Cross Society has asked the health ministry to lift its ban on shipments of blood products made using blood tainted with the hepatitis B virus, according to ministry
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SARCE for eco-tourism in South Asian region
Educating visitors before they arrive at destinations and providing them with good interpretations during their visit are important for promoting eco-tourism products of a particular area, key
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Bench-marking of environmental performance across Europe reveals Denmark at the top, UK at the bottom
National environmental quality appears to be partly linked to the amount spent on environmental protection, according to the first benchmarking analysis of five environmental agencies across Europe,
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Toll from gales rises to 18
Northern Europe struggled to repair the damage from hurricane-force winds that swept over the continent, as the death toll from the vicious storm rose to 18. The storm ripped roofs off buildings,
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Israel's Agan invests $5 mln in new plant
Agan, part of Israeli agrochemical maker MA Industries, said it invested $5 million in a new facility to manufacture wettable dispersion granules (WDG). The plant will enable Agan to manufacture its
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Migros commits to buying green palm oil
Migros, Switzerland's largest supermarket chain, has become the first European retailer to commit itself to buying palm oil exclusively from ecologically sound sources. Tropical forests are being
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Satellite scare for state forest officials
Gone are the days of confidential reports and assessment charts. The performance of the forests officials is now being assessed with the help of hitech methods. Sources said that the top bras of the
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Battle Escalates Against Animal Tests
Mr. Gay, 46, is marketing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences, a British drug testing company at the centre of a sometimes bloody battle between medical researchers and animal rights activists
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Groups seek wildlife protection in bridger-teton
A coalition of conservation groups asked a Wyoming federal judge to review Forest Service permits for helicopter skiing and snowmobile tours on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, warning that the
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Poachers kill sloth bear in Karnataka forest
A large sloth bear was found dead in the Huliyurdurga state forest in Magadi taluk in Karnataka on Friday, according to the Institute for Natural Resources, Conservation, Education, Research and
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Forest consumers' group blames govt policy
Forest consumers' groups blame the Nepal government for excersing double standards regarding the ever increasing slackness in the protection of the lush rain-forests of the Terai
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Caraco gets FDA nod for metformin hydrochloride
Detroit based Caraco Pharmaceutical Laborites Ltd (CPIL) Sun Pharma's 47 per cent subsidiary has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and market metrormin
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Planning begins for reconstruction of Afghan health sector
The Afghan health Ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) begin a three day meeting February 3 to plot a course for rebuilding the nation's devastated health care
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Landslides hit Jakarta
Landslides triggered by days of heavy rain killed at least five people in southern Jakarta on Tuesday and many residents had to be evacuated, the police said. Thousands of families have also fled
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Treat cataract now!
Cataract is taking on enormous proportions in the national Capital, what with diabetes and pollution zeroing in on the populace at a fast pace. Due to pollution, steroid-dependent asthma patients are
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China plans to protect its agriculture sector
China plans to use technical and scientific barriers to protect its local agricultural sector, state run media said. The report suggests that despite China's entry into the World Trade Organisation
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Ajit Singh for reforms in farm research
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Ajit Singh called for major reforms in farm research and education to meet challenges of economic globalisation. He suggested formation of Task Forces to address