From the realms of past...
...researchers discover oldest hard shelled marine animal
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Cool City
Trees and reflective coatings on houses could reduce air conditioning costs and pollution
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After abuse
A kiln is a blot on the village landscape
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Rise in exports is at the cost of the environment
With the pollution conscious West pushing large scale production of toxic chemicals to India, the result is more exports and more environmental damage.
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Sinking options
brent Spar, the infamous offshore oil storage platform, may yet be given a burial at sea. Plans are being finalised for its deep-sea disposal by Shell, which owns the platform. Last year, Shell
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Sweet torture
sugar seems to be a cause of tragedy in Buxar in Uttar Pradesh. Dumping of bagasse-ash by the Simbhaoli sugar mill at various sites around the town has caused severe burning accidents and
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EXONERATED
In an 11-to-one decision by the Texas state court jury, US-based oil company Exxon Corporation won US $250 million from Lloyd's of London, underwriting syndicates, and other insurers that sold
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Keeping E Waste at bay
China imposes restrictions on electronic junk imports
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Masked oxygen
DELHI's roads display a sign of what's to come -- traffic police wearing gas masks. Police officials decided to issue the masks to give traffic constables some respite from the extremely high
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Troubled times
As the Lok Sabha gears up to vote on the crucial Aquaculture Authority Bill, thousands of fisherfolk launch an indefinite stir
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ORISSA'S BLACK CURSE
They were lured into a death trap. In 1837, when British geologists discovered coal "after scratching the land" at Gopalprasad village near Talcher in Orissa, the villagers rejoiced, anticipating
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What now ?
Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say
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What is PIL ?
PIL allows a citizen to move a court on behalf of persons who are unable, because of poverty or disability, to seek judicial redressal
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The chlorine bomb
An used chlor alkali plant is slipped through lax Indian laws on the import of hazardous technology
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Beat the blight
GENETICS could come to the rescue of cotton farmers in Australia. A genetically engineered pesticide will be introduced in the country to battle the pests which have devastated cotton crops. The
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Gem of a germ
THANKS to French researchers, farmers can do away with nitrogenous fertilisers which contribute to pollution of rivers and other reservoirs. Molecular biologists at the National
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INDIA
• Delhi has the dubious distinction of being the fourth most polluted city in the world according to a report prepared by the committee on environment and forests which was tabled recently in
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Yet another pretense
CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order
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Scorching salt
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Frozen facts
AIDED by radio and seismic waves, scientists have discovered more than 70 lakes that lie buried under thousands of feet of ice in this glacial continent. Of these, the largest lake is a body of