According to experts, the number of patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory disorders like COPD and allergic rhinitis shows a sharp upward trend during Diwali With Diwali a couple of days
CRZ clearance granted to the project in 2013 was recently suspended on grounds that MoEF had not studied impact on creek marine life Mumbai : After yet another setback in the much-delayed Mumbai
PUDUCHERRY: Stressing that the Territorial government was keen on protecting the environment, Electricity Minister T Thiagarajan said the government had taken efforts to tap renewable energy sources. He
Citing loss of crores of rupees and underlining its intention to improve the environment by reducing carbon emission from vehicles with minimum damage to flow of Yamuna, Delhi government’s Public Works
India's energy emissions are now the highest in the world, driven by a double-digit growth in demand for coal-based power, a PwC report says The rise in carbon emissions due to electricity generation
CHENNAI: Gamesa India, a renewable energy company, has entered into a twin agreement with Ostro Energy for turnkey supply and erection and commissioning of wind energy projects at its Amba site in Madhya
MIAMI: Melting ice in West Antarctica is a major concern for global sea levels, and a key area may already be unstable enough to unleash three meters of ocean rise, scientists said Monday. The study
Half of the children below six years of age living in the slums of New Delhi are underweight, according to a worrying study released by NGO Child Rights and You (CRY). The children do not fare any better
Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned
Tariffs for solar power could fall to as low as Rs 4.80 per unit compared with the average bids of Rs 5.50-6 per unit in the lest few tenders, reports Sumit Jha in New Delhi. The latest bid is for NTPC
Biogas from human waste has the potential to generate electricity for millions of homes while improving health and protecting the environment, a United Nations University institute said on Tuesday.
Groups of reformed youths who once sold drugs and stole from their neighbours are helping protect trees in rural central Kenya from illegal loggers. The young adults, whose previous activities were
The fourth leg of the FIFA '11 for health' program has been launched in Accra on Tuesday. FIFA approved Ghana as the first country in the world for the 4th edition of the program that trains kids in
The World Rowing Federation (FISA) on Tuesday played down concerns about pollution at Rio's Rodrigo de Freitas lake, describing the venue's water quality as "very acceptable". A survey conducted by
More than three-quarters of Australians believe that climate change is the real deal, according to a study released by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The survey,
Only a few weeks after scientists had found the world's tiniest snail, measuring 0.88 millimeters (0.03 inches) across in southern China, the record was broken by even smaller snails living in Kalimantan
CHINA on Wednesday morning put a new communication satellite into orbit from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The "ChinaSat 2C" satellite was launched at 12:25 a.m. and carried by the
VW says it has found "irregularities" in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect around 800,000 cars in Europe. The firm said the problem, which it came across while investigating diesel emissions,
A group of U.N. experts tasked with forecasting the next disasters likely to require billions of dollars in humanitarian aid has warned of deepening crises in global hotspots from Burundi to Afghanistan
A civilian watchdog group sued a California coastal agency on Tuesday, seeking to overturn its decision to allow 1,800 tons (1,632 tonnes) of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant to be buried
