Industrial pollution, in varying forms ranging from lead acid battery recycling to landfill sites, has been affecting Delhi’s residents in adverse ways, as noted by a study of pollution hotspots by NGO
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 14/08/2014 regarding collection and disposal
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that 276 villages in Andhra Pradesh, four in Chhattisagarh and eight in Odisha are likely to be submerged due
AHMEDABAD: In a major blow to the Gujarat government, the last hope against translocation of Asiatic lions to Kuno Palpur has been dashed. The three judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India R M Lodha
The civic body is considering a proposal to provide ‘special subsidy’ of Rs 15,000 per house for housing scheme for urban poor as the developers and non governmental organizations, which are responsible
ABOUT 198 cases of Ebola virus infections have been established in the country. Out of these, 177 are said to be in Lagos, while the remaining 21 are in Enugu. The figures were made public Wednesday
California Governor Jerry Brown agreed to boost water spending plans to $7.5 billion, a compromise 25 percent higher than he had said the state could afford, as drought tightened its grip on cities and
Namibia won’t withdraw permits granted to hunt desert elephants, a group of the pachyderms that live in the country’s arid northwest, despite protests, the country’s Environment and Tourism minister said.
NASA estimates the glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region contain enough water to raise global sea levels by 4 feet (1.2 meters) and in May said the glacier melt may have become “unstoppable.” Antarctica
The evolution of technologies that harness the waves and tides for generating electricity is taking longer than hoped and costing more money than expected, a report showed. Global installations of wave
The Purog Kangri glacier is the third largest glacier in the world and research shows that global warming is exerting its negative influence The Tibetan plateau, whose glaciers supply water to hundreds
EU regulators have begun legal proceedings against 24 member states, including Germany, for failing to enforce a law on energy efficiency, the European Commission said on Wednesday. Energy saving has
NANCHANG -- The death toll has increased to seven after downpours triggered landslides on Tuesday evening in the eastern province of Jiangxi, local authorities said on Wednesday. As of Wednesday afternoon,
The Beijing environmental protection authority plans to fine 106 companies for emitting pollutants into the air, with the fines totaling 2.74 million yuan ($445,000) in the inspection of the first week
A new kind of hybrid rice developed in China is expected to achieve a target yield of a thousand kilograms per mu, or 6070 kilograms per acre, this year. Yuan Longping, the leader of the development team,
WUHAN - Rescuers are battling to save six coal miners trapped after a flood in a mine in central China's Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province. The accident took place at 9:30 a.m.
Researchers suggest obesity's effects on cancers vary depending on the type of tumour Being overweight and obese puts people at greater risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, according to
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a "high-risk" country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights
(Reuters) - Ecuadorean authorities said on Wednesday that four people have died since a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital the day before, up from an initial count of two, as dozens of aftershocks
Acquisition of the intestinal microbiota begins at birth, and a stable microbial community develops from a succession of key organisms. Disruption of the microbiota during maturation by low-dose antibiotic
