The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said on Sunday that the country has witnessed a 62 per cent drop in polio cases during the current year. A 55pc reduction has also been noted, with the
Researchers develop new method to produce electricity from wood pulp fibres using only footsteps The floors in crowded areas such as football stadiums or student hallways could one day be used to produce
Japanese automaker announces plans to introduce over 100 fuel cell buses in the Tokyo area by 2020 as part of vision to create a 'hydrogen-based society' Toyota has announced it will begin selling fuel
Washington state is grossly unprepared for a large earthquake and tsunami that may strike in the coming decades, putting it at risk for a humanitarian disaster, the Seattle Times reported on Sunday, citing
Hundreds of people gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday to protest against climate change and show support for activists demonstrating against the construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota. Several
The country’s biggest trash-burning facility has been issued with a notice to sue, with local residents complaining of the bad smell and pollution it produces At the intersection of two highways just
Car industry successfully lobbied for loopholes to dilute EU laws limiting toxic particulates emissions for new cars, the Guardian has learned New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to
GUANGZHOU - Disasters brought by Typhoon Haima have affected 1.69 million people in South China's Guangdong province, said the provincial civil affairs department on Sunday. Typhoon Haima barreled into
BEIJING - An accompanying satellite was launched from space lab Tiangong II at 7:31 am on Sunday, said Chinese scientists. The satellite, which weighs 47 kilograms and is the size of a printer, was launched
TIANJIN -- China is well prepared to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2017 to collect and bring back moon rock samples for scientific research, a leading Chinese scientist said Sunday. Chief Scientist
The World Bank and other global development lenders like the Asian Development Bank must help countries such as India to finance the shift of their coal production to more efficient technologies so they
President Rodrigo Duterte has thumbed down the reduction of carbon emissions in the country, stressing that it’s the high-income countries that should cut back because they have the largest carbon footprint.
Research shows 94 of 900-plus groups have strategy to meet Paris climate accord goals More than 900 of the world’s largest companies have a plan to cut their carbon pollution but only a fraction are
Citing concerns over the impact on the World Heritage Site in Sundarbans, including on the Royal Bengal Tiger, the United Nations (UN) has recommended Bangladesh to scrap the proposed 1,320MW thermal power
Government pleader Abhinandan Vangyani informed the Bombay High Court that following HC orders the government has on September 5 issued a resolution directing the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)
Mumbai: If the Union environment ministry permits, the Arabian Sea at Mazgaon on the city's eastern waterfront could be redefined as 'creek', a move that will benefit builders whose plots are currently
An outfit representing PET container manufacturers today moved the National Green Tribunal against an NGO's plea for a ban on use of PET pacakaging, alleging that it was motivated by interests of the glass
Brushing aside reports of the state pollution board granting clearance to 'chocolate bomb' and 'dodoma', environment minister Sovan Chatterjee on Thursday made it clear the government was not at all withdrawing
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to reduce traffic congestion on city roads and introduce destination buses to improve air quality in the Capital, which has shown a rapid
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed pollution control watchdog EPCA threw a surprise on Wednesday suggesting that vehicle manufacturers should stop selling vehicles that are BS-III compliant from next
