The Caribbean government's refusal to give way on demands for a waste disposal tax on cruise passengers has paid off. The ship lines have seen the merit of their case : a

MHPC : The promoters of Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd have accused Narmada Bachao Andolan activists of "spreading misinformation among the locals of Mandaleshwar, creating an atmosphere of

To address the environmental threat arising out of polythene, the National Foundation of India along with around 300,000 children from over 100 city schools is launching a campaign, "Say no to

Mr. Klaus Topffer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), welcomes the reports of recent rains in Indonesia's forest-fire ravaged east Kalimantan province. However,

Progress on environmental policies in the European Union is to be measured by means of a common audit procedure agreed by the UK and its three successors as holders of the European Union's

Union power minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam on Sunday catergorically rejected environmentalists Sunderlala Bahuguna's demand to deploy US experts to study the safety aspects of the controversial

Health experts in the city have expressed alarm over the alleged violation of mandatory norms by blood banks. There are reported to be four authorised and two unauthorised blood banks in

Enron Corp. said it may buy a coal substitute from Venezuela to burn in power plants in Asia and Africa, a purchase that could boost the fortunes of a fuel that has met still opposition in England

In view of the rising number of starvation deaths reported from various States, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a number of measures, including emergency feeding

The first indigenous satellite for oceanographic studies will be put into orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by the end of this year. The P-4, which will play a significant role