Satellites used to track pollution hotspots
Scientists have been combining satellite images from NASA and the European Space Agency to identify pollution hotspots and track pollutants as they move across the globe. Researchers from the US's
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Arctic sea ice smallest since records began
The sea ice at the Arctic this summer shrank to its smallest size since the early 1950s due to high temperatures and stormy conditions, and could have been at its smallest for several centuries,
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Industrial pollutants harming Indus delta
Speakers at a workshop highlighted the various sources affecting the Indus Delta and demanded that a comprehensive management plan be formulated for the conservation of that biodiversity-rich deltaic
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Private sector to manage solid waste disposal
The Lahore government (Pakistan) will entrust the lifting of solid waste from Walled City and its transfer to the Mahmood Booti Bund landfill site to the private sector. A decision to this effect was
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Rs 21 crore drought relief in MP
A Madhya Pradesh Cabinet sub-committee sanctioned Rs 21 crore to carry out relief work in 33 drought affected districts, even as 50,000 metric tonnes of foodgrains have been allotted for 28
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Call to deal with drought patiently
The Rajgarh district administration has started organising people's grievance eradication camps with a view to listen to the people's grievances and solve them immediately. Under the orders issued by
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Lack of yard hits garbage disposal at Pallavaram
The Pallavaram municipality finds itself 'isolated'. Its civic workers are forced to dump garbage at just one place they can find as the neighbouring municipalities, Alandur and Tambaram, refuse to
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In past there were crocodiles in Yamuna, but now there is poison
To keep Yamuna pollution free, crores have been spent but still now water is so polluted that not only fishes but other species cannot survive. Yamuna's water only in past some decades has found to
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Bandhu for declaration of 24 colonies as industrial zones
Industry Minister Mr Deep Chand Bandhu said on Wednesday that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) should take a positive view of the city Government's proposal for declaring 24 colonies as
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UP fiat to verify starvation reports
Taking a serious view of the newspaper reports on starvation deaths in Uttar Pradesh, the State government has directed 70 district magistrates (DMs) to look into the matter. The government on
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Pampa Action plan under Central study
The Rs 320-crore pollution control project for the Pampa river will be duly considered for actin under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), according to the Union Minister for Environment and
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Plans to dump garbage in Kurpem opposed
The Kurdi-Wadem Gram Sabha, Goa, has passed a resolution to oppose the resolution taken by the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) to dump the garbage on the government land at Kurpem ward of Kurdi Wadem
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Yes, make AIDS a priority
This month Colin Powell and Tommy Thompson gathered representatives from 86 countries to lecture them on the importance of political leadership in fighting AIDS. Make AIDS a global priority, said
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US blocks trade deal on cheaper drugs for poor
The United States was alone in blocking a deal at world trade talks aimed at ensuring access to cheaper medicines for poorer states facing health crises like AIDS and malaria. With an end week
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Scientists aim to block radiation from cellphones
The debate over the health risks of cellphone use continues, but a team of Hong Kong scientists isn't waiting around for a final verdict. Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science &
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Federal health minister opposes BoGs
Pakistan health minister Naseer Khan has expressed his dissatisfaction over the working of the boards of governors (BoGs) in autonomous health institutions and recommended that the powers of these
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Reproductive health awareness vital
Anaemia, identified as the commonest health problem in women, is yet to be addressed adequately and about 80 per cent of women falling in the reproductive age group (15-45 years) suffer from varied
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CDC fact sheet not promoting condom use
A US government fact sheet that long promoted condoms as "highly effective" in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases now offers a more neutral summary of the pros and cons of condom
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NYC Council approves mayor's smoking bill
The New York city council overwhelmingly approved a ban on workplace smoking, including a prohibition on lighting up in almost all bars and restaurants in New York City. The 42-7 vote with two
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Gene analysis can predict survival odds with breast cancer
Genetic researchers have developed what may be the most accurate method yet for answering a woman's scariest question about breast cancer: Will it spread and kill me? By combining such a test with