EU food agency plans revealed
The European Commission will unveil long awaited plans for the creation of a food safety authority. The agency will eventually employ more than 300 people, and will be provided with instruments aimed
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China set rules that limit news, discussion on web
China has published new rules that set strict limits on online news and Web chat forums. This is the latest step in Beijing's push to tighten controls over what its people can see and say on the
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Kuno, hope of the Asiatic lion
An ambitious project was initiated towards the end of the 20th century to bring the roar of the Asiatic lion back to the forests of Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya
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Mumbai slum population has doubled
Census:Preliminary findings of the state government's ongoing census on slums in Mumbai suggest that the city's slum population has doubled over the last five
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China begins mammoth census
China's first census in a decade aims to accomplish the impossible: to accurately tally the world's largest population in a country where many have reason to evade government
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Ballast in ocean-going ships introduces harmful species and micro-organisms
Environmental pollution in the form of an introduced species of marine shellfish has spread to Sydney Harbour, altering habitats to the detriment of native species, according to Australian
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Gore's 'reckless and offensive' passion for the environment
The energy policies advocated by Gore would be disastrous. Since Gore is reputed to be an environmental expert, it's curious this area has received little attention in the campaign. However, we can
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After taco bell
Can biotech learn its lesson? : It's been a chaotic month for the biotech industry. The trouble began in late September when genetically engineered animal corn-potentially harmful to humans-was found
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Harare heat on Commonwealth
Under pressure from Britain to take a tough stance on the crisis in Zimbabwe, Commonwealth, ministers met today to decide how to respond to the occupation of White-owned farms and harassment of
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Saving the forest for the trees
A Brazilian company,Gethal Amazonas on Oct. 19 became the first tropical plywood maker in the world to be fully certified by a nonprofit organization called the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
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Fine of over $38 million for environmental law violations at Mississippi factory
Violations of a wide range of environmental laws at a Mississippi chemicals factory have resulted in a $38 million settlement, incorporating the largest ever fine for a single US factory.The case,
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Insat-3B
A leap forward in India'a space programme : India's space programme rocketed into greater heights with the successful launch of the Insat-3B satellite by the high tech Ariane-5 rocket from the
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Uganda's Ebola deaths rises to 100
Ugandan health officials say an outbreak of Ebola that has already killed 100 people is contained to two areas, but the death toll will increase as infected people die. Four people died of the virus
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Russia to dump Mir in Feb.
The 14-year-old Mir space station will be ditched in February in a controlled descent that will send it hurtling into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean, Russia's cabinet decided on
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'Health assembly' to be held in Pune
Maharashtra's health policy will be put under the microscope when 250 delegates from NGOs and community health organisations will discuss the findings of a people's enquiry of statewide health
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Green group says close climate loopholes at The Hague
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said yesterday an international agreement to combat climate change could prove worse than useless unless governments agreed to close potential loopholes. WWF told
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Salt and heart disease
A review of a 17-year-old study showed that people whose blood pressure fell when they went on a low-salt diet were more likely to live longer-even if they had normal blood pressure to start with.
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Climate change and commercial fishing are reducing salmon numbers
Exceptionally low temperatures and overfishing are the two main causes of Alaska's boom and bust salmon numbers, according to research published in Science, the official journal of the American
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Report says Pacific nations face economic devastation as coral reefs die out
Scientists gathered at an international symposium on coral reefs warned that the Pacific Ocean faces losing the majority of its coral reefs by the end of the century and that the economies of its
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SC directs BSES to install flue gas plant in Dahanu
In a move widely hailed by the Indian environmental community, the supreme court upheld the rulings of the Dahau Taluka Environment Protection Authority and the Mumbai high court, directing the BSES