US concerns on nuclear power's role in climate
The nuclear power industry's hopes for a major new role in combating global warming were shaken yesterday by the distribution of comments by US Vice President Al Gore that he opposed such a move. In
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US - EU standoff hardens at Hague climate talks
A standoff between the United States and the European Union hardened yesterday at the centre of an international conference on the threat of global warming, with neither side appearing ready for a
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Japan whaling fleet readies for another hunt
Japan's research whaling fleet, in defiance of criticism from Washington, is preparing to leave for its second hunt this year, officials said yesterday. This year's previous hunt, which ended in
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Scheme set up for China's children
China is launching a nationwide scheme to safeguard the health and well-being of children and teenagers. The Safe Healthy Growth Project strives to create a living environment suitable for the growth
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Meghalaya clears decks for uranium mining
Chairman-cum-managing director of Uranium Corporation of Indian Limited, R. Gupta today claimed that the Meghalaya government has given them the long-awaited "green-signal" to go ahead with uranium
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Public health issues to raised at Dhaka meet
Concerned at the non-attainment of "health for all by the year 2000," a people's health assembly would be held at Dhaka from Dec 4 to 8 to highlight the failure of governments of various countries in
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Centre moots forest development agencies
The Centre was contemplating establishing forest development agencies in all states to give a major thrust to preserve forests, Union minister for environment and forests T R Baalu said on
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Bhopal disaster case put off
The hearing in the criminal case related to the Bhopal gas disaster of December 1984 has been put off for Wednesday as the accused and the advocates were not present in the chief judicial magistrate
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Toxic release from Russian nuclear plant
report : A joint US-Russian study has found dangerous levels of radioactive waste flowing into Russia's Tom River from a Siberian nuclear complex, the Washington based Government Accountability
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Environment ethics is new mantra at lawmakers' meet
The 8th general assembly of Asia-Pacific Environment and Development (APPCED) got underway here on Tuesday with its newly elected President GMC Balayogi calling for the protection of environment
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1-cr plan to develop Doda forests
To save forest belts from further destruction, the state government has drawn up an ambitious plan for preserving the green gold. Under the plan, a massive afforestation programme has been launched
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Insecticides prove fatal for cattle
At least six head of cattle have died due to insecticide poisoning at Peer Ke Khangarh and Dariye Ke villages, near here, in the past several days. Stating this to the TNS, the SDM, Mr DPS Kharbanda,
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TERI for tough stance at COP-6
Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) on Tuesday advocated a tough stance by India at the ongoing negotiations on climate change by the sixth Conference of Parties (COP-6) at the Hague, especially on
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Global campaign for sustainable farming
A coalition of environmental and people's movements from India, the Philippines, Malaysia and the US would take a People's Caravan through Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry to promote sustainable
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Salinity-Biblical wrath unleashed on modern crops
A billion dollar programme in Australia to fight killer salt is making this geologically ancient southern continent a global leader in an environmental war to save land, water and crops. Estimates
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Mending a broken heart without the moral angst
Cardiologists in France and the US are investigating ways of sidestepping opposition to the cotentious issue by "regrowing" damaged organs-in this case the heart - without resorting to cells from
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ELRTS will cause ecological damage
Karnataka High Court Judge Mr Justice M F Saldanha today appealed to the State government not to go ahead with the proposed Elevated Light Rail Transport System (ELRTS) in Bangalore "as it will cause
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Icelandic claim on Alzheimer's finding
The Icelandic biotech company that is carrying out a genetic survey of the country's entire population claimed a breakthrough in Alzheimer's research, when it announced that it had found a new gene
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Atlantic salmon on US endangered species list
The US Fish and Wildlife Service listed wild Atlantic salmon as an endangered species yesterday despite objections from the governor of Maine, who sees the action as a threat to two other industries.
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Hague talks make-or-break for Kyoto climate goal
Diplomats and interest groups kick off two weeks of talks in The Hague yesterday to hammer out clear policies intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions agreed in Kyoto three years ago. With some 180