A thought for marine life
A California state jury has directed the owner of a tanker that spilled 76.4 million litres of oil in 1990 near two popular beaches in the US state to pay US $18 million for damages caused by the
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Himalayan hazard
The next big quake can kill 150,000 people, claim seismologists; say traditional construction is safer
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CNG Verdict: A Legal Debate
No matter how one looks at the Supreme Court s April 5 ruling on air pollution in Delhi, it is undoubtedly a milestone in Indian judicial history. After extensive hearing on all the nitty gritty, the court used significant innovations of the law, such a
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A city derailed
The Calcutta tramcar system, perhaps the only eco friendly feature in the city's ruined landscape, is heading towards extinction
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IN FOCUS
The forest fires in Indonesia show no signs of abating. Up to 1,000 fires are blazing at present. The situation is set to worsen as the drought drags on. ( Down To Earth , Vol 6, No1)
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Fox hunting and a ban
a bill to ban the traditional British sport of fox hunting, although passed in the British parliament, will not become a law. This is because the bill was not given the required time for
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A mammalian problem
The findings of a study team, comprising zoologists led by Takeo Kawamachi of Osaka City University and commissioned by Japan's Mammalogical Society, say that half of Japan's mammals face the threat
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Oil slick
an oil slick has polluted a two kilometre stretch of seashore south of the city of Chennai. According to police officials this information has been passed on to the Tamil Nadu Pollution
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Life taking water
norwegian environmental engineers say that at least half a million people on the Kola peninsula in northern Russia are drinking water contaminated with raw sewage and heavy metals. They warn that
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Future tense
What will work? Investments in future projects? Expensive fresh water? Recycling for industries? Legislations?
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For the right to walk
<p><span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-family: Verdana">The first of its kind pedestrian design guidelines by Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Centre to ensure that walking in the city becomes safe and a pleasurable experience. These have been prepared for immediate implementation, enforcement and uniform adoption by all the road owning agencies.</span></span></p>
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City can be Sun Valley
Bengaluru as Sun City. GOUTAM DAS BENGALURU The though appears distant, somewhat baffling, but is actually do-able: if various discussions and suggestions materialise, Bengaluru could well be a showcase to the rest of the country as its solar city.
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Green Power Line To Los Angeles Hits Roadblock
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants to make Los Angeles the "cleanest, greenest big city" in the United States, but a key project to bring renewable energy across the desert to the city could change under pressure from environmental groups.
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Heavy Pollution Warning Issued In Beijing
Pollution levels rose sharply in Beijing on Tuesday, just 2- months before the Olympic Games in the city, prompting authorities to warn residents with respiratory problems to stay inside. Air quality in the capital was rated as "heavily polluted" due to a sandstorm from Mongolia, the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said. The bureau advised people susceptible to particles in the air to avoid outdoor activities. Such sandstorms usually hit the city in March and April.
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Sound pollution acute, law hardly applied
The inhabitants of the capital city Dhaka are living with high risk of being suffering from more than 30 major diseases including blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, insomnia, hearing disability and trouble in concentration, as the level of noise pollution in the city has raised up to 106 decibel, where the tolerance level is maximum 50 decibel.
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Raipur: the most polluted city
Unplanned industrialisation is its major undoing
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Ask About Alternative Energy in the City
Carol E. MurphyThis week, through Friday, Carol E. Murphy will be taking questions about alternative energy choices for consumers, what New York City is doing to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels and how city dwellers can decrease their "carbon footprint.' Submit your question in the box below.
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The big city-gas dream
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi May 2, 2009, 0:51 IST Policy air bubbles and implementation snags could block plans to connect India's cities to a clean fuel grid.
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Tata-Rel Infra deal to spare city power shock
MUMBAI: About 24 lakh power consumers in suburban Mumbai may be saved from a big hike in their electricity bills with Reliance Infrastructure and Tata Power deciding to bury the hatchet. The two companies had been at war over the allocation of power capacity.
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State power utility plans to light up city
MUMBAI: Here comes a ray of hope for Mumbai's 39 lakh power consumers, upset at inflating bills every year, and a warning for warring distributors Reliance Infrastructure, Tata Power and BEST.