Recycling targets in doubt
The proportion of household waste recycled and composted rose 1.2 points to 12.4% last year but the government was chided by MPs and environment groups for being "too timid" in its policies and was
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Drive against noise pollution
The Chennai City Traffic Police and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control (TNPCB) conducted joint checks to curb noise pollution by tampered silencers in autorickshaws on Tuesday.Around 81 vehicles were
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Meacher rages at inaction on organic food
A refusal to promote or endorse the merits of organic food by Sir John Krebs, head of the Food Standards Agency, has enraged Michael Meacher, the environment minister, and he is writing increasingly
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Two day national workshop on organic cotton farming
Considering the disastrous consequences of conventional cotton cultivation which is highly dependent on use of pesticides, a non-governmental organisation is taking initiative to educate farmers
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South Africa shortlists bids for state forests
South Africa shortlisted six groups this week to bid for a 75 percent stake in the government's Komatiland Forests, after an earlier 335 million rand ($43 million) deal to sell the forests was
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War fallout as French traders banned from farmers' market
France felt the brunt of British rural revenge for its decision not to support the war on Iraq. A public meeting in the south Devon market town of Newton Abbot voted not to allow visiting traders
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Romania seen as top supplier of greenhouse credit
Romania is set to be the leading transition economy supplier of greenhouse gas credits in the emerging carbon market, industry analysts said. Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are seen as key
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Russia signs treaty to track nuclear waste
Russia, the European Union and the United States this week signed a nuclear safety treaty aimed at cleaning up Russian atomic waste and stopping it from getting into the hands of militant groups.
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Hundreds of trees burnt in Solan fire
Hundreds of small and half grown green trees were destroyed in fire that broke out in the forest falling under the Army area and local Municipal Council in the Solan town in Himachal
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Focus shifts to Kudiyaghat
The attention of the civic authorities as well as the district administration was focused on Kudiyaghat where the lone public function of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be held on May 21.
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Nagaland plans to promote eco-tourism
The Nagaland Government is planning to develop new tourist destinations with community participation for promotion of eco-tourism.The State Tourism Department is also set to use eco-friendly
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Tackling floods
One of the major problems confronting Assam is flood caused by rivers and waterways due to heavy downpour in the catchment areas and alos by melting ice in the upper reaches. The behaviour of
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AIDS patients denied care'
The Delhi high court has asked a non-government organisation (NGO), Delhi Network of Postive People (DNP +), to provide details about the alleged shoddy treatment being offered to HIV positive
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Trees don't grow on money
Government agencies spend over Rs 100 crore annually to keep Delhi green. However, there are doubts over the cost-effectiveness since the state of the green cover remains a cause for concern. The
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Forests versus parks
Apart from the 7777 hectares of the ridge which have been declared as reserve forests, the other city forests are not protected. But the fate of the protected and unprotected forests is not much
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UN bid to conserve forests
The Indian setting: Kerala's chief minister is keen to give forest land to tribals and eviction drives in most parts of the country have slowed to a virtual halt. The international setting: The UN
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ONGC hits hurdles at National Park
The Great Indian Bustard and the condition for depositing Rs 5 crore are coming in the way of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from commercing its mega oil and exploration project in Desert
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Single use syringes gain popularity'
State governments hav ebegun to tene towards the purchase single use syringes for their health programme in order to offset the infection risk associated with re-usable syringes, according to Mr
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Call to take up cloud-seeding to boost rainfall
The Indian Meteorological Society, Visakhapatnam chapter, wants Andhra Pradesh in particular and the southern States in general to take up cloud-seeding on a substantial scale to boost rainfall and
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Algeria earthquake toll rises to 1720
Hopes dwindled of finding more survivors from Algeria's deadliest earthquake in more than 20 years as the death toll rose to more than 1720. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs and listening devices