Small-scale industries, in Mangalore, especially those dependent on water, are facing a particularly difficult times this summer. Owners of ice-making units and soft drinks manufacturers are running
Trade on agricultural products will be top of the agenda of the next round of multilateral trade talks under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), scheduled to be held in Mexico later this year,
It can be said with confidence that the quality of air in Bhutan is cleaner than any other places in the region. Forests cover almost 72 per cent of the country and pollution levels are comparatively
The Andhra Pradesh bagged three out of the four cash awards presented by the Dehradun based Indian Council of forestry research and education, an autonomous organisation under the Union ministry of
More than a month after the Central government announced an amnesty scheme for people who possess banned wildlife products through bonafide means, residents of Mahrashtra still seem reluctant to dust
In this particular war between ecology and economy, NGOs fear sharks one of the protected species are losing the battle in the waters of Andaman and Nicobar islands. In a bid to make fishing the
Society for Environment Protection and Human Rights (SEPHR) has strongly condemned the increase in civilisational activities atop Mount Everest, world's most fragile ecosystem, in wake of the ongoing
The medical team, involved in the check-up of the ailing monkeys in the jungle of Swoyambhunath stupa, (Nepal) in their initial report said that the species are suffering from parasitic infection.
In Himachal Pradesh, the general environmental degradation has led to frequent human leopard encounters. The encounters were generally reported from the higher reaches of the state, particularly
In a bid to secure carbon dioxide emission rights, Nippon Steel Corp. (Japan) plans to join forces with the New Energy and Industrial Development Organisation in providing technology for reducing
Nandlal Bhesdadiya of Moti Banuga village near Jamnagar in Gujarat has never heart of the Met Department. But, the deep furrows on his worried face speak of a calamity almost as accurately as the
Farmers and agriculture extension agents in Thimphu dzogkhag (Bhutan) are grappling with the sudden appearance of thousands of worms feeding on the leaves of cereal crops. Commonly, called the
The Drought Emergency Relief Assistance (Dera) programme, financed by international donors, has yet to take off in the NWFP where utilization of funds under it remained at the zero level during the
Hope could be on the way for thousands of ship-breakers in Alang, Gujarat, the world's biggest ship-breaking yard, which has laid a miserable record of polluting its environment and putting its
The Karachi city government is studying proposals pertaining to a system for solid waste management on scientific lines. This was stated by City Nazim Naimatullah Khan while addressing a seminar on
Authorities have initiated action to prevent further destruction of the world famous coral reefs in Hikkaduwa. The Hikkaduwa Urban Council said licenses for tourist boats would be issued only to
Sixty-eight persons are being treated in the medical wards of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and the Civil Hospital, Karachi, for chronic liver disease, a survey has revealed. The medical
The official data prepared by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) reveals that water, air and noise pollution is on the rise. The level of SPM and RPM is at an alarming level within the
Eighteen per cent of deaths in children are caused by asthma, doctors told a symposium here on Thursday, who called for more research to prevent people from falling a prey to the ailment. The
Twenty-eight baby elephants raised at the Udawalawa elephant refuge have now been released in the Udawalawa National Park. The Udawalawa elephant refuge is the only institution of its kind in the
