The European Commission has launched a series of 'name-and-shame' seminars on city sewage throughout the Union in an attempt to turn around major delays by member states in implementing the
Residents of the walled city, after facing and bearing unseasonal rains and its consequences are now in the grop of throat infection and fever. Their problem is being aggravated because of the
Farmers of Tadambail region have complained to officers of the city corporation who visited the area that they are suffering from a strange skin disease because of contaminated water being let in to
Two European banks, Sweden and Denmark are to assist the Russian Federation in funding the environmental clean-up of the city of Kaliningrad on the Baltic
The death toll in Monday's monsoon rains in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has climbed to 58 as the rescue operation was still continuing on Wednesday, the authorities and eyewitnesses
Dhaka City, with some 8 million inhabitants, is experiencing particularly serious difficulties in dealing with ever increasing waste disposition burdens. The amount of solid waste generated by the
Delhiites woke up on Tuesday to a deluge that appeared to be of biblical proportions. By 5 pm, the met office announced that the city had recorded a staggering 17 cm of rain since the heavens opened
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is launching an initiative to create detailed maps showing how vulnerable towns and cities are to damage in the event of a major earthquake, The
Even as uncertainty rules in the city of Jamnagar and surrounding areas over leakage of gas, state government officials are still trying to understand the phenomenon. There was some kind of gaseous
In what could be the beginning of the end for the city's bio-medical waste problem, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun implementing a programme to provide treatment facilities for
Corporate leaders and politicians who argue that New York City must rebuild Lower Manhattan as quickly as possible - even if it means sidestepping or streamlining some environmental protection rules
Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flayed Delhi Forest Department for its failure to undertake afforestation work as envisaged in the national forest policy and lamented that the city's
At least 44 people have died after consuming poisonous alcohol sold under the name Tohfa in the city of Noida and two districts of western Uttar Pradesh. While 32 deaths were reported from Nithari
The Delhi government says the Delhi Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Sale and Usage) and Non biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, will enable the city government to penalise Delhiites for not segregating
Hyderabad has become the most polluted in the country, with some parts in the city like Charminar, Ameerpet and Punjagutta even beating Delhi in the amount of suspended Particulate Matter in the air.
The rapid and unbridled urbanisation in Delhi has claimed yet another ecological victim, the Okhla Bird Sanctuary connecting the city with Noida in Uttar Pradesh. According to ecological experts, the
With pollution in cities reaching dangerous levels largely due to emission of pollutants from automobiles, the harrowing experience of commuters in the National Capital Territory of Delhi should
Production and use of polythene bag has been banned in Dhaka City from January 1, which will be gradually extended all over Bangladesh to protect the environment.
To comply with the directions of the Supreme Court, the Haryana Government has decided to put up one plant in each big city to burn hospital
Ranga Reddy district collector of Hyderabad Ajay Jain on Tuesday issued orders asking the management of Great Rayman circus, presently conducting shows at Autonagar on the outskirts of twin cities,
