Bush joins G-8 summit in Genoa
President Bush, joining allies for a summit in this heavily barricaded city, said Friday that protesters threatening to disrupt the talks are hurting the cause of impoverished people around the
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Fewer children hospitalized for asthma since 1997 city effort
Hospitalization rates for children having asthma attacks have fallen by more than a third since the city of New York began its first major effort to combat a citywide asthma epidemic in 1997,
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Greenery spreads on urban rooftops
Seen as helping to ameliorate the "heat-island" effect in the centers of large cities, rooftop greenery systems for commercial buildings have swiftly grown into a new market attracting the big
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Trees, the (Almost) untouchables of California, stand tall
In the past 30 years, as development pressures increased, scores of California cities and counties from Thousand Oaks in the south to Santa Rosa in the north have passed ordinances protecting not
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Cholera on the rise, 66 reported ill
Cases of cholera are increasing, as 66 cases have been reported from various parts of the city during the last
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Saidapet accounts for 40 p.c. of filaria cases
The Chennai Corporation has opened up a filaria clinic at the Communicable Diseases Hospital, Tondiarpet, with modern equipment to treat filaria patients in the city, but this has shifted the focus
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Adyar water quality does not conform to CPCB norms
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board analysis of water samples collected in the city's waterways revealed that the quality of water in the Adyar river did not satisfy any of the criteria prescribed
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Garbage clearance project from Oct 2
On the lines of Swaccha Bangalore programme, the Karnataka State Government will launch a garbage clearance programme in five city corporation limits on October 2. The garbage clearance scheme will
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Denver moves from haze to a clean-air milestone
Once known as one of the most polluted urban areas for its persistent brown cloud, Denver is about to become the first major city to achieve full compliance with the Clean Air Act by eliminating
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Three petroleum firms get notice for polluting Vasco
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to three petroleum companies at Vasco for polluting the city by emitting poisonous fumes into the atmosphere as alleged by the Goa
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City of Denver dramatically cuts air pollution
The formerly notoriously dirty city of Denver in Colorado has now complied with clean air act regulations for particulates, carbon monoxide and ozone, dramatically cutting its
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Experts worry as Aedes mosquito detected
Entomologists and health officials expressed serious concern as the larvae of Aedes mosquito were detected recently in most of the Dhaka city areas and sought all out cooperation from the people to
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National slum policy soon
All the six mega cities and 35 metros with a population of over one million will be made slum-free by 2010 under the national slum policy being evolved by the
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Assistance for waste management
Kathmandu Metropolitan City received a grant assistance of US $ 25,000 from US Aids for solid waste management in Kathmandu, an official
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New malaria virus on the prowl, city docs grope in dark
It may well be the arrival of a new virus, if the difficulty the doctors are facing to figure out the nature of the malaria like ailment hitting the city is any indication. Growing number of people
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Sick circus lions, tiger await orders; rehabilitation still uncertain
Two lions and one tiger are still with the Rambo Circus in the city of Surat being unable to take the stressful journey of about 1,500 km to the Tirupathy Zoological Park, as they are old and sick.
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Smoke signal for heartbreak
Smoking is the curse of Calcuttans. By the end of the decade, when the Indian sub-continent is expected to be in the throes of a heart disease epidemic, the reason why most people from this city will
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The Capital is so noisy that people are falling ill
Honking is a way of life in Delhi and the city is a noisy place to live in. Experts say sound levels in most areas are at least 15 to 20 decibels over biggest culprits at horns. According to the
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Slum policy on anvil
Nearly 75 per cent of slums are found in cities of India. Several well-intended programmes for slum development have not been able to bring the desired results because of lack of coordination between
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City ignores ban on use, manufacture of plastic bags
The ban on the use of plastic bags came into effect in the city on Tuesday. However, both shopkeepers and the public remained ignorant of the implementation of the rule.According to the concerned