Germany turns up the heat on greenhouse gases
The European Union's German presidency will call an emergency meeting of environment ministers unless diplomats agree quickly on a common strategy to limit greenhouse gases, EU sources said. "They
The European Union's German presidency will call an emergency meeting of environment ministers unless diplomats agree quickly on a common strategy to limit greenhouse gases, EU sources said. "They
Scientist : The average global temperature has risen by half a degree this century and is estimated to rise between one and three degrees in the next century. According to climatologists, the sea
"Necessity is the mother of invention"--that old maxim proved correct in the case of a group of Kyushu-based researchers who made it their mission to come up with an effective countermeasure to oil
The world is facing a global water crisis. People numbering 1.2 billion in developing countries lack access to safe drinking water; 2.9 billion do not have adequate sanitation and water related
World Health Organization director Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland has warned that the climate changes observed over the past several decades may already be adversely affecting human health. She alerted
Manufacturers have protested to the UK government over proposals in the Budget programme announced 10 days ago for a tax on energy use to help meet Britain's international obligations on climate
Carbon dioxide levels in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean have been steadily rising over a long period of time, according to a report released Wednesday by the Meteorological Agency. The report was
With an ambitious target to bring the waters of Indira Gandhi Canal to the drought-hit Nagaur district and water of Chambal river to Ajmer, the Rajasthan Government has decided to conduct a survey in
An 850-tonne lighthouse was dragged back from a crumbling cliff edge near Beachy Head in Southern England two months after part of a nearby chalk cliff collapsed into the sea in the biggest UK
" a human being born of clonal reproduction will most likely appear on the Earth within the next 20 to 50 years, and even sooner if some nation should actively promote the venture,' said Nobel
The Delhi High Court ruling may free the animals from the cages of circuses, but will they find a new home?
Zimbabwe will be able to sell stockpiles of ivory to Japan, earning US $4 5 million for community development
French company Sopro of Marseille has come up with an electronic device that helps singers improve their vocal techniques. The new gadget produces a musical note which the singers then try to
Global Positioning System (GPS) devices have dwindled to the size of a wristwatch. Japan's electronic giant Casio has developed a watch weighing just about 148 grammes that displays longitude and
As it turns out, human beings are not the only species sentimental about hair growth. Recent research has revealed that female wolf spiders usually find their male counterparts with hairy legs very
The German government s idea of ecological tax may seem impressive, but it hasn t got too many takers. There are too many contradictions, say critics of the green fees
A close look at the history of climate change negotiations reveals some alarmingly reckless traits in Indian policymaking
The 21st century in India will be more like the 15th, better managed and wealthier, with much less trappings of the Western state
The World Bank and United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) are to release a report titled "Learning What Works". the report relates to the two decades of UNDP-World Bank water and sanitation
Britain and India are likely to undertake a joint-research project to assess the impact of global warming on India. Talks in this regard were held between the British deputy premier John Prescott and