The two-day workshop on 'Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) for greenhouse gas abatement' called upon the corporate sector in the country to make maximum use of the opportunities existing under
America will offer an option to Indian industry to receive 'cleaner technologies by collaborating with its firms to help cut down emission of greenhouse gases, a US environment official Melinda L
A new study provides evidence that the extraordinary global warming of recent years is a result of the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Ten private enterprises in the refrigerants and foam sectors in Mexico received $2.7 million from UNDP to help phase out use of ozone depleting substances in production
China has signed the international treaty which aims at reducing 'greenhouse' gases responsible for warming of earth's atmosphere which, experts say, could have a devastating effect. Beijing became
The male brain shrinks more rapidly with age than its female counterpart, particularly in the frontal and temporal lobe regions. This was repor ted by C Edward Coffey and his team of the Henry Ford
While the aircraft industry flies high with composites, one question nags engineers: are they really safe?
James Fenton, ecological advisor to the Natural Trust of Scotland, says it is incorrect to say that human activity has destroyed the native woods of the Scottish Highlands. He adds that
Environmentalists in Europe are campaigning for a tax on aviation fuels to reduce aircraft emissions
scientists: Glaciers are fast receding in Antarctica because of global warming, say Indian experts who have returned from a national expedition of the icy continent recently. The Dakshin Gangotri
A new player has entered the global warming debate, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The center intends to focus on research, public education and most of all, figuring out what can and
President Bill Clinton was urged by European Union politicians and US environmentalists to beef up US policy for tackling climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme, plans to set up an
Nearly 600,000 women die of pregnancy-related complications every year. One woman in 30 who develop chronic, debilitating problems, dies. Each year, nearly 3.4 million infants die in the first days
Shrimp farms in Latin America produce a quarter of the three million tonnes of shrimp consumed worldwide each year. Consequently, shrimp farmers are destroying the mangrove forests to make shrimp
Americans wake up to a vital need of the human body: sleep
Thirteen Fortune 500 companies representing oil, automakers, utilities and other big industries have said they will join a campaign to rally support to fight global warming.Bucking many smokestack
President Clinton urged the building industry to join a national campaign aimed at cutting energy consumption in new houses in half over the next decade. Clinton's challenge came at the formal launch
A study published in Nature magazine by climatologist Michael Mann and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts, may help melt away any lingering doubt about global warming. The scientists
The environment ministry will shortly announce its decision to ban use of chloro-fluro carbons (CFCs) from the refrigerator manufacturiang sector from 2002.
This paper explores the potential implications of climate change for the use and management of water resources in Britain. It is based on a review of simulations of changes in river flows, groundwater
