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Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say
Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say
One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large scale destruction of the environment. Now, the danger is not just from accidents that kill. For the residents of coal tow
<p>Pulmonary responses of children chronically exposed to ambient air pollution in Calcutta have been investigated. A total number of 153 children from Calcutta and 116 from rural West Bengal in the age group of 6-17 yr were included in this study. Respiratory symptom complex, sputum cytology and micronucleus (MN) count of buccal epithelial cells were evaluated.
<p><strong>The prevalence of respiratory problems and the ventilatory functions in subjects belonging to three sample areas with different levels of pollution was studied to ascertain if there is any association between air pollutant levels and abnormal ventilatory functions.
It is now known that weather and the supply of nutrients and pollinators have an impact on the way a flower blooms. Now Diana Pilson of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln says that even insect
Experts at a workshop has listed Dhaka as one of the 20 major earthquake-prone cities in the world and have warned that the city would be severely affected if a quake should ever hit it. The
local farmers and residents of Sipat in the Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh have registered a massive protest against the location of a 3,000 megawatt super thermal power station in the
Some 20 experts in river-basin management, sustainable development and other environmental fields from North America met Costa Rican leaders who deal with these problems on a local, regional
Burning household waste in containers may produce higher levels of dioxins and furans than those emitted by municipal waste incinerators catering to thousands of people. A report to this effect was
According to a new study, a romantic candlelight dinner may turn out to be more hazardous to your health. Environmental chemist Jerome Nriagu of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor found that
Two years after the Supreme Court directed the setting up of two independent fuel testing centres in Delhi, one is yet to be commissioned
Volunteers with mountain-climbing experience have been employed to plant trees on the slopes of Mikurajima island, south of Tokyo. Landslides had devastated the greenery on these slopes when a
The world's largest juniper forest in Balochistan, Pakistan, is dwindling at an alarming rate and authorities have begun to take steps to check the damage. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is
the tribal community of Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh will be involved in a scheme to process minor forest produce. With an estimated expenditure of Rs 16 crore, the scheme will
The concern over air pollution in Japan is based on some truly alarming findings of research in Japan. "A compound discovered in the exhaust fumes of diesel engines may be the most strongly
a yet undisclosed research sponsored by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (wbpcb) has found that Calcutta's schoolchildren have serious pulmonary symptoms, very much like those of
A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight
Until recently, few cared to venture into the Cardamom Mountains in Phnom Penh situated in a remote corner of Cambodia. The reason being mainly because the mountains were the last refuge of the
A violent protest by peasants against rising water prices forced an international water company to withdraw its services from Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city situated at the foot of the
travelling in the comfort of an air-conditioned ( ac ) car has far worse implications on health than cycling or even walking. According to a recent study conducted by the West Bengal