Closure of polluting units ordered
The district administration has ordered the closure of 16 small scale polluting units which had shifted from Delhi to Sahibadad area. Dying and electroplating small scale units had been illegally set up in residential area, it is learnt.
Ranbaxy to enter anti-AIDS segment
Ranbaxy Laboratories, the country's largest pharmaceuticals company in terms of sales, is to enter the anti-AIDS drugs segment.
Ice cap melting does not cause an even sea-level rise across the globe
Assumptions that the melting of the polar ice caps due to climate change is causing an even rise in sea levels across the globe are incorrect, according to research by US scientists, who have found that melting ice could even lower sea levels in some areas. The study, published in …
Climate change could affect every area on Earth
Around the world, climate change will continue to affect both man and nature increasing threats to species and to human livelihoods, throughout the twenty first century, according to the second part of a major report by international climate change experts. The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has followed up …
Less poor people now but the divide is deep
The country's detailed poverty data, made public today, has shown up several surprises. The strife-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as the most prosperous state with merely 3.48 per cent of the population living below the poverty line--even prosperous Punjab has over 6 per cent of its population …
Census of world's oceans will boost conservation efforts
Senior marine scientists from across Australia have met as part of an ambitious $1 billion international attempt to record all ocean life globally. The $1 billion international Census of Marine Life, could boost Australia's capacity to survey its vast, biologically diverse and resource-rich marine territory, the governmental Commonwealth Scientific and …
Marine scientists call for fishing ban in 20% of global seas
One hundred and fifty of the world's leading marine scientists have called for the creation of specially protected marine parks covering as much as 20% of the Earth's seas, in an attempt to halt alarming decreases in stocks. The scientists released their joint call for vast no-go areas for fishing …
Shellfish aquaculture helps clean coastal waters
A researcher from the University of Rhode Island (URI) has advocated a cheap, and even profitable, way of cleaning coastal waterways - introducing a shellfish aquaculture. Michael Rice, Professor and Chairman of the URI Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science announced on 16 February that the natural feeding method …
Top performing water companies are also top for environment
Water and wastewater companies with the highest environmental ratings also perform the best financially, according to a study by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. British-based companies, Severn Trent Plc, and AWG Plc, and the French company, Vivendi Universal, received the highest Innovest EcoValue 21 environmental performance ratings, and the report predicts …
Protected German wetland to be partially filled
Ramsar, the intergovernmental body for the conservation of wetlands, has struck out at a government-backed plan to eliminate 20% of a protected site. Delmar Blasco, the Ramsar Convention Secretary-General, has hit out at approved proposals by aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industry, to fill in 20% of M