Minister reviews CNG issue
All the major players in the transportation sector in Delhi today gathered to take stock of the situation arising out of the Supreme Court order directing phasing out of non-CNG buses in the Capital from March 31 midnight.The meeting, held at the instance of the Transport Minister , Mr. Parvez …
Climate changes
The scenario projected by the U.N. Inter-government Panel on Climate Change during the present century is a lot more than being just gloomy. It is alarming since what awaits us is a steady intensification of global warming for the tropical and developing countries and storms and rising sea levels for …
Boise Cascade cancels $160 mln Chile forestry project
Forest products company Boise Cascade Corp. said on Wednesday that because of an "unfavorable outlook" in the Oriented Strand Board (OSB) market it canceled a $160 million project to build an OSB plant and port in southern Chile that environmentalists claimed would destroy native forests.
Reserve loses large area to encroachers
More than 5,000 rai of forest reserve has been encroached upon by influential people linked to politicians, forestry officials said yesterday. Forestry officials and border patrol police inspected the Khaochangpuek reserve in Huay Kob village, in the Sangkhla Buri district in Thailand on Wednesday and found 5,760 rai of land …
Green group calls on UN to ban shark finning
The United Nations should ban fishermen from hacking off shark fins and throwing the rest of the animal back in the sea to die, an environmental group said yesterday. "For a lot of people having sharks is a luxury, for others it is a necessity," Peter Knights, director of environmental …
Infection claims 30 peacocks in Rajasthan
A bacterial infection has claimed lives of at least 30 peacocks in two districts--Sikar and Jhunjhanu--of north-east Rajasthan. It is not only the national bird that has been affected by the infection, but other birds too have been infected. Four ducks have fallen prey to the disease in Jaipur.
Punjab-Sindh stand-off on water continues
Pakistan's inter-provincial dispute on water sharing during shortages remained unresolved as the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday failed to find a solution acceptable to Punjab and Sindh.
UN top environment official heartened by Bush moves
The United Nation's top environmental official yesterday said he viewed US President George W. Bush's decision to seek postponement of a new round of talks on global warming as a positive sign. The official, Klaus Toepfer, also said he was optimistic that deadlocked negotiations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions could …
Kutch villagers do not want to relocate
The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr. Keshubhai Patel, said here today that most of the people in Kutch did not want to be relocated elsewhere, despite the Government's assurance of providing all amenities.
Enron to pull out of OFC JV with MSEB
Enron India today decided to pull out off the optic fibre cable (OFC) joint venture with Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB). A long delay of over eight months, and lack of a conducive regulatory framework has forced the global energy major to pull out from the project, according to Enron …