Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
residents of China's Xuan Wei county, exposed to coal emissions indoor, carry genetic mutations that greatly increase their risk of developing lung cancer. These are the findings of a study by researchers from the us-based University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan. The lung cancer mortality rate among some communities …
THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has decided to ratify the Kyoto Protocol (it seeks to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere). That should soon propel the languishing pact into force, making it international law, once he has sought the Russian Duma's approval (see Almost there). But the pact would …
British scientists have brought the prospect of hydrogen cars closer by using nanotechnology to trap and store hydrogen gas for a new generation of fuel cell care engines.
Hong Kong's air pollution hit an alarming high on September 14, with the index rising to over 200. This is the highest it has risen since air quality monitoring was introduced in 1995. Experts lay the blame on China. According to World Health Organization reports, China houses seven of the …
Contrary to the high rates of population growth among most communities, India's Parsi community is facing gradual extinction in India. According to the Census data, the number of Parsis in India declined from 76,382 in the 1991 to 69,601 in 2001. "It is a clear, visible but extremely unfortunate decline …
WHAT constitutes authentic action on air pollution in India? If the World Bank is to be believed, it is a supine combination of objective data analysis and subjective anthropological speculation. The bank has prepared a study, yet to be released, that analyses ambient air quality in key Indian cities: air …
The World Obesity Congress and Expo held in Washington dc, usa on July 12-13 this year was all about anti-obesity drugs: educating industry about new research on it, and finding ways to enhance business in this area. The Expo's focus was extremely timely: two days later, the us department of …
active involvement of local people in promoting eco-tourism has won international acclaim for Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttaranchal's Chamoli district. The project has bagged the second runners up position in the destination category of the Cond
a tentative draft of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has been forwarded to the Union government by the National Advisory Council (nac) on the government's national common minimum programme (ncmp). The legislation was an important electoral promise of the Congress, which heads the governing alliance at the centre, and …
an imminent report by the Central Bureau of Investigation (cbi) might compound the woes of Kerala's tribals who suffered police firing from close range in their struggle for forestland. The agency is about to give a clean chit to the police operation to drive the tribals away from the Muthunga …
The world's largest hiv vaccine trial in Thailand has turned out to be an expensive flop. The multi-million dollar trial involves tests on 16,000 Thai citizens and is the last hurdle before the vaccine can be registered and administered freely. The trial is a collaborative effort between the us Military …
the California Air Resources Board (carb) is gearing up for another environmental crusade. After defying the us Environmental Protection Agency by releasing a draft proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars, carb announced the findings of its 10-year-long study on children's health on June 24, 2004. The us $18 …
Proceedings in one of the most controversial disputes at the World Trade Organization (wto) have got underway. The matter deals with a "de facto' moratorium placed by the eu on approving genetically modified (gm) products. Initiated by the us, the case is being followed with close interest not just by …
Twisha Lahiri works at the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata. For some years now, she has been busy measuring the impact of air pollution on people in Kolkata and Delhi. Her results should worry us: 56 per cent of people in Kolkata and 46 per cent in Delhi she …
The first ever review of scientific studies on the health effects of outdoor air pollution in Asian cities underscores the fact that the impact of the scourge is as lethal in this part of the world as in Europe and the us. The assessment was done by the Boston (us)-based …
Women in Kerala's backwaters have transformed a threat into an opportunity. About 20 self-help groups associated with the Kuttanad Vikasana Samithy, a development society, are manufacturing bags, mats and carpets using the water hyacinth. The aquatic weed is a major threat to their livelihood
In this study, the authors assessed the relationship between daily changes in respiratory health and particulate levels with diameters of (a) less than 10 μm (PM10) and (b) less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in Kanpur, India. The subjects (N = 91) were recruited from 3 areas in Kanpur: (1) Indian …
This report is the second in the series and is based on the visit of the EPCA members to Kanpur on June 11, 2004 to review the status of the action plan submitted to the Hon
