The Centre would declare the remaining 20 wards of the city as gas-affected and provide the residents facilities similar to those in the 36 wards severely affected by the Bhopal gas disaster in

The authorities of the Corbett Tiger Reserve have been struggling to tackle a huge problem. The number of elephants here has doubled in just last four years and they have begun moving out of the

The Ministry of Environment will receive a total of $142.38 million in aid from the Global Environmental Facility(GEF). Of this, $27.38 million will be provided by the UNDP/GEF and the remaining $115

With the fire at ONGC's well at Bombay High continuing unabated for the seventh day now, ONGC has called in one more expert from the US-based Cudd Control Company, taking the total to six. While the

The Maharashtra State Electricity Board(MSEB) has warned the state government that power may become surplus in the state in a big way within the next couple of years if more independent power

Fires raging in Nepalese forests and villages in the past two weeks have claimed the lives of 32 people and destroyed more than 800 homes, officials said

With the tiger population in Madhya Pradesh under threat, the Environmental Investigative Agency(EIA) has appealed to Sonia to put pressure on the Madhya Pradesh government to implement existing

For the first time in the country, regional environmental impact assessment(EIA) studies of mining areas have been carried out by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). The study will formulate an

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute(IARI) here has successfully developed the country's first hybrid basmati rice that promises to push up substantially the production of this foreign exchange

Walia: While the Capital's environemnt consistently deteriorates, the environment department blames its lack of initiative on the Environment Protection Authority(EPA)set up by the Supreme Court. The