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soot may be responsible for as much as 30 per cent of global warming, according to a study done by the researchers of Stanford University, Calfornia. Soot is emitted from fireplaces, diesel

at least 150 people suffering from lung cancer have been admitted in the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (aiims) during the past six months. A special type of lung

smoggy air damages plants, causes leaf injury, adversely affects plant growth and reduces fruit yield. Air pollutants such as sulphur, fluorides, ozone affect forest ecosystems adversely. This book

Supreme Court order dated 26/03/2001 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.

Laboratory tests nail the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. The state government sets up an inquiry committee

Niobium, an element scientists searched for in the Earth s mantle, is found in the core instead

Most bottled water brands are contaminated in Pakistan

A molecule traced recently might help in preventing the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection. Yvette van Kooyk of the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, along with her team,

expired dose: The Calcutta high court has directed the state director of heath services (DHS) to remove "all old equipment and medicines from the Tangra primary health centre.' The court also

Acute respiratory infections caused by air pollution are the most prevalent diseases in Bangladesh, says the World Bank (WB). "Bangladesh can avoid 15,000 deaths a year if air pollution in Dhaka,

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