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The future of the Taj Mahal is once again at stake because, the environment versus industry debate notwithstanding, pollution levels in Agra are rising once again.

ATMOSPHERIC pollution is taking a heavy toll of European trees. The 1991 survey of trees conducted by the UN Economic Commission for Europe shows nearly a quarter of all trees are defoliated.The

The Japanese government is trying to keep the people from consuming too many medicines, in order to cut down its expenditure on health care.

The United States and International Atomic Energy Agency have been accused of turning a blind eye to South Africa's nuclear programme.

Scientists say the Moon exerts a moderating influence on variations in the Earth's obliquity or tilt and this has a direct effect on our climate.

The UN Commission on Human Rights adopts a resolution that will have direct bearing on the controversial Narmada clam in Gujarat.

Though experts and officials speak proudly of the country's clean air and water, the data they rely on is outdated.

Oil tanker spills compound the danger to the marine food chain by crude released into the sea in normal operations and seepage from the earth. Steps are now being taken to reduce the threat. The International Maritime Organisation is taking the initiative

The concept of family planning control dates back to the ancient Greeks. Though many scientific advances have been made in the field since then, a solution to the global population crisis is still not in sight.

Infectious diseases are still the largest cause of death in the world and tuberculosis remains the leader.

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