The heatwave last summer that killed thousands across Europe is a sign of things to come, a climate scientist has warned. Martin Beniston of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland analysed the

The Punjab Government has decided to install 4,595 modern hand pumps in 1,189 villages of the state that are yet to be provided piped water. The project will be completed at a cost of Rs 16 crore by

The UK government proposed a 16.3% reduction in emissions linked to global warming by 2008, being beyond promises made in the Kyoto Protocol. This is likely to raise costs for industries that include

China s plan to build a series of dams over southeast Asia s second largest river has evoked a strong response from environmental, human rights and ethnic groups in Thailand and Burma both downstream countries. 83 such organizations presented a petition

It has been nine months since the US began its search for chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Although nothing was found, yet the US paranoia over bioterrorism attacks has not waned. In fact, two new regulations to prevent such a