Russia should end the uncertainty over whether it will ratify the Kyoto Protocol and finally say when it plans to accept the international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a U.N. official

The Karnataka State government is awaiting the Maharashtra Government's nod to increase the height of Almatti dam from present 519.6 metres to 524.25 metres. The State has urged the Central Water

Fourteen lakes in north Sikkim, formed and engorged by melting glaciers, may be prone to flood. And this is only the tip of the iceberg, an inventory warns. Kathmandu based International Centre for

The planet has become greener over the past 20 years owing to changes in the global climate, a study funded by NASA and the US Energy Department has found. Planets have flourished in many areas

The emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from Europe, Japan, the United States and other industrialized countries could grow by 17 percent from 2000 to 2010, despite measures in

The Senate refused to give states an escape valve from a proposed requirement to use more ethanol, the third lopsided vote in two days against watering down a so-called renewable fuels standard.

Ahmedabad city covers around 190.94 sq km area with a population of around 45 lakh. As per the figures of Regional Transport Office (RTO) till November 2002 there are approximately 14 lakh vehicles

Water in Ahmedabad seems to have an ominous future, with groundwater levels depleting at the rate of 6-8 feet a year.In the 195 sq kms of area covered by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC),

Australia will step up controls on synthetic greenhouse gases - which do less harm to the environment than traditional gases - but the government says it will still not ratify a global deal on

Spain said its greenhouse gas emissions had risen 34.8 percent between 1990 and 2000, showing the country is far from reaching international targets for taming pollution. Under the Kyoto Protocol,