The government has sanctioned Rs 7.28 crore for the purification of the Yamuna waters in the district. Of the total, 2.78 crore will be spent on the replacement of pumps and

The fate of the Pagladia river multi-purpose dam project in Nalbari district hangs in balance as several organisations have opposed the erection of the dam fearing serious flood problem in Tamulpur

The suspension of flights in US after the Sept. 11 attacks has provided scientists with a rare chance to improve their analysis of how aviation affects climate. When the air above 25,000 feet is

Under heavy security, thousands of delegates from 163 countries opened a two week conference finish the exhaustive effort of writing the rule book limiting the human contribution to the gradual

Officials of Calcutta Port Trust and Farakka Barrage are planning to petition the Centre seeking a revision of the 1996 Ganga water-sharing agreement between India and Bangladesh.

UN climate talks on a pact to limit global warming resume tomorrow with the world's main polluter, the USA on the sidelines. The meeting in this Moroccan city will seek to produce a legally binding

A new user-friendly international greenhouse gas emissions standard for businesses is the first of its kind, and will aid the development of effective strategies for companies to cut emissions. The

The European commission proposed a first international market in the right to pollute as part of a UN plan to combat global warming that has been shunned by the United States. The Commission also