Faced with mounting criticism and a Supreme Court deadline, the Union ministry of road transport and highway has prepared a new set of CNG norms. The new norms, likely to be notified this week, have

Despite an investment of Rs. 32,000 crore din the Ninth Plan, more than 20,000 rural habitations are yet to be covered with at least one source of potable water and 1,66,832 habitations, marking

An international conference on "New Biotechnology Food and Crops: Science, Safety and Society" is being organised here from July 10 to as by the United Kingdom and the OECD in cooperation with the

Hundreds of snow tipped glaciers are retreating in Peru, and scientists say it is the direct result of a warming climate. The glaciers survive only where the air is cold enough to preserve ice, and

Japan said yesterday it would do its best to bring the United States back to the Kyoto climate change pact but gave no sign that it was ready to yield to European pressure to ratify the accord

Japanese and European Union officials agreed on Monday to continue their efforts to persuade the United States to sign on to the Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming, officials said. Urged by a

Japanese and European Union officials agreed on Monday to continue their efforts to persuade the US to sign on to the Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming, officials said. Urged by EU officials

Forests and farmlands cannot be relied on to sake up environmentally damaging green-house gases, and cuts in emissions are the only long-term way to reduce global warming, scientists said on Monday.

Governments meeting next week to salvage the Kyoto climate change protocol might not be able to finalise a complete deal due to U.S. opposition, a European Commission spokeswoman said yesterday.

Robert Redford has called President Bush "ignorant" on the environment and urged other nations to keep pressure on the United States at a global climate conference next week. Redford, who has become