The crisis triggered by the explosive disclosure made by a junior minister, divested of his portfolio, of Union Government's directive to Karnataka not to desilt tanks in the Cauvery river basin

European Union leaders on Saturday provisionally agreed to have a Kyoto ratification document ready before the end of 2001 so members could rapidly sign up to the landmark treaty on limiting

The realisation that environmental issues require global cooperation has done little to unite the world behind an agreed plan of action. Successive international conference have only emphasised the

This is probably the first of its kind in the world. Spread across an expansive 200-acre plot in the Yamuna basin, a bio-diversity forest" will soon become a reality. The thick green carpet,

Japan will not ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to curb global warming if the United States stays out of it, Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka said

In recent days, President Bush has repeatedly said a major reason for his rejection of a proposed agreement to stem global warming is that it would require industrialized countries to cut

Japan's foreign minister, Makiko Tanaka, said today that Tokyo would work "to the last moment" to persuade the United States to support the Kyoto Protocol to curb global warming. Ms. Tanaka's

The world's poorest people, especially those living in tropical and sub-tropical regions ,will be worst hit by global warming, the World Bank Vice-President , Mr Ian Johnson, has said. "It is the

In the debate on global climate change it has long been a given that China, with its huge population and endless coal reserves, will overtake the United States early this century as the biggest

Japan's foreign minister, Makiko Tanaka, said that Tokyo would work "to the last moment" to persuade the United States to support the Kyoto Protocol to curb global warming. Ms. Tanaka's comments,