The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is to hold two high-level symposia in Geneva from March 15 to 18 which will be an open dialogue on issues concerning trade and environment and trade and

In order to protect the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad from air, water and other types of pollution caused by industries, the state government declared a radius of 25 km around the twin

The Supreme Court may soon consider implementation of a report which has suggested stringent conditions on the use of loudspeakers and any other sound amplification system at any public place in the

The House Committee on Local Administration Affairs will ask the cabinet to suspend a multi-million baht central wastewater treatment facility in this province of Thailand. Muk Sulaiman, secretary

Nearly 800 sago and starch factories in Tamil Nadu are threatening to close down in a bid to pressurise the Tamil Nadu Government to intervene and prevent the State Pollution Control Board(SPCB) from

Indian scientists are preparing a database to store informaiton on biological and geological resources of the Himalayas. The database, to be completed within three years, will help planners model

EU : The European Union today accused the US of "declaring war" on countries it alone deems are not trading fairly as the two powers exchanged fresh blows in their dispute over bananas. At a special

The beleagured 2.6 millin tonne a year mega cement plant being set up by the Hyderabad -based Sanghi group of industries at Kutch district in Gujarat has suffered a fresh setback with both industrial

Greenpeace activists exposed three companies that were expanding Beirut Port by "reclaiming" land with contaminated waste. The activity is an illegal sea dumping operation that violates the spirit of

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the Ministry of environment to explain why the National Coastal Zone Management Authority, set up in November last year, consisted of too many members from