Deforestation causes serious ecological problems, such as massive soil erosion and frequent floods. With the passage of time, the magnitude of the damage caused by floods is increasing. As per an

Despite the notices and warnings of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), certain industries continue to defile the Ghaggar river in this part of the region. Toxic effluents flow into the

Chevron Corp. said on Wednesday it had offered $8 million to settle a pollution lawsuit brought against the oil company by residents of a Houston neighbourhood. The offer follows a court-appointed

British Deputy Prime Minster John Prescott, who is also the Environment and Transport Minister, arrived in the capital for bilateral discussions on environmental

More than 14 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, a controversy has sparked at Bhopal over the demand for declaring entire Bhopal gas affected area for providing compensation to the victims of the

Untreated effluent from the Hazaribagh tanneries in Dhaka city are creating a pollution hazard not only in their own neighbourhood but in an adjoining area simply because the pipeline built for

Recovery of aluminium from European carsat the end of their life will increase along with expanding use of the metal in vehicles, Fritz Roesch of Alcan Deutschland said at an industry conference.

The MDMK demanded on Wednesday immediate closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant at Tuticorin and threatened to launch an agitation in support of the demand. Expressing anguish over Tuesday's

Shandong Province in China is experiencing the worst dry spell of the century. The drought has affected more than 2 million hectares of farmland. Less than 36 millimetres of precipitation has fallen

A survey by a residents' organization has found that at least 15 families within a 500-meter radius of a processing facility for nonburnable refuse in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, have moved out because of