A more structured approach to risk assessment and improved early warning systems are essential for substantially reducing human suffering and property losses due to natural disasters in the 21st

In a landmark judgment, a Gujarat High Court division bench comprising Justice S D Dave and Justice J R Vora has directed Gujarat's Chief Secretary to form a committee within six weeks to monitor

Waste water treatment plants in 50 local municipalities in Thailand had more capacity than needed due to a miscalculation in design, the deputy permanent secretary of the Science, Technology and

A blanket of smog enveloped central Hong Kong on Thursday as air pollution hit a record high for 1999. The roadside air pollution index, which tracks nitrogen dioxide levels, registered 134, a level

Under intense security, the UK flagged "Pacific Swan" with a cargo of highly radioactive waste bound for Japan. The route for the shipment which has been dubbed a "floatin Chernobyl", remains a

Laiwu, a city in East China's Shandong Province, has been cited by the Ministry of Land and Resources for its remarkable achievements in land reclamation. The city has been awarded the ministry's

Zhebgzhou, capital of Henan Province with a population of 6.2 million, is facing a water supply shortfall as a result of worsening pollution in its principal water source _ the Yellow River. For

China is preparing for this year's flooding of the Yellow River, People's Daily reported yesterday. The Ministry of Water Resources and the Yellow River Conservancy Commission are asking people in

Thailand's Education authorities will call an urgent meeting with concerned agencies to discuss pollution problems from the Mae Moh lignite-fired power plant which pose a health threat. Deputy

A hundred and four big and small industries in Madhya Pradesh had been categorised as pollution prone industries, State Enviornment Minsiter Indrajit Kumar Patel said in the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday.