Three sago units located in Salem and Dharmapuri districts in Tamil Nadu have prayed the Green Bench of the Madras High Court to grant interim stay of the order dated January 2, 1999 of the State

Efforts to find out the alternative dumping sites other than Gokarna by Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation is still uncertain since the Nepal government did not pay any attention regarding KMC's

A World Bank team has recommended compensation to the tune of $250 million to the Indian industry to eliminate chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). The team toured the country extensively last month to assess

The strict implementation of the ban on the use of recycled plastic bags by the state government is beginning to have an effect with the Capital town looking a little cleaner. Shimla deputy

Taking a serious note of pollution levels in the Yamuna here, a Delhi court today threatened to pass an order shutting down the Indraprastha Thermal Power Plant if the Delhi Vidyut Board did not take

The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for support from governments, voluntary organisations and industry in tackling issues that affect global environment. UNEP

Haryana would be ready to meet environmental challenges posed by the increased power generation facilities coming up in the state. Attar Singh Saini, state minister for power, said at Chandigarh

State Bureau of Environmental Protection (SBEP) formally kicked off its "Blue Bohai Sea Action Plan" on December 8,1998. The action plan will be implemented as an example for other coastal areas in

On November 29, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji signed a decree to issue Regulations on Environmental Protection for Construction Projects. The Regulations stipulate that any construction project exerting

Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter, reproached the US and European Union for trampling on its interests while exploting the transatlantic banana dispute for their own purpose. Speaking on