Japan and China issued a joint communique on bilateral cooperation for environmental protection for the 21st century during Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Japan in November. The centerpiece

Several new subjects essential to meet the challenges faced by industries in solving their environmental problems have been idenitfied and these will be soon included in the curriculum of the School

If all goes well with the city government plans, Delhi should soon be able to boast of two forests and a full-fledged wildlife sanctuary. Enviroment minister A K Walia, along with media person on

The 20th session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will meet at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1 to 5 February 1999. The council, which meets in

The Union ministry for environment and forests has decided to set up a steering committee to remove discrepancies in the Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) rules, 1998.The notification in

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the State Environment Policy for 1999 with the prime objective of guaranteeing sustainable development while simultaneously ensuring maximum protection and

To develop new technologies for recycling of plastic waste and for setting up an application centre for creating scientific 'wealth out of waste' and improving waste management techniques, an Indian

Plastics which emerged as a highly conventional and cost-effective material to serve a variety of purposes including packaging, do not pose a health hazard if managed properly and the waste plastic

The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) will be restructured soon based on the recommendations of a committee being set-up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF). The Union Environment Minister, Mr.

According to a survey, altogether 3513 wetlands have been recorded covering an area of 101231.60 hectares in Assam. The survey, which was coducted by the Assam Remote Sensing Application Remote