Frustration grew to tears as travellers waited for airlines and airports to recover from the crippling weekend snowstorm in the Midwest, and a new onslaught of snow shut down the snow-smart city of

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Dr. Klaus Topfer was today conferred with the 'For the Sake of Honour Award' by the Rotary Club of Madras East. Speaking on the

A status report on industrial and allied projects seeking clearance from the Union ministry of environment and forests shows that since November 1997, 72 projects have been approved, 11 rejected and

The government today announced an end to carrying food in recycled plastic bags from the third week of January. Speaking to reporters at Writers Buildings, environment minister Manab Mukherjee said:

The West Bengal government has banned 'use of recycled and coloured plastic bags for carrying or packing food items. The ban that comes into effect this month follows a circular from the Union

There seems to be growing convergence in the views of the European Union and India over the question of uniform global labour standards and enviromental norms for companies operating around the

UN : Another gloomy year has been predicted for the suffering countries as 1998's natural and man-made disasters would continue into the next year with more people facing food shortages,

A two-day national seminar on industrial gases will be held in Bangalore from January 29 to discuss systematic realignment of the units following the conclusion of the first phase of liberalisation.

An eco-friendly method of converting the pollution causing marble dust into tiles and other building materials has been demonstrated on an experimental scale by various Indian research

Heavy monsoon rains have forced over 2,000 people to evaculate and dozens of schools to close after submerging some areas under nearly 2.4 metres of water, news reports said on