Today is the day of reckoning for those discharging waste water into the Taihu Lake basin. Those polluters failing to reach national discharge standards by midnight tonight will be forced to close

A new amnesty law that is expected to benefit some of Turkey's most notorious criminals has produced an outpouring of public anger. The emotional reaction to the law comes as many Turks are already

The "relocation" programme, to be carried out by the Calcutta Municipal Development Authority(CMDA), will be implemented in a phased manner at an expense of about Rs 1.5 million. The state government

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to reduce emission of green house gases could bring in investments worth $39.15 billion (Rs 1,673 billion) to India, according to a report jointly prepared

If contemporary author Alexander Frater were to come chasing the monsoon now, he would be sorely disappointed in Delhi. The dark clouds and thunderbolts that used to herald the annual homecoming of

The waters have subsided, but the floods that overwhelmed much of Bangladesh during the summer continue to threaten the country. Millions of people were forced from their villages between July and

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is grooming the national income accounting wing to incorporate environmental requirement in the GDP. BBS already published a book on the Framework for

The regional plan-2001 for the National Capital Region, drawn up by the National Capital Region Planning Board, was being implemented by the four participating states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana

This time, the US Army has environment on its mind