The salinity intrusion in Chennai is on the rise. While the sea water has moved towards inland in North Chennai to the extent of 13 km, its shift in the sourthern coastal aquifer is in the range of

With polluted waterways, hazy skies and an impressive patchwork of Superfund sites from which to choose, it would seem a daunting task to rank the environmental threats facing Trenton, U.S. But that

Workers at the Mountain Creek resort in Vernon, U.S. allegedly dredged and dumped stone into a stream last week without obtaining approval from state officials, who are probing the matter.

Bioenergy and bioproducts business in the United States has been identified as a key area for growth with the federal government targeting to triple its consumption, assist farmers in earning $20

Pollution levels in Delhi are comparable to the infamous 1952 London smog that claimed 4,000 lives, according to the Washington-based Worldwatch

China's most famous astronomical observatory is being forced to move from its original site in Nanjing to a nature reserve hundreds of kilometres away because of heavy pollution, state-run media has

In an unusual operation which highlights the problem of plastic bags, four veterinary surgeons in Bhug removed 4,000 plastic bags from the stomach of

The administrative wing of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi came in for heavy criticism by members of the standing committee for allegedly ignoring the discrepancies of Sulabh International in

A powerful earthquake struck the biggest cities in western Turkey early Tuesday, causing deaths and injuries, collapsing buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets, a radio station

China has kicked off its development campaign in its vast Northwest with a bold ecology plan. The plan, aimed at creating a greener region in 10 years, started its preparatory stage yesterday in