Floods in Hunan province of China have destroyed more than 20,000 homes, leaving thousands of the region's residents living in tents near river embankments, a Red Cross official

The ministry of Urban-Development department has, for the first time, set up a technology advisory group to provide technical assistance to civic bodies for better and speedy removal of garbage. The

Dennis brought badly needed rain to southeastern states as it was downgraded to a tropical depression early on Sunday, although the National Weather Service warned that the storm could spawn

The Smoky Mountain housing project boasts some grand amenities. Not to mention : a 10 story-high pile of garbage. Smoky Mountain, once an infamous garbage dump and symbol of much that was wrong with

China put the death toll from summer floods at 725, nearly doubling earlier reports, and said 5.5 million people in 23 provinces had been evacuated from their homes since flooding began in

A team of scientists has discovered a technique for growing clouds and controlling rainfall. They have made rain fall in areas stricken by drought -- and found ways of preventing cloudbursts over

An environmental certificate awarded to the mainland's biggest construction contractor in Hong Kong could be revoked after it emerged the company has 33 convictions for breaking noise pollution laws.

CPCB : The Central Pollution Control Board is now focusing on ways to curb indiscriminate use of diesel generators - which contribute to the rising air pollution-- in the Capital. In a recent report,

A recent study by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Lucknow, which highlights the recession of the Gangotri Glacier up from 10 metres a year -between 1935 and 1956 to over 27 metres in recent

The official death toll from this summer's flooding in China was put at 725 yesterday, nearly double earlier reports. But state media said it would have been worse without repair work begun after