Hundreds of Karen families in Thailand's north may be the latest casualties of the government's aggessive drive to turn national parks and forests into tourist spots : a

The re-use and recycling of the old oil platform "Brent Spar" began in the Yrkefjord on the coast of Norway. It is the end of a three year process that started with protests by Greenpeace activists

The Gujarat Gas Companay Ltd (GGCL) of British Gas PLC has lodged a strong protest against the move by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to nail the

Faced with the persistant refusal of state hospitals to take the task of clearing medical waste seriously, the Calcutta Muncipal Corporation has decided to charge the government Rs 40 lakh annunally

The Union ministry of environment and forests has shown in the last nine months that it is responsive to people's needs . In his short tenure, environment minister Suresh Prabhu has sent the message

Union Environment and Forests Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to develop an alert system for Delhi smog in winters The CPCB will also have to investigate

Two severe tropical storms that battered central Vietnam this month killed 203 people, the country's disaster management unit reported late on

The Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL) of British Gas Plc has lodged a strong protest against the move by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to nail the company holding it responsible as the

More than 3,000 survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, will mark the 14th anniversary of the disaster with a massive rally here on November 30, apart from launching a fact-finding mission set up at the

Tiny tots in Indian metropolis are non-smokers but are exposed to baffling air pollution levels equivalent to smoking four packs of cigarettes daily, a study says. The joint study conducted by World