The closure of a Phoenix Pulp and Paper Co mill is a prelude to tough measures against polluting factories by the Industry Ministry of Thailand and possibly direct legal action by citizens' groups.

The Science, Technology and Environment Ministry has outlined the stringent conditions that must be followed to carry out permitted open burning. Among the measures are that

The issue of shifting 97,000 industrial units in Delhi, as directed by the Supreme Court, remains unresolved. The Delhi government has demanded more money from the industrial units before allocating

Possible eager to win over lakhs of votes in unauthorised colonies here, the Delhi government cabinet decided on July 18 to provide them with drainage facility, without charging for it. The decision

Arunachal Pradesh has been experiencing unprecendented rain for past 60 days. The rains, which were torrential for the first one month, have caused immunerable lanslide totally disrupting

A mushrooming of diagnostic centres, pathological laboratories, clinics, hospitals and private medical colleges in many of the residential areas of Bangladesh has exposed the residents to hazards of

Banned and unregistered chemicals, as well as hazardous waste from South Africa's neighbours and overseas countries, are seeping into the country. Gerhard Verdoorn of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's

Phoenix Pulp and Paper, the Thailand's largest paper manufacturer, has been ordered to close one of its two plants in Khon Kaen for 180 days for discharging waste into waterways. The order, signed

Eastern Bangkok is susceptible to serious flooding while Thon Buri and areas along the Chao Phraya River may escape inundation this year, says Bangkok Governor Bhichit Rattakul. Flooding may worsen

The Visakhapatnam unit of Hindustan Zinc Ltd, against whom a group has filed a writ petition alleging massive toxic pollution, has claimed that it was no polluting air, water and soil and the