The controversy surrounding the "azaan" issue is again hotting up here with 28 Imams of various city mosques refusing to appear before the High Court for the third time on Wednesday in the case

Last week, the European Union's Consumer Affairs Commissioner issued an alert on toys made with polyvinyl chloride or PVC. Chemical additives used to soften and colour the plastic toys pose a serious

The Orissa government is confident of soon receiving environmental clearance for the Rs 1,200 crore Dhamara-Chandabli port from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The International

Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has pulled up the industry and the various agencies of the Delhi government for not installing even one of the 15 common effluent treatment

The Punjab Government has decided to introduce the study of environment, with thrust on bird and wildlife, as a course in the universities in the state.

The heat wave that has seared southern states for weeks is now blamed for nearly 50 deaths and for ruining crops across thousands of acres. Forecasters say no relief is in

At least 23 people were killed and half a million marooned as the flood dituation in Bangladesh deteriorated today gripping 21 of the country's 64 districts, reports said.

Shougang Corporation plans to spend 3.9 billion yuan on pollution control during the 1992-2000 period. The money will be used for 60 environmental protection projects that are part of its goal of

Full-scale efforts are underway in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to harness the Ulan Buh Desert which was formely the source of 150,000 cu.m of sand entering the Yellow River each

The US Trade Representative (USTR) filed a formal notice of appeal on Monday of a World Trade Organisation ruling that held the US import restrictions on shrimp as inconsistent with the country's WTO