Laboratory analyses of water taken from a creek passing through Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary showed "startling and scary"levels of lead contamination, said the Pollution Control Department

The salt workers working in the vicinity of the Kandla Port Trust area bore the brunt of the cyclone which hit the Gujarat coast a week ago. The maximum deaths, more than 800 , with many more

The government may keep a comprehensive amendment to the patents law in abeyance till 2005 and allow only exclusive marketing rights (EMRs) in the immediate future. An indication to this effect has

The Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the city government which states that an automobile tube-manufacturing industry be immediately shut down as it is a polluting industry.Justice Mukul Mudgal

Corporate governance and social responsibilities have assumed important dimensions in BSES management philosophy. With a view to bringing about transparency in decision making, BSES has already

Canada may face trade retaliation from the European Union if it doesn't withdraw the legislation it used tofight the 1995 turbot war with Spain, says an EU spokesman. Though Canada has tried to

The Gujarat-Government has declared the entire Kandla-Gandhidham and nearby Anjar town in Kutch district an "epidemic-threatened" area in the aftermath of the cyclonic storm that struck the country's

Could rural indoor pollution be more dangerous than urban outdoor pollution. Bio-fuels and coal used for cooking and heating are proving to be a major source of indoor air pollution in India, and are

The ministry of environment and forests has barred entry to ships that carry hazardous wastes, like polychlorinated biphenyl, which are banned under the Basel Convention. The decision has been taken

The toll in the cyclone that lashed coastal Gujarat on Tuesday has mounted to 934 with the recovery of some more bodies from Kutch and Jamnagar regions.