At least 285 more people have died raising the toll in the month-long tormenting heat wave to 1,782, even as temperatures fell in coastal areas of the worst-hit

Geologist : The May 30 earthquake in Afghanistan which killed nearly 5,000 people was most likely triggered by Pakistan's nuclear tests, Janarthan Negi, scientist emeritus at the National

Four strong earthquakes shook central Greece on Wednesday, but caused no injuries or

Twenty-two people were killed and four injured when a portion of a hillock crashed down on houses of a labour colony inside the Chandighat tea estate, about 30 kilometres from Silchar town at the

The central assistance to States for environment protection projects has been raised by over Rs 150 crore in the current fiscal compared to the level in last fiscal's revised budget. The provision in

Development and commercialisation of the exclusive economic zone(EEZ), powers of the enforcing agencies and procedures for dealing with pollution would be focussed at a two-day national seminar on

Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday admitted to everyday dumping of oily waste into the sparkling Caribbean celebrated in its ads and agreed to pay the biggest pollution fines ever assessed against a

The Eveready Industries India Limited, which is at the helm of the now-defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory, is currently embroiled in yet another controversy for its ongoing bid to fill and level

The death toll from the earthquake in north-east Afghanistan has risen to more than 4,500 the French aid agency 'Acted' said on Tuesday, quoting local officials.Acted said around 2,340 people had

The toll in the blistering heat spell sweeping across the country this summer rose to 1,359 on Tuesday, with Orissa bearing the brunt with over 600 deaths. Though mercury eased slighly and some parts