A concrete jungle may soon overshadow the scenic Surajkund and the beautiful Badhkal lake in Haryana, which are known for wide open spaces and lush green trees. Conplexes of residential flats will

Heavy flooding in eastern Afghanistan has killed 35 people with the West and centre of the war-torn country also badly hit by heavy spring rains, official sources and aid workers

To check the growing menance of pollution in the Gomti, the UP Jal Nigam has prepared a Rs 50.29 crore plan, to divert the city's drains which empty into the river - Lucknow's main source of drinking

TNPCB staff being trained: With two sites identified near the city for setting up hazardous waste treatment facilities, the TN Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has begun training its engineers and

For the second time in the last six months, the dyeing and bleaching industry in Karur district has run into trouble and about 434 units have been forced to close down due to the delay in the

A toxic spill in southern Spain has caused an ecological disaster that is worsening by the hour as contaminated water and acidic mud flow toward the sea, environmentalists said. Greenpeace said the

North Korea will remain dependent on foreign aid for many more years because of the effects of recent flood damage and a deteriorating economy, a United Nations agency

Progress on environmental policies in the European Union is to be measured by means of a common audit procedure agreed by the UK and its three successors as holders of the European Union's

The Caribbean government's refusal to give way on demands for a waste disposal tax on cruise passengers has paid off. The ship lines have seen the merit of their case : a

To address the environmental threat arising out of polythene, the National Foundation of India along with around 300,000 children from over 100 city schools is launching a campaign, "Say no to