Union minister for environment and forests Suresh P Prabhu on Wednesday suggested setting up an environment fund and contribution of 1 per cent of the cost of all industrial projects into it.

Union Environment and Forest Minister Suresh Prabhu said his department was working out a new National Environment Policy which would be announced within a few months. He also hinted at a drastic

Aggrieved local residents and environmental action groups have begun to build up pressure on the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Government against going ahead with its ambitious move to develop a

In a major contribution towards preventing climate change, scientists here have developed a technology to convert carbon dioxide, a green house gas, into a chemical called "di-methyl ether" which is

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the State Government representatives for furnishing false information about the medical treatment of gas victims and availability of medicines in the affidavits

The proposed modern port to be constructed by the Australian company P&O at Vadhvan near Dahanu is encountering increasing opposition from different sections of the society, including experts in the

Genetically modified crops are becoming the new barriers to free farm trade. This is symptomatic of a new sort of trade dispute, pitting globalisation against local values. The discord between US and

The Greenpeace Meditarranean office launched its "Year of the Ocean" activities with an appeal to all peoples in the basin to sign an anti-pollution petition linked to the 1976 Barcelona Convention.

Many Chief Ministers had expressed problems with the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act and the Forest Conservation Act, and the Union Government would sit with them and work out a solution to these

The environment and forests ministry plans to offer fresh incentives to industrial units excelling in pollution control. The details of the scheme are to be worked out in consultation with the