UN members did not exactly jump at the chance on Monday of being among the first to sign the Kyoto protocol on reducing "greenhouse gas" emissions to check increased global warming. Argentina, whose

Before implementing any waste management plan (WMP), there is a need for developing a "waste management culture". The industry, Government and local bodies should work in harmony to safeguard the

Industrial wastes diverted to coastal regions were the major sources of pollution in major cities located in Visakhapatnam which resulted in a decrease in coastal

Police in the small south Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday evacuated more than 1,000 residents around the capital of Port Vila as cyclone Yali caused flooding in low-lying

India has joined the select band of developed countries that have acquired the cost effective state-of-the-art nuclear waste management technology, according to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

A powerful earthquake hit parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on the night of Saturday. But there were no immediate reports of damage or

Russia's decrepit and rusting fleet of decommissioned nuclear submarines are in danger of sparking a catastrophe, according to a number of environmentalists and military experts. "The problem of

Sewage disposal is a major problem for both developed and developing countries like India. Scientists have evolved various methods for tackling this problem, a

The Unites States Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to challenge the "apparent" preliminary ruling by the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement panel earlier this month that has

The residents of 15 socieites at Ghatkopar's Joshi Lane,Mumbai have been scrupulously segregating their garbage and using the biodegradable waste to generate compost and plant 4,000 trees in the