China will spend billions of yuan by 2000 to prevent further fouling of its contaminated air and water, and will close heavy polluters despite the economic cost, the country's top environmental

India's problem of acid deposition is not as widespread as that of China or Thailand, asserted the World Bank's S Asia Environment and Natural Resources division economist Ramesh Ramankutty.He is one

At least 35 donor and developing countries have agreed to contribute $2.75 billion to fund projects and activities with global environmental benefits. Two day talks at the World Bank's offices in

Several months into the latest manifestation of the freak El Nino weather system, EU aid experts are attempting to assess the extent of the damage so far and how much more it could cost the Union in

A national agency to monitor marine pollution incidents should be established and funded by the industry, according to the official report, into the Sea Express oil spill published yesterday. The Sea

The Clinton Administration will delay signing the global warming treaty for a year or more while it mounts a "full-court diplomatic press" to persuade major developing nations to adhere to the pact

U.S. wants India's participation: The United States has said it would not submit the Kyoto environmental protocol for ratification by the Senate unless key developing countries, including India and

Thirty-six donor countries of the Global Environment facility (GEF) from the North and the South, including India, have agreed to provide $2.75 billions over the next four years to fund practical

Canadian High Commissioner Peter Walker and WWF secretary general Samar Singh yesterday launched a nature conservation project in Maharashtra, Goa, Bengal, MP, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh. The

Polling day draws closer and with it, the hollowness of the promises made by political parties emerge sharper. While the issues affecting communities have been dealt with at length , environment is