The year 1997 was the warmest on record, as measured by land and ocean surface temperatures, according to top US government scientists. Global temperatures last year increased by an average of .083

The Ministry of Environment and Forests is drafting a notification aimed at imposing fresh mandatory regulations to check flyash pollution generated by thermal power plants, say the ministry

A water desalination plant in Ajman was shut down temporarily as a large oil slick threatened parts of the United Arab Emirates

A Gujarat High Court division bench of Justice S.D. Dave and Justice A.M. Kapadia has issued notices to the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation (GSFC), Vadodara, Gujarat Pollution Control Board

An intergrated action plan for hospital waste management covering its collection and scientific and safe disposal was drawn up at the end of a one day workshop on hospital waste management. The

The fruit processing plant of the H P Horticulture Produce Marketing Corporation (HPMC) is currently dumping as garbage over three tonnes of apple pomace (the residue left after extracting the

The Union minister for environment has rejected the application for the construction of a captive jetty in Kutch district, Gujarat, by Sanghi Industries Ltd for a mega-cement plant, highly placed

Several thousand industries continue to pollute the Capital as the government drags its feet over relocating industries operating in non-conforming areas. Over 50,000 industries had applied to the

An integrated action plan for hospital waste management covering not only collection but also scientific and safe disposal has been drawn up. The action plan was drawn up at a one-day workshop on

The pre-election period is also witnessing the intensification of demands by environmental activists. The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), of which Ms. Medha Patkar is the National