The global warming treaty negotiated in Japan last month could lead to tougher pollution controls on everything from mopeds to Mack trucks, but at least one major emitter has managed to reserve its

The Centre has released Rs 24 crores during the current financial year for desert development in Rajasthan.The scheme is meant to stop the desert from spreading further in the

It was the landmark year for the national environment policies with the Ministry of Environment and Forests coming up with several legislative and administrative measures. The measures taken include

Polluting factories along China's most environmentally damaged river face closure with the arrival of meeting discharge standards. The Central government stipulated in 1994 that all polluters along

Construction of roads and heavy traffic movement through the jungles of Assam is creating a negative impact on the flora and fauna of the region, warn wildlife experts who have urged the State

Some relief came the way of Van Gujjars - a Muslim pastoral nomadic tribe living in the forests of the Shivaliks and Himalayas of Garhwal region- as several MLAs assured to raise their problems in

Nihon Bayer Agrochem KK, a producer of agricultural chemicals, is purifying mercury contaminated soil at its former plant in the western Tokyo suburb of Hachioji in $49 million project. Obayashi

Swirling flood waters rising by the hour cut off road links to Malda district in Bengal and threatened to deprive the people of electricity and drinking

With waters from Gomti inundating the low lying areas of Lucknow, the UP capital was declared flood hit as the situation in 42 affected districts remained grim and the toll mounted to

With the festival of lights, Deepavali, only one-and-half-months away, Nature's Soule, a non-governmental organisation, has launched an anti-crackers campaign by mobilising school children in the