A planned reservoir on the upper reaches of the Nen River would have cut flooding in Heilongjiang province, the China Youth Daily said yesterday. Experts said that had the reservoir at Nirji been

Bureaucratic red tape is blocking a recycling deal that would save taxpayers' money and make use of hundreds of kilograms of garbage a day, a compost producer in Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, in Japan

Several industrial polluting units in the city have been fined by the Delhi High Court for discharging wastes of dyes, chemical and other liquid pollutants into the environment.Most of the units were

The West Bengal Chief Minister's Rs 57 crore relief fund has been completely wiped out to take on one of the most devastating floods that has been creating havoc in Malda, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur

With the rapid population growth and the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the roads, the Pink City of Jaipur is witnessing an alarming rise in the pollution levels. A recent study conducted by

The textile ministry is likely to shortly grant a 10 per cent external market assistance (EMA) on the newly launched environment-friendly hydrocarbon free (HCF) jute bags.

cleanup time : The Senate is being given a chance to clean up an Interior Department appropriations bill that badly needs the help. Sen. Max Baucus is sponsoring an amendment to remove from the

India will protect knowledge of traditional medicines and instal a system to protect the intellectual property rights of the local communities, who are the holders of indigenous knowledge, industry

Dehrian, an isolated village, located 7 km from Jwalamukhi on the Dharamsala-Shimla state highway across the Kalidhar, is under threat due to heavy soil erosion near the village. Surprisingly, the

A recent strike by hospital workers in the Capital has brought into focus the dangers posed by hazardous hospital wastes to public health and environment. There is no law to deal with the problem and