FOR certain US investors, it makes more sense to create money rather than thinking green. Why else would they hit upon the horrifying idea of felling trees in Siberia, which contains a fifth of

A WTO ruling raps the US for its unfair trade practices and the failure to stick to environmental rules on clean fuel standard

Two accidents at Germany's largest chemical group, Hoechst AG, in the last week of January this year, has led to nearly one tonne of toxic powder escaping into the environment

A recent World Bank (WB) report has given a a poor rating to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) which is saddled with major resettlement problems. According to an estimate, the

The controversial Omai gold mine which was shut down in August last year after a cyanide spill (Down to Earth, Vol 4, No 9) is to be reopened shortly, after a commission appointed by the

From this year, the Sri Lankan authorities will strictly enforce laws relating to air, land and sea to protect the island's environment. According to the director general of the

ENVIRONMENTAL activists have blasted the Assam government for giving permission to a private party to carry out blasting of the Chandardinga Hill in Dhubri district. Saumyadeep Dutta,

The current budget stalemate in the US has led to environmental management paying a heavy price as all major environment related programmes have been stalled indefinitely for want of clearance of