Antarctic microbes could be rampantly exploited to benefit a few

In april this year, California became the first us state to introduce a bill to biomonitor breast milk. Activists and researchers hope that once this legislation is passed, it will help people realise that mothers pass on toxic material to their offspring

Contrasting sentiments marked the opening of the 19th World Mining Congress in New Delhi on November 1. President A P J Abdul Kalam warmly welcomed potential foreign investors as he inaugurated the five-day mega meet. But the event got a cold reception fr

The intense heatwave that baked much of Europe for weeks has convinced many people about the changing climate

Over the past few months, Rachel Biderman Furriela a Brazil based lawyer and activist has been punching the keys of her laptop furiously. She is busy acknowledging congratulatory mails from her network of friends an international group of lawyers wo

It took just five votes to shake the very edifice of the International Whaling Commission IWC . Voting 25 20 in favour of setting up a controversial committee, the North dominated anti whaling faction drastically altered the IWC mandate from that of sc

The Eurobarometer Survey measures the awareness and concerns of Europeans on important environmental issues. The fifth edition of the survey, conducted last year, focused on a few key questions, including what people think are the chief causes of pollutio

Czech Republic enacts law to combat light pollution menace

A revolution in farming is in the offing across Europe, courtesy the new Water Framework Directive . The order must become a national law across the 15-nation European Union (eu) bloc by the