Though touted as a statutory body with teeth, the National Wildlife Board was tamed by Union minister for environment and forests T R Baalu at its very first meeting in New Delhi on October 15. Baalu allegedly thrust upon the board a decision to drastical

The Thai-Malaysian natural gas pipeline project is embroiled in a fierce controversy. While environmental activists object to the route of the project, the Thai government insists on going ahead with

The proposed 140 megawatt (mw) integrated solar combined cycle (iscc) power plant, coming up in Mathania near Jodhpur in Rajasthan, has already undergone many changes (see: Down To Earth, Vol 9, No

despite stiff opposition from the greens, the parliament of Norway cleared the nation's first petroleum development project in the Arctic Barents Sea. It was passed by a 75-25 vote recently. The

Gas hydrates can be a promising source of natural gas

Experts were unanimous that gas export would be suicidal for Bangladesh because the country does not have enough reserves to export. Most of them believe that planned use of natural gas by setting up

Natural gas-powered cars called Enviro 2000 are being introduced in Thailand by Petronas, Malaysia's state oil company. The cars are being introduced to promote the use of the ecofriendly fuel.