The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has urged Israel to immediately ease restrictions on the waters off the Gaza Strip. The request comes at the beginning of annual

>> After the Umm Nasser sewage flood, Gaza Strip now risks another such deluge (see

At least nine people were killed and many injured after a septic cesspool flooded a village in the Gaza Strip on March 27, 2007. As the cesspool, containing 20,000 cubic metres of sewage water,

China's top environment watchdog has slapped the state's maximum possible fine of 1 million yuan (us $125,000) on Jilin Petrochemical for a toxic river spill that cut off water to millions of people

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JAICA) will provide technological assistance and infrastructure facilities to establish a National Solid Waste Management Support Centre (NSWMSC) under the

Being constantly under pressure due to ever sagging revenue, Delhi Jal Board is seriously considering to generate revenue from a new source which is sewage waste it treats. The pilot project carried

At a time when city's sanitary landfill sites are overflowing with garbage and civic agencies are struggling to find new dumping spaces, the Delhi government has taken a firm stand and refused to

Despite a record 200 sanitation staff working round- the- clock, the NDMC is struggling to keep a check on the pollution level in New Delhi due to the Republic Day preparations. The most-polluted