A recent study found 16.5 percent of school children in Dhaka city are affected with asthma while 25.8 percent school students have clinical symptoms of asthma.

National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) and Department of Environment jointly conducted the study under a joint initiative of United Nations Environment Programme in three selected schools in Dhaka city.

NEW YORK: A 13-year-old girl from Lucknow, speaking on behalf of the world's three billion children, will address over a 100 world leaders including US President Barack Obama during a summit on the climate change here tomorrow.

Pune In a bid to bring down the emission levels of Hydrochloroflurocatrbons (HCFC) in the city, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has shown its intent to initiate a meeting with the CEOs of the industries in Pune in March 2010. It will probably be the first time that an international agency like UNEP will be consulting the industry in the city on protection of environment.

CLIMATE change poses a potential threat to the whole living world. Many species of animals have already been endangered by its ugly claws. The developing countries in particular are the worst sufferers of the effect of climate change.

Delhi will be producing 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases during next year

The United Nations issued its

The building sector has a big responsibility and role to play in combating global warming. In 2007, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report estimated that this sector, when it adopts suitable measures, can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30 per cent to 40 per cent.

The top UN environment official has lauded Pakistan's efforts in setting a Guinness World Record for planting over 500,000 trees in one day, part of the South Asian nation's pledge in the global billion tree campaign.