two years ago the Supreme Court fixed 31 March 2003 as the deadline for cleaning the Yamuna. It s April 2003 now and unbelievably, the river that passes through India s capital city is actually dirtier. One frightening indication: this river has 118 milli

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ireland's first dioxin emissions inventory has turned conventional notions on their head. The recently compiled document has found that domestic burning of waste, rather than incineration, is the

Treating only organic waste will not save Mumbai s Powai lake

A pilot study was undertaken to assess the potential fertility of lentic waters and to ellucidate the ecology of aquatic flora. In addition, studies were performed at microcosmal level and the results, so obtained, were applied at field level, to forsee the impact of nutrients on natural waters.

Despite the fact that Sydney lies in a seismic zone, Australia's nuclear watchdog has given the clearance for a new reactor at a suburb near the city. The construction of the us $171-million

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In yet another step to rid Dal Lake of pollution, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the closure of Centaur hotel, a subsidiary of Air-India. It was said to be discharging effluents into

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CSE rates the caustic chlorine industry, which turns common salt into lethal chemicals and leaves a deadly mercury trail...
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