officials from 87 countries met in Nairobi last week under the aegis of the United Nations ( un) , to deliberate on framing a global convention on the trade of hazardous chemicals and

Refugee movements the world over have had an unfortunate aftermath: the degradation of environment. The UN hcr has now come out with a set of guidelines on how best to deal with transboundary peregrinations

Wood can now be produced from waste. The UK's Save Wood Products Limited has come up with a product called durawood that combines the properties of wood and plastic. Derived from recycled polystyrene

Scientific research in China has become big business with the nation s economy banking heavily on it for results

a new study conducted on 212 children in Michigan, us , has revealed that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls ( pcb ), a common pollutant, while in their mothers' womb has led to a

A Geological Survey of India study points to the possible role played by use of phosphatic fertilisers, among other factors, in the occurrence of high concentration of arsenic in the groundwater of West Bengal

Heavy metals and organic chemicals that stick to particles of soil could get released into the groundwater. A new procedure developed by Paul Bertsch of the University of Georgia, US, aims at

Asthma is silently strangulating humankind, and controlling air pollution could be the most effective way of combating it

it is showdown time once again in Europe as uk channelises efforts towards reneging its promise of culling more than 125,000 cattle heads, touted as the only measure to reduce the risk of

Allegations fly thick and fast, as a disputed report on saving the Indian tiger blames the government and NGOs for inaction

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