Scores of youngsters ended a long march against child labour in Geneva on Saturday, demanding an end to the greed of bosses and the complicity of governments. Between them they had covered a total of
The Kyoto Protocol (agreed to last December at the Third Convention in Kyoto, Japan), seen as a small step towards controlling greenhouse gas emissions, has been described as defective in so far as
Five new thermal power projects, accounting for a total installed capacity of 2,411 MW, were accorded techno-economic clearance (TEC)by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) this month.This
Even as another Environment Day will go down into history on June 5, the lack of people's involvement in environment related schemes continues to be a major stumbling block besides the budgetary
The Dakshina Kannada Parisaraktha Okkoota and the Tannirbhavi Ulisi Horata Samithi have filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking stoppage of construction activities within the
The Union government is yet to take a decision on environmental clearance to the sea shore cement plant of the Hyderabad-based Sanghi Industries Ltd to be set up in Gujarat. The Ahmedabad High Court
The two US built atomic power plants at Tarapur which were using enriched uranium imported from China will not be affected by any sanctions, a spokesman for the Department of atomic energy has said.
China has signed the international treaty which aims at reducing 'greenhouse' gases responsible for warming of earth's atmosphere which, experts say, could have a devastating effect. Beijing became
it may not be safe : At least 22 water trolleys in the New Delhi Municipal Council area may be dishing out water which is unsafe and is drawn from unauthorised sources. These trolleys , licences for
The echo of the crying need of the hour, to control noise pollution across the country, has reached the Supreme Court. Medical experts feel that high decibel levels can cause many probles, not
