Hoping to be third time lucky, the Minister of Environment and Forest (MEF) is preparing a Cabinet note yet again for approval to increase water cess by nearly three times its present
The European Commission failed to outlaw the import ban on genetically engineered maize declared by Austria and Luxembourg over a year ago. In a vote finalised the Commission failed to get the
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has decided to hold demonstrations outisde S Kumar's showrooms throughout the country on April 17 to protest against the company resuming work on a Narmada dam. NBA
Researchers at Leicester University, UK, have developed a method to produce clean water using chemicals. This method would be helpful in areas where polluted river water poses serious health risks.
Engineers at the University of Calcutta have found that flyash is an excellent catalyst for treating toxic and non-biodegradable chemicals in effluents from the pesticide industry. The results are
the World Bank-sponsored programme for biodiversity conservation in seven globally-significant areas of the country has taken off with the hiring of field-officers for conducting feasibility
International Development Enterprises, an international non-profit organisation, has developed a small-scale irrigation system for small and marginal farmers in developing countries, where irrigation
The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all installations created under the Ganga Action Plan. A division bench, comprising Justice
