A new task force set up to review existing arrangements through which the United Nations carries out its environment-related activities held its first meeting here on Wednesday. The 17-member UN
Dr Robin Banerjee and Salim Ali teamed up to find out the mystery behind bird-harakiri at Jatinga valley in North Cachar Hills. Dr Banerjee said: "Usually, birds which fly during daytime do not fly
The city's high pollution levels may be choking the lungs of high-profile delegates of the GEF Assembly slated for inauguration by the Prime Minister tomorrow, but the Chief Executive Officer and
Motorists in Beijing whose cars and lorries belch out too many exhaust fumes will from Wednesday be forced to install devices to reduce pollution, an official newspaper
Several new technologies to phase out the use of lead-containing solders in electronic products are emerging in the light of the toxic effects of lead and growing awareness of environment problems.
Cod liver oil the foul-tasting vitamin supplement forced on generations of children, has been found to contain traces of dangerous industrial chemicals. The Food Commission, an independent watchdog,
A simple and inexpensive plastic-mounted colour chart is being advocated for efficient nitrogen management in rice by scientists at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. "The
A new 2.7 km-long road is coming up right in the heart of the Jim Corbett tiger reserve. Although it traverses reserved forests, it does not have the clearance of the Union Ministry of Environment
Bureaucrats in Assam's public health engineering department are reportedly involved in diverting funds allocated for the supply of potable drinking water in the State. Assam suffers from a severe
Environmentalists belonging to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), are facing resistance from the local people in Mandleshwar (Khargone) towards a NBA sponsored public meeting to be held in Bhopal on
