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The Supreme Court of India recently slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on about 900 tanneries in Tamil Nadu for causing pollution in their surrounding areas. The tanneries would face closure if the fine is

Science or pure imagination? Nanotechnology opens up unlimited possibilities which can revolutionise almost every field of human activity

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that insurance companies in the US were not required to reveal blood test results which are used by them to determine the coverage

From micro bugs to micro cars, Japanese researchers are redefining the way things are manufactured

Indian policy-makers are slowly waking up to the needs of a multilateral market which is placing a high premium on the environment. Following the US ban on shrimp exports from India, exporters are

A British cyclist has developed a super bike that can nearly match the speed of an aircraft

minewatch, the London-based research and policy non-governmental organisation ( ngo ) for global mine projects, has thrown a spanner in the expansion plans of the Indian coal mining giant Coal

in the near future, chemical and hazardous industries will have to make available information regarding risks associated with their operations and products. The ministry of environment and forests

the Union cabinet has decided to impose a ban on deep sea fishing ( dsf ) operations. The decision was followed by a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs ( ccea ) on