Category : Environment

‘Finland is one of the leading countries in energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in the world. We can offer a broad range of expertise to support India’s growth and development, especially in production and use of energy,’ said Finland’s Minister for

A team of experts from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), on October 28, inspected the proposed site for India’s largest nuclear power plant, which is expected to come up at the coastal village of Madban in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.   The team

‘We have in place the National Action Plan on Climate Change, which incorporates a vision of sustainable development with a view to create a prosperous, but not wasteful, society,’ said President Pratibha Patil while inaugurating the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) on

On his official work visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh engaged in extensive talks on bilateral, regional and global issues with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan on October 25.   Both the prime ministers welcomed India-Japan cooperation in development of new and

South Korean steel major Posco’s India project faces a huge cloud of uncertainty. The expert panel set up by the environment ministry has accused the company of violating environmental laws. Three of four members of the committee recommended that all initial clearances to

‘Economic growth is our overriding priority; there is no doubt that we have to grow at 8 to 9 per cent a year, but not at the cost of environment, not at the cost of nature, not at the cost of our forests,

A total of 116 roads in Himachal Pradesh were built violating Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Moreover, the no-objection certificates (NOCs) to build the roads were issued by unauthorized persons like patwaris, range officers and block development officers (BDOs). The matter is now sub

A recent research conducted jointly by experts at Stanford University and University of California has found that polluted air directly affects a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children. The study was done on 181 children with and without

It is difficult to believe that just by not wasting food the United States could immediately save the energy equivalent of that produced by about 350 million barrels of oil a year. US-based scientists Michael Webber and Amanda Cuellar note that food contains

A study by Harvard medical researchers, published in the October issue of Diabetes Care, links air pollution to increased rates of diabetes. The research says that even in areas where there are acceptable levels of air pollution, as regulated by the Environmental Protection