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Dharma port being built in Orissa is a ‘killing fileld’ of rare Olive Ridley turtles and other marine life, an international environmental organisation, Greenpeace has said. The organisation has demanded that the port be shut...
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After lot of uncertainty, G8 Summit in Heiligendamm has finally agreed on a deal on climate change with the group of developed nations agreeing to make ’substantial’ cuts in carbon emissions. The major greenhouse gases...
According to United Nation’s Food and Agriculture organization, global food import bills are bloating, partly due to the rising demands for biofuels.
The global expenditure on food imports is likely to surpass US$400 billion in 2007, about 5...
Scientists have found ways to prepare stem cells from skin of an adult rat, without harming embryos. The discovery, which was done successfully on rats, will remove the ethical concerns of using stem cells for various medical purposes.
Researchers...
The United States has rejected any binding targets for reducing greenhouse gases emissions, turning down the deal on climate change proposed by the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. All efforts by Merkel and Blair to persuade Bush to commit for the...
Europe’s farmland birds have declined to nearly half in past 25 years as a direct consequence of the intensive farming practices, a study has revealed.
The populations of 33 species of common farmland birds across the continent have declined by...
Some people in the UK have come up with a unique way of saving rainforest - “buy it”.
Cool Earth, a new charity aims to let people ‘buy’ parts of the rainforest to protect them. The charity is the idea of the Labour MP, Frank...
Rising sea due to global warming is threatening the deltas of Sunderbans. According to reports, several deltas have already been claimed by the rising sea, many are awaiting submergence.
Several deltas have been rendered infertile, the water on the...
All those who are happy on government’s proposal to allow adult programming between 11pm and 4am, there’s some bad news to put off the celebrations.
The government’s definition of adult programming is quite different from that of...
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A United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) study said that melting ice and glaciers will cause severe crisis of drinking and irrigation water for up to 40 per cent of the world population.
Melting glaciers in Asia’s mountains could affect 40...
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