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2011-11-27 14:42:00
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS) More than two million lives can be saved each year by implementing the cost-effective measures presented in a United Nations report, which would help reduce black carbon, methane and ozone emissions.
2011-11-27 14:01:00
Millions of birds die each year through electrocution or fatal collisions with power lines, according to a United Nations review which provides solutions to protect them, while calling on governments to implement measures to address this issue.
2011-11-27 13:20:00
Pradesh), Nov 27 (IANS) Human interference disturbing the fragile ecology of a high Himalayan mountain pass overlooking this tourist resort has caught the attention of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
2011-11-25 19:00:00
Scientists in Israel are growing trees in the barren land of the Arava desert by using recycled sewage and saltwater.
2011-11-22 18:50:00
Mines are coming up in critical tiger habitat, resulting in fragmentation of large blocks of contiguous forests needed for tigers to roam in, said a report Tuesday, urging that no new mines in tiger areas should be given forest clearance.
2011-11-22 15:00:00
Large amounts of carbon dioxide emitted by chemicals used increasingly in air conditioners, refrigerators, fire-fighting equipment and insulation foams could undermine efforts to keep global temperature rise under two degrees Celsius this century, according to a report released on Monday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
2011-11-22 14:02:00
Kolkata, Nov. 21 (IBNS) For the sustainable development in states like West Bengal and Orissa, sufficient energy is required and for this the states need to explore alternative source, said participants at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) function here on Monday.
2011-11-22 12:00:00
Brazilian authorities said Monday that US oil giant Chevron would pay a maximum environmental damage fine of $27.78 million for a large spill off the southeast coast.
2011-11-22 00:30:00

Delegates at an international conservation meeting agreed Saturday on a measure mandating that silky sharks accidentally caught in fishing gear be released back into the sea alive, marine advocacy

2011-11-20 08:30:00
New Delhi: Despite the buzz word 'going green' catching up globally, India appears to have the dubious distinction of earmarking the least funds for protecting the environment. The country is
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