Full Coverage: Environment

28.02.2006 The Earth's temperature could rise under the impact of global warming to levels far higher than previously predicted, according to the United Nations' team of climate experts.

28.02.2006 A foolproof tsunami early warning system free from false alarms would be operational by September 2007, says P.S. Goel, Secretary, Department of Ocean Development (DOD), Government of India.

27.02.2006 Bird flu may take its toll on the environment too. Indian healthcare experts are worried that the large-scale burial of infected birds, using unscientific methods, by panicked farmers may contaminate soil and water.

26.02.2006 Is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turning a blind eye to top companies' poor emissions standards? Some of the companies being rewarded as "top environmental performers" are anything but, say a coalition of 29 environmental organizations.

26.02.2006 There is a renaissance of short for hundreds of colorfully attired Tibetans who congregated at the Main Square of Mcleodganj in this Buddhists pilgrimage town of Dharamsala today. The reason was to rekindle an era for conservation of endangered animals by boycotting clothes made from animal skins.

23.02.2006 To coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, the UNFCCC secretariat is launching two new online tools designed to inform about progress in the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

23.02.2006 Bangladesh government has suspended gas exploration in an island due to fears of environmental damage, as it is an ecologically critical area.

22.02.2006 Save the Children is working to assist children and families in the central Philippines following a huge mudslide that killed hundreds of people in the village of Guinsaugon.

22.02.2006 Last week, upon prior agreement by the Ministries of Health and Economy, the asbestos factory “Salonit” in Vranjac received approval for continued production of asbestos products. The approval was granted in spite of the fact that asbestos and related compounds was official included in the list of toxic materials maintained by the Ministry of Health.

21.02.2006 ICTs are generating more than $2 billion dollars annually for Costa Rica, and the industry is one of the fastest growing in the country.Yet, women continue to constitute a minority in the IT professional sector and their participation seems to be decreasing.

21.02.2006 Mungai recommends a more significant consideration of environmental issues in the regional and national poverty reduction and ICT discussions in Kenya. Specifically, he recommends addressing poverty reduction as proposed in the
MDGs and resolutions of the WSSD.

21.02.2006 South Africa (SA) has a history of strong commitment to sustainable development. It is a signatory to the major international agreements such as Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, and has
entrenched the attendant themes and goals into its own policy frameworks.

21.02.2006 The Ministry of Maritime, Tourism, Transport and Development completed the seminar on “Education of Hotels in Environmental Protection”, co-organized with the Croatian Centre for Clean Production and the Norwegian National Institution of Technology from Oslo.

21.02.2006 A new consolidated maritime labour Convention, to be voted here on Thursday by the International Labour Organization's Maritime labour Conference, reflects "labour history" in the making by providing a modern approach to addressing decent work and a fair globalization, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia said.

20.02.2006 The UK's largest mortgage provider has launched a new deal that will reward owners and builders of sustainable homes.

17.02.2006 The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is working on creating a portal, India Disaster Knowledge Network, comprising experts in various fields of emergency response and rehabilitation which will focus on prevention, preparedness and a professional approach towards managing disasters.

17.02.2006 Coke's known as the real thing. It's also accused by some people of being a ruthless, irresponsible marketing monster and charged with polluting and using up groundwater, distributing toxic waste as fertiliser, selling toxic drinks and being complicit in murder, torture and intimidation of union workers. What's happening to the world's favourite drink?

17.02.2006 The earthquake that hit South Asia on 8 October 2005 has by far been recorded as the deadliest earthquake in 2005. More that 87 000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit Pakistan on the fateful day. But, put on a larger scale, there were fewer deaths worldwide in 2005 due to earthquakes than 2004.

16.02.2006 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 16 (OneWorld) - Global warming watch out: Ice hockey fans are out to get you.

15.02.2006 A new survey on groundwater by the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) shows that most parts of India are overusing their groundwater reserves. Indian capital New Delhi and most northern states are mining more groundwater than is being recharged every year, according to the survey.