Full Coverage: Environment

31.10.2007 The Asian Development BankÂ’s urban development programme in Indian state of Rajasthan will improve the living conditions of 1.6 million urbanites. Better quality of drinking water, public health, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management systems are expected from the project.

30.10.2007 Environmental activist Sunita Narain says India has to wean itself away from the pollutersÂ’ club in the larger interests of mitigating climate change effects. By asserting our right to development, we are forgetting the need to press for mandatory emission targets on developed nations.

30.10.2007 The Jatropha scrub weed can weather droughts, stop soil erosion, transform barren lands into lush greenery, while providing self-sufficient energy for rural communities – all at the same time. While India has plans to make the plant its chief biofuel source, there is little knowledge on the environmental impact of its cultivation.

27.10.2007

25.10.2007 Following reports of tigers vanishing from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in the western state of Rajasthan, the state forest department and the Ministry of Environment and Forests have worked out voluntary relocation packages for families living in 11 villages in Sariska. The move will hopefully help bring IndiaÂ’s national animal back to the reserve.

24.10.2007 The World Sustainable Development Forum is organizing Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi on 7-9 February 2008 to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Noble laureate R.K. Pachauri says in his message that the summit assumes unusual importance because it will deal with the theme of sustainable development and climate change.

23.10.2007 Water wisdom is part of a larger wisdom – for nations, communities and individuals. This was the theme of a recent book launch at the Indian capital last week. The discussion dealt with various perspectives on water, from traditional to alternative, including the very critical issue of water scarcity.

23.10.2007 India's leading wildlife magazine, Sanctuary Asia is hosting the Wildlife Awards to honour people engaged in conservation. In addition, Kids for Tigers will organize a ‘Wildlife Parade’ to sensitize adults about nature and wildlife. The event will take place on December 7, 2007 at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai.

23.10.2007 A power conservation drive has made villages in the northern Indian state of Haryana switch over to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). Binola in Gurgaon was the first village to be lit up by CFL this year, followed by Sirsa, IndiaÂ’s first and only 100% CFL-electrified district.

22.10.2007 Sustained campaign has turned poachers into conservationists in Sunderbans on the Indian side, the natural habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Local initiatives have helped bring man-animal conflict to the minimum, resulting in no tiger killings since 1990.

17.10.2007 The award of the Nobel Prize of 2007 spotlights the serious issue of climate change, the need for policy and action around it and of course, IPCC's contribution under the leadership of Rajendra Pachauri. Some observations by Pachauri from the Deccan Herald...

16.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 16 (OneWorld) - Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals that can endanger human health and the environment, say scientists associated with the environmental organization Greenpeace International who tested the device in their laboratories a few months ago.

12.10.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (OneWorld) - Despite its enormous wealth and phenomenal growth in technological inventions, the United States remains far behind other industrialized countries in trying to help poor nations embark on the path of development, a new study by an independent think tank concludes.

11.10.2007

09.10.2007 As seven hundred million Indians still live without access to any modern energy source, eradicating poverty and empowering people through a steady economic growth may hold the key to India's energy efficiency.

05.10.2007 IndiaÂ’s leading wildlife and environment magazine Sanctuary Asia, Bengal Tiger Line and the Sundarban Tiger Reserve have come together to save the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger and its habitat, the Sunderbans. The campaign kicked off at Kolkata, marking the start of the National Wildlife Week on October 1st

05.10.2007 Damages due to pollution are costing billions of rupees annually to the national exchequer in Pakistan, claims a recent study by the World Bank. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has expressed concern over the harmful rise in urban air particulate.

05.10.2007 Small glaciers in Kashmir, India have disappeared while big ones are decreasing in size because of global warming, says a recent report by Action Aid International.

05.10.2007 Driving a low-cost small car may just not be the answer to your commuting woes, says a new study by the Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment, claiming such cars will lead to major congestion and pollution on Indian roads. The study also calls for mandatory safety standards and policy corrections.

05.10.2007 Besides interfering with the migration and nesting habits of the famous Olive Ridley turtle, the proposed canal will have a significant impact on some of the most important marine biodiversity areas of mainland India, say environmentalists