The availability of open, high-quality, consistent, and comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data is essential to understanding the global trend in GHG emissions, and for countries to see their
The US president, Mr. Bill Clinton, has unveiled a $6.3 billion plan to fight global warming with tax breaks for energy efficient cars and buildings and more spending on research to further reduce
A California state jury has directed the owner of a tanker that spilled 76.4 million litres of oil in 1990 near two popular beaches in the US state to pay US $18 million for damages caused by the
Marauding elephants in Assam s Kaziranga national park killed 70 people last year
Oestrogen may help men ward off heart disease, suggests a study. But to make sure that men do not develop breasts, scientists will have to find a
Painful influenza shots may soon become a thing of the past
The sudden climate shift at the end of the Palaeocene era 55 million years ago might be a result of volcanic eruptions. According to Timothy Bralower at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
Diseases due to change in the environment are on the rise, especially in India. <font class='UCASE'>Olavi Elo</font> , World Health Organization <font class='UCASE'>who</font> representative in India, tells S<font class='UCASE'>onia Kapoor</font> ab
A $1 million project launched by UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will fund a study in China to identify ways of improving energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
The first of a new cross bred animal species called 'Cama' has been produced sucessfully for the first time at Dubai's camel production centre. Named 'Rama' the 5.5 kg first specimen of the
India will use remote sensing data beamed by its advanced satellites to identify hot spots of biodiversity and stem the issues of its rich biological health.
