Biofuel from algae?
Outside home, Holland is doing its bit to meet the increasing demand for fuel by promoting algae farming, says a report. Algae, which can grow in fresh, polluted, sea or…
Outside home, Holland is doing its bit to meet the increasing demand for fuel by promoting algae farming, says a report. Algae, which can grow in fresh, polluted, sea or…
Nongkhnum, in West Khasi Hills, believed to be the second largest island in Asia (25 sq km) after Majuli in Assam, is losing its rugged beauty because of rampant deforestation…
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is setting an example by being the first state-run body to form a ‘Clean, Green and Eco-friendly’ environmental policy. The policy will set norms…
Fumbling for four years to find a dumping ground for trash, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra is now simply heaping garbage in private lands. Though the TMC had…
Close on the heels of the hullabaloo made by different women’s organizations in Uttar Pradesh that the fair sex are getting very unfair treatment in different cities of the state…
In the aftermath of the serial bombings in Ahmedabad and Delhi, people are eyeing dustbins as potential bomb containers. Immediately after the explosions, civic bodies and over zealous citizens across…
Asia’s biggest sewage treatment plant was recently inaugurated on the banks of the river Musi in Andhra Pradesh. Set up at a cost of र 93.51 crore, the plant will…
Violating the norms of the Basel (Switzerland) Convention that ban export or shipping of hazardous waste from rich countries to the poor ones, England and USA are sending their household…
In a major initiative, the children of 71 Pune-based schools participated in an Environmental Awareness Programme organised by the Commonwealth Youth Games 2008. To enhance awareness among the children of…