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Sensors to detect engineered nanoparticles to gauge environmental impact

A chemist is developing sensors that would detect and identify engineered nanoparticles, a research work that will advance our understanding of the risks associated with the environmental release and transformation of these particles........

Published : Sunday 21 Mar 2010 10:18 | Read More

India and China need to team up to deal with environmental problems
A Michigan State University (MSU) scientist and colleagues have said that China and India need to collaborate to slow global warming, deforestation, water shortages and other environmental issues. China and India are the two largest countries in terms.......

Published : Friday 19 Mar 2010 13:50 | Read More

Simply banning plastic bags no solution to problem: NGOs
Playing down the Delhi civic agency's 'no plastic' campaign, environmental NGOs here said that simply seizing plastic bags from shopkeepers and putting a ban on these will not solve the problem of plastic pollution, which is a serious environment hazard........

Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:56 | Read More

Putin to attend conference on the Arctic
Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will attend the international Arctic Conference where the exploration and development of mineral resources, environmental protection and improving transport infrastructure in the re.......

Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 12:01 | Read More

India to set up National Green Tribunal: Jairam Ramesh
Mumbai, Mar 14 - ANI: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that the Central Government has mooted a National Green Tribunal for speedy and efficient disposal of cases related to environmental issues. Ramesh said that the .......

Published : Sunday 14 Mar 2010 13:19 | Read More

Now, school textbooks, e-module from Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica textbooks and an online study module will hit Indian schools from April 2010 in four subjects - computer science, mathematics, environmental studies and general knowledge, says its president Jorge Cauz........

Published : Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 9:12 | Read More

US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008
Washington, March 9 (DPA) US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008 amid a recession and record high petrol prices, according to a preliminary estimate Tuesday from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)........

Published : Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 22:17 | Read More

Foreigners teach underprivileged children in Varanasi
Varanasi, Mar 8 - ANI: Foreign teachers have taken up the noble initiative of imparting social and environmental education to the underprivileged children at a school run by the Aghor foundation in Varanasi. Under the guidance of Baba Harihar Ramji, fou.......

Published : Monday 08 Mar 2010 15:37 | Read More

Soul searching time for green journalism (IANS Book Review)
Book: 'The Green Pen: Environmental Journalism in India and South Asia'; Editors: Keya Acharya and Frederick Noronha; Publisher: Sage; Price: Rs.395.......

Published : Sunday 07 Mar 2010 11:00 | Read More

Household dust a potpourri of toxins
Washington, March 7 - ANI: Everyday household dust is a blend of harmful substances including lead and arsenic, a new study has revealed. A 2009 study from the University of Arizona, appearing in Environmental Science & Technology, says most of th.......

Published : Sunday 07 Mar 2010 10:25 | Read More

Political establishment should be aware of environmental issues: Jairam Ramesh
Mumbai, Mar 6 - ANI: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Saturday, said the political establishment of the country needs to be more educated and aware about issues concerning environment. On the sidelines of a conference on 'C.......

Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 21:16 | Read More

Chemicals that protected ozone layer in 1990s may be worsening acid rain
Washington, March 4 - ANI: In a new study, scientists have determined that chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s, namely, the hole in Earths protective ozone layer, may be worsening the problem of acid rain. The study .......

Published : Thursday 04 Mar 2010 15:00 | Read More

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