Environment
Germany to phase out nuclear power by 2022
30 May 2011
Europe’s largest economy, which depends on nuclear power for 25 per cent of its needs, will shut down eight plants immediately and phase out the rest by 2022.
Greenpeace activists invade Cairn’s Arctic oil rig
30 May 2011
Greenpeace says it is opposed to the drilling because a spill would be near to impossible to clean up in Arctic conditions, unlike BP's oil spill in the warm Gulf of Mexico that still took three months to plug
Greenhouse gas emissions soared to record level
30 May 2011
Ancient El Niño clue to future floods
26 May 2011
Dramatic climate swings behind both last year’s Pakistan flooding and this year’s Queensland floods in Australia are likely to continue as the world gets warmer, scientists predict.
Consumer groups sound red alert on ‘green’ products
25 May 2011
As ecological awareness spreads, companies are vying to put a ‘green’ label on their products. But these labels are frequently misleading, as there are no standardised norms for issuing green certificates. By Jagdeep Worah
Top ten policies to tackle climate change
21 May 2011
Hindustan Unilever launches nation-wide water project
17 May 2011
Worried by the country’s rapidly depleting water tables, Hindustan Unilever, India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods maker, will spend Rs5 crore this year on water conservation projects
SC refuses to revisit verdict in Bhopal gas disaster case
11 May 2011
Delivering the judgment for the constitution bench, Chief Justice Kapadia said that after the 1996 verdict, the accused could not be tried under more stringent provisions of the law without any basis
Nirma’s cement project must relocate, says MoEF
11 May 2011
A public interest litigation filed by local farmers demanding the closure of the Nirma cement plant project is listed for final orders before the apex court on Friday
UK climate panel calls for more nuclear power
09 May 2011
Storm over Ramesh's claim on pressures to condone violations
07 May 2011
Ramesh's candid but unexpected admission of pressure to overlook instances of environmental violations came at a conference on sustainable development in the capital
Sugarcane cools climate after deforestation
07 May 2011
Daimler introduces green car rental service
29 Apr 2011
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