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Current global food production trajectory won`t meet 2050 needs: Study

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 09:28

Crop yields worldwide are not increasing quickly enough to support estimated global needs in 2050, according to a study.

China to introduce death penalty for environmental polluters

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:54

A new judicial explanation took effect on Wednesday guaranteeing the enforcement of environment-related laws and regulations, which has long been lax and superficial in China.

Now, an intelligent robot that recycles waste

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 16:54

Finnish technology company ZenRobotics has created a recycling robot that could help address the escalating global waste problem.

Kerala tourism to set up waste treatment plants

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 15:12

Kerala Tourism Development Corporation has said it will install its own waste treatment plants in all their hotels including `Tamarind Easy Hotels`.

Bangalore`s baby steps at waste segregation

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 15:20

The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage.

Delhi NGO opens office made of waste

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 21:30

In a unique initiative on World Environment Day Wednesday, a Delhi-based NGO has inaugurated its office created from waste sourced from scrap dealers and junk yards across the city.

World Environment Day 2013: Act to reduce disaster risk

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 18:29

The theme for this year is Think.Eat.Save, which is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that persuades mankind to reduce their foodprint.

AIIMS given 4 weeks to comply with bio-med waste rules

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 22:00

Most of the Delhi hospitals, including the premier AIIMS, do not comply with the rules for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste, posing a serious threat to human health and environment.

Ensure no plastic waste is burnt in two villages: NGT to Delhi Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 17:29

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked the Delhi Police to ensure that neither plastic waste is burnt nor carried in and out of Mundka and Nangloi villages in West Delhi.

Waste sulfur transformed into lightweight plastic for better batteries

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 15:13

A University of Arizona-led research team has discovered a simple process for making a new lightweight plastic from the inexpensive and abundant element sulfur.

Industrial waste polluting ecosystem of Sundarbans: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 12:12

Industries located along the Gangetic delta in Haldia, Kolkata and its outskirts are polluting the fragile ecosystem of Sundarbans, home to 40 lakh people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, a latest study says.

Over 40 mn tonnes e-waste generated globally each year: Sibal

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 22:09

Around 40-50 million tonnes of electronics waste is generated globally every year out of which India accounts for just 0.8 million, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said.