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Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN

...ations is pressing ahead with its campaign against pollution and global warming, whatever George W Bush or other skeptics might say. It has now come out with a report warning that desertification represents one of the "greatest environmental challenge of our times" and could set off mass migrations of peopl...

Taj Mahal is Enveloped by Pollution and a Foul Smell

...ral attempts to keep the area around the Taj Mahal pollution free, many blame the government for the current mess. In Agra, homes, businesses and factories are left without electricity for hours every day, forcing many to depend on kerosene-operated generator sets, which number 40,000, for their power needs....

Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore

..., an international treaty that cuts global warming pollution by 90 per cent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide. It also asks people to cut their own pollution, make their homes, businesses, schools and transport more energy efficient, and plant new trees and preserve forests. The organize...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Health Threat

...he culprit to most health threat is the indoor air pollution caused by solid fuels used for cooking and heatin... a new estimate done in each country. Indoor air pollution is the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of air in the indoor environment within a ...

A Cold Shoulder to Cold - At Your Risk

... to bacteria and fungus in the atmosphere. Traffic pollution is also a big culprit. It is better to seek immediate medical attention when people suffer persistent cold or irritation in the throat. Even facial pain, nasal discharge, blockage, continuous dry cough, sneezing, headaches, running nose and change of...

ISRO Chief Concerned About River Pollution

The man heading India's space programme says the pollution of the river Yamuna is a major problem. "Nobody feels like going to the river these days. It was possible some years ago," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhvan Nair said in an address at Dayalbagh University here. "The ...

Water Quality At Western Yamuna Canal Meets The Desired Water Quality Standards

...onment and Forests on a regular basis. To abate pollution in the river Yamuna, Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Phas...een covered under YAP-I. A total of 269 Schemes of pollution abatement were completed including 38 sewage treatment plants having treatment capacity of 753. 25 m...

Trade Center Collapse Caused Lung Ailments in Rescuers

...d local studies examining the exposure to dust and pollution had shown that a majority of the recovery workers were down with severe cough and respiratory infection. This study is the most recent peer-reviewed study, and therefore is more authentic. The annual check-ups conducted by Doctors made it possible to...

Poisoned Workers of Hindustan Lever Demand Treatment

...vironment. Activists had come to know of mercury pollution came to know of the pollution by HLL when they discovered mercury wastes in a scrap yard in the busy Moonjikal market. The mercury...

Green Campaigners Concerned About Yamuna's Shrinking Floodplains

... campaign plans to begin with a study of causes of pollution of the river and the role it plays in the life of ...ss among citizens of how to contribute to reducing pollution in the river. The campaign will also propagate rainwater harvesting on rooftops, lawns, parks and ro...

DiCaprio Bites Back Over Eco 'Hypocrisy'

...e American public opinion about the urgency of the pollution crisis one audience at a time, The 11th Hour attempts to tackle even bigger questions. DiCaprio brings in British physicist Stephen Hawking, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Kenyan Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai to argue his case th...

Ganges River Dolphins Continue to Die in India

...dangered dolphins in the Ganges continue to die of pollution and activities like fishing - with the latest incident reported from Bhagalpur in Bihar. Official sources in the wildlife department said a dolphin was found dead near a bridge across the Ganges in Bhagalpur, about 200 km from here, last week. "...

Pollution Induced Cancer Emerges as Top Killer in China

Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and... behind the rising number of cancer cases was that pollution of air and water was directly affecting crops and food. "Pollution of the environment, water and a...

One-sixth of Europe's Mammals Face Extinction, Warns Conservation Experts

...his change are habitat degradation, deforestation, pollution and excessive hunting, the report says. But there are some success stories. The Alpine ibex, which was hunted almost to extinction during the nineteenth century, has now rebounded to number more than 30,000. And the European bison, which for much o...

Tower of London Facing Pollution Threat

...ow, according to a new study, it is facing a major pollution threat. The entire complex is turning yellow fr...e made of gypsum formed when acid in rainwater and pollution reacts with the limestone and mortar. Over time, the gypsum soaks up atmospheric pollution like a st...

Domestic Violence in Australia Leads to Number of Suicides

...uch a statistic has been published. It shows air pollution can lead to heart disease, lung cancer and stroke, and causes about 3 per cent of the total burden of respiratory illnesses together known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The report, compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welf...

Yale F&ES Graduation to Offset Gas Linked to Global Warming

...or develop renewable energy in order to offset the pollution that their families will emit as they travel to commencement on Memorial Day. The 131-member class will spend $2,620, or $20 per graduate, to offset 330 tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to the combined weight of 75 full-grown African ele...

Fly Ash Bricks are Absolutely Safer Than Actually Predicted

...t less to manufacture, and don't contribute to air pollution or global warming, Liu added. However, further study is required to determine how the mercury adsorption occurs and how tightly the metal is trapped, said Liu....

Delivering the Green Message to Children

... the 7th National Students' Conference, focused on pollution and health concerns and scheduled for November 16-18 at the Tagore International School in Gurgaon. Ken Gnanakan, an educationist and environmentalist from Bangalore founded the PEAS network and is its national chairman. The board members of the De...

Japanese Expedition Clears Half Ton of Garbage from Mt. Everest

...be displayed in Japan to raise awareness about the pollution on the mountains while the rest was "disposed off properly". Noguchi has in the past organised similar expeditions and hopes this will not be his last. "For the future, I would be keen on studying the impact of global warming on glaciers in the Him...

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