Environment
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
Aviva takes top spot on greenhouse gas list
26 Apr 2011
Japan's northeast jolted again by strong quake
11 Apr 2011
Japan to stop dumping radioactive water into sea
09 Apr 2011
India all set to map its coastal hazard line
08 Apr 2011
Strong quake hits Japan's northeast, raises tsunami fears
07 Apr 2011
The underwater quake, which hit 66 km off the east of Sendai, a city severely impacted by the 11 March quake and tsunami, jolted the Miyagi prefecture, 118 km north of Fukushima.
Algae remove strontium from nuclear waste
05 Apr 2011
Strontium 90, a major waste component, is one of the more dangerous radioactive fission materials created within a nuclear reactor, and is chemically very similar to calcium and thus is drawn to our bones
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