European Commission takes Greece to court for lake pollution
January 28th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Commission on Thursday announced that it is referring Greece to the European Court of Justice due to lake pollution case.According to the Commission, Greece failed to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Millions of Americans drinking ‘dirty and dangerous’ water
December 8th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 8 (ANI): Millions of Americans are being forced to drink dangerous and dirty water containing arsenic, uranium and bacteria, as more than 20 percent of the nation's water treatment ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian company in Ethiopia for bio-fuel production
December 7th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Groum Abate
Addis Ababa, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian renewable energy company Praj has signed an agreement with Ethiopia's Eco Energy, a bio-fuel producing company, for providing consultancy in cultivating thousands of hectares ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Leaving Iraq would bring $53bn reconstruction back to square one, fears America
November 21st, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Nov. 21 (ANI): The United States has spent 53 billion dollars in relief and reconstruction work in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, but American officials fear that Iraq will not be ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Meat Packaging Company Fined For Discharging Excess Waste Water
November 14th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the sources, Cargill Meat Solutions Corporations had to pay a fine of 200,000 dollars for violating the standards for using clean water in their ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Common pills, plastics making male fish lay eggs
October 11th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Plastics, pesticides and even common prescription drugs are releasing synthetic and natural hormones into rivers and streams, which is leading to unintended consequences on wildlife, causing some male ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel genetic tool to be used to purify drinking water
June 4th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Medical researchers have developed a new approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water, using a genetic tool.Developed by engineers from Duke University, the relatively ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |