Ebola: Now, a machine to decontaminate infectious waste

Autoclave decontaminates used waste such as syringes, personal protective suits and gloves through several cycles of high-pressure steam and vacuuming

Nasa’s satellite maps global carbon dioxide levels

The satellite was launched in July this year to help scientists understand the impact of human activities on climate; the map contains data of …

Thai government fails to tackle lead pollution in Klity Creek

Government ignores apex court order to clean up creek, one of the worst sites of industrial pollution in Thailand

Estimate of world’s oldest water

The scientists estimate that there could be around 11 cubic million km of this water buried deep beneath the ground

Palm oil plantations driving illegal logging in Indonesia

Report shows how corruption and lax enforcement by government is abetting illegal practices by well-connected business people

California drought the worst in 1,200 years

Human-induced climate change to be blamed for extreme weather

Silent epidemic: Superbugs killing India’s newborns

Each time we use antibiotics, we allow the few superbugs—bacteria that are able to survive the antibiotic—to thrive, says an expert

Urban farming now covers area equal to size of Europe, says study

Farming by city dwellers plays major role in food security, finds the study

Ebola can still spread to other parts of world: UN top official

6,928 people have already died from Ebola and more than 16,000 have been infected

James Watson to auction his Nobel Prize for discovering double helix structure of DNA

The money would go to the institutions where he studied and worked

African countries must double investment in agricultural R&D, finds study

The report analyses trends in investments and human resource capacity in African agriculture system

Industrial air pollution has high economic cost, finds study

The UK has 10 of Europe’s top 50 super-polluting power stations and factories

Global warming: world is locked into 1. 5 °C temperature rise, warns World Bank

New climate report warns of longer droughts, extreme weather, and increase in ocean acidification

European Union orders UK to cut pollution from diesel vehicles

British government told to comply with EU nitrogen dioxide limits as soon as possible

EU announces emergency measures to contain bird flu outbreak

New cases reported from the UK and the Netherlands

World Bank supports Mozambique’s development project

The project aims to promote tourism, reduce poverty

WHO raises alarm over new cases of cross-border transmission of poliovirus from Pakistan

Additional travel restrictions may be placed on Pakistan if present recommendations are not implemented fully, says expert panel of global health …

Progress in measles elimination has got stalled, says WHO

Developing countries mostly hit. More than 145,000 people died of the disease in 2013

WHO sets emissions standards for reducing indoor air pollution

4.3 million global premature deaths around each year attributed to illnesses caused by household air pollution

South Africa resumes seafood exports to Russia

12 South African companies granted licence to export canned and frozen fish

European cycling industry employs 655,000 people

Employment figure in the sector could grow to over one million by 2020 with right investments, says a study commissioned by federation of …

Financial institutions back G20 plans for global infrastructure initiative

World Bank, IMF, multilateral development banks say infrastructure key to tackling poverty

World’s two biggest polluters-China and US-strike deal to cut carbon emissions

Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment warns the deal will push the world to catastrophic increase in average global temperature

Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

International agencies launch sustainable tourism programme

Programme to focus on resource efficiency, conservation and new technologies