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ULSD dearer

High demand for clean diesel in Europe sends its price zooming

Europe deluged

German climate change initiative

New software for more mileage

Welcome whale

The loser talks

Ocean seeding fails

60% European water bodies highly polluted: study

European Environmental Agency, in its study, finds English rivers, lakes and estuaries to be among the worst

Most EU countries set to miss 2020 carbon emission reduction targets: report

Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the UK are no longer at the forefront of the fight against climate change

Package collection plan promotes recycling

Germany's environmental laws are slowly ushering in a culture of waste reduction, especially in packaging material.

Shifting weight

In the weeks leading up to the Seattle meet of the WTO, both the US government and the trade organisation have been trying to appease Western greens

The lotus effect

Water doesn't stick to lotus leaves. Nature has given the plant a self-cleaning mechanism. Crack the science of it, and you have the formula for …

Cities of joy

Better late than never. Germany has initiated the Agenda 21 process across the country. Already nine per cent of all municipalities have plans …

Nazi's industrial jackal

Bayer, Hoechst and BASF participated in Nazi crimes

Tourism threatened

Halons grow in India

Winds of change

Sustainable power

CSIR becomes part of a global research team

Scientists say palm trees can predict climate change

House that

How safe is your toothpaste?

From the basic, white toothpaste of yesteryears to the specialised cavity- and plaque-control ones, toothpastes have come a long way. Scientists …

Charging points for electric vehicles in EU far below what is needed, says report

Just four countries account for more than 75 per cent of all electric charging points in the EU