Death knell sounded for dirty carbon credits from coal

CDM Executive Board decides to put the methodology used by coal power plants to earn carbon credits under further scrutiny

Cleaning lessons from Stockholm

Environmental governance in Sweden works because government, stakeholders and citizens work together to keep cities clean

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

Updates From Rio

The Rio+20 challenge

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …

India opposes 2020 deadline for DDT ban

Conference of parties to Stockholm Convention to allow DDT use for malaria control until alternatives become available  

Latest from Bonn climate negotiations

Equity, the new buzzword at Bonn climate negotiations

But a workshop on equity at the climate inter-sessional refused to move beyond well-embedded party demarcations

Pesticide manufacturers want to export more endosulfan

Apex court asks them to file application

India softens its stand on endosulfan

Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial

Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources

Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work

Push to strengthen Basel Convention regional centres

Centres in turn will assist in ratifying ban on toxic exports from rich nations to the poor