(July 29, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published on Wednesday.
(July 29, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Ethiopia has marked out 1.6 million hectares of land for investors willing to develop commercial farms, an investment official said on Wednesday.
(July 28, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending or an estimated 147 billion U.S. dollars a year, researchers said.
(July 28, 2009 | Climate Change)
India's booming economy has huge potential to shift to a low-carbon future but needs a little hand-holding by rich nations to keep it on the right path, a top Indian climate change negotiator said.
(July 27, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Syria's worst drought in decades has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and raised calls for a coordinated water policy for the Middle East as the region faces a dryer climate and water supplies depleted by damming and water well drilling.
(July 24, 2009 | Energy)
Riding the vogue for eco-conscious products, companies ranging from battery to tyre to motorcycle makers in Japan are looking to cultivate a market that beats even hybrid cars in green credentials: electric bicycles.
(July 24, 2009 | Demographics)
Shanghai is urging eligible couples to have two children as worries about the looming liability of an ageing population outweighs concerns about over-stretched resources, a city official said on Friday.
(July 22, 2009 | Climate Change)
Climate change could devastate tree crops such as walnuts, cherries, prunes and peaches in California's fertile Central Valley, researchers reported on Tuesday.
(July 21, 2009 | Energy)
The Pacific island state of Tuvalu set a goal on Sunday of a 100 percent shift to renewable energy by 2020, hoping to set an example to industrialized nations.
(July 21, 2009 | Climate Change)
India's supreme court has released 2.3 billion dollars of frozen funds to be used to boost forest density and wildlife habitats, the Ministry of Environment and Forests said.
