environment
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Environment
August 26, 2016
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, a…
Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school
Egypt
August 23, 2016
Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school
Last April, primary-level students at an Egyptian state school were panic-stricken when they saw a snake crawling into their classroom.…
Environmentalists propose underwater museum in Hurghada
Egypt
June 18, 2016
Environmentalists propose underwater museum in Hurghada
Environmentalists in the Red Sea resort of Hughada are hoping to build an "underwater museum" that will simultaneously protect the…
Forest fires and logging threaten India’s progress on climate goals
World
June 7, 2016
Forest fires and logging threaten India’s progress on climate goals
Since the end of April, fires in parts of India's northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or…
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Environment
March 21, 2016
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an…
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
Environment
March 16, 2016
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe…
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
World
March 13, 2016
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening on Friday of a giant music and dance festival that has been criticized…
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan
Environment
February 10, 2016
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan
The Environment Ministry has launched a cleaning campaign with one of the tourist hotels in Fayyoum's Wadi al-Rayyan protectorate in…
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo
Environment
February 9, 2016
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Chief Ahmed Abouel Saud said on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry will carry out this…
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment
Environment
January 29, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment
There have been 13 popes named Leo in the history of the Roman Catholic Church but perhaps none of them…