The issues raised on the Nuclear Deal (also popular as the 1-2-3 Deal) are however not purely environmental. Though the deal is said to strengthen India ’s energy independence, sovereignty and autonomy by putting an end to the sanctions that seem to have crippled the country’s nuclear efforts, political parties opposing the deal have raised concerns
Urbanization, growing slums, intensive farming, damming, and warring political ideologies are just a few of the hurdles that researchers from Helsinki University of Technology will need to overcome to protect the Mekong River, one of the most important water sources in Southeast Asia. Luckily, they have a plan.
The pollution in the Thi Vai river, near Saigon in Vietnam, has reached such a critical level that Japanese ships are now refusing to dock in the port for fear it will corrode their ships' hulls.
Nothing could be as much a mirror of poor people’s food plight today as Thai farmers reportedly conducting armed vigils in their rice fields at night to prevent thieves from reaping the crop.
Troubling reasons why India's games may not be very green.
A series of reports by medical professionals highlight the human health issues associated with global warming.
Report from India on the level of human migration likely as sea levels rise in Bangladesh.
Is Coke updating its soda cans before westerners see them during the olympics?
Asia was hardest-hit by natural disasters last year that worldwide killed more than 16,500 people and caused $62.5 billion in damage, a U.N.-backed research group said on Friday.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who just wrapped up a trip to China, has released a report on innovative projects within the country. One example of an energy-reducing initiative is the country's use of wind power.
Neste Oil plans to invest approximately US$ 813 million in building a plant in Singapore to produce NExBTL Renewable Diesel. The plant will be the largest facility producing diesel fuel from renewable feedstocks anywhere.
World leaders are meeting in Bali to end a deadlock on climate change negotiations. Countries are expected to thrash out a new roadmap for cutting the world’s carbon emissions, but many environmentalists fear the agreement may not go far enough. In the Himalayan region, where glaciers are rapidly melting, environmental groups are calling for urgent action. An AFPTV report from Nepal.
Developing countries in Asia could face an "unprecedented" water crisis within a decade due to mismanagement of water resources, the Asian Development Bank said in a report on Thursday.
Asian leaders on Wednesday agreed on the need for long-term goals to cut global emissions and develop clean energy resources to combat devastating impacts of global warming ahead of a crucial meeting in Indonesia next month
A hand picked directory of legitimate ecotourism and environmental resources in Asia. Organized by country. These are not paid listings from what I can see. Same people who do the EcoTourism launchpad. Small but good (and growing).
