The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given clearance to its clearance to the department of atomic energy for setting up of the Neutrino Observatory (INO) in Bodi West Hills reserved forest in Theni district in south Tamil Nadu.

On Sunday a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency announced that notable progress had been achieved at the spot of an oil spill in a southern Michigan river, however the agency warned cleaning up the mess completely could take up several more months.

In order to become self sufficient in its water supply, Singapore will considerably ramp up its desalination and NEWater capacity in the next 50 years.

The country’s water demand is expected to become double from 380 million gallons per day, over the next half century.

The increased demand is likely to be met by the improved production of the reclaimed use of NEWater and desalinated water.

Presently, desalinated water and NEWater are two forms of water used to meet only 40 % of the country's water requirements.

The winners of the 2010 International Water Association's (IWA) Asia Pacific Regional Project Innovation Awards in the Design and Applied Research have been declared and they will make everyone in Singapore very happy. Two of the country’s plants including Marina Barrage and Variable Salinity Plant have emerged as the winners.

The recent questions being asked by the consumers to the government seek answers about the exact details on energy usage. The demands have been put on notice and now the present scenario states that at least two major government departments have taken account of this and are putting the stats online.

The recently signed deal between Norway and Indonesia to save Indonesian forests is expected to protect the environment significantly. It will ensure a cleaner future for Indonesia apart from lower emissions. It will also benefit Singapore very much due to the cleaner air and sky.

The deal was signed between Indonesia and Norway at a ceremony in Oslo on May 26. It is aimed to stop the conversion of Indonesian forests and peat lands into plantations.

As the 43 co-members raised eye brows over the issue of mankind participation in global warming, the Britain's premier scientific institute, The Royal Society, is reviewing its statement on climate change.

Panel has been constructed for rewriting the official position of 350-year-old institution.