Daily News Bulletin
January 06,2009
CSE's Daily News Bulletin brings you a selection of latest news from India and the South Asian countries on almost all topics of environmental concerns.
Environment
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Walkathon to create eco awareness
Staff Reporter Chennai: A five-kilometre walk along the Marina beach was organised by the Coast Guard on Sunday to promote awareness of environmental protection. The walkathon is organised every year prior to the Coast Guard Raising Day that falls on February 1.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Is the green bag really green?
COOL, breezy evenings are a virtue of the season. It is a time when city folks hang around shops with their family. Kochi is bustling with shoppers.
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- 05/01/2009
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Young scientists
Bangalore, dhns: Executive Committee of the National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, has conferred ‘Young Scientist’ award on Dr K L Prakash and Dr B C Nagaraja, lecturers, for contribution to ‘environment resource management’ and ‘ecology and environment management,’ respectively.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Water Pollution
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Is the water you drink safe? Think again
’Ludhiana: Groundwater in all 10 blocks in Ludhiana unfit for drinking, says Central Groundwater Dept
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Air Pollution
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Move to monitor carbon monoxide levels
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: In an effort to monitor the levels of highly-toxic Carbon Monoxide in the ambient air, CO analysers will soon be installed at five locations in the city. The equipment will be installed in Anna Nagar, T. Nagar, Vallalar Nagar, Adyar and Kilpauk. Equipment of the Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme is already functioning at these five locations.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Wanted: Ban for breath - Finger at govt for foul air
A STAFF REPORTER Calcutta is ready to give up the rogue auto for the chance to breathe cleaner air, according to a poll commissioned by Metro.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Telegraph (Kolkata)
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Land
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Land will be acquired on fast-track basis: CM
PALAKKAD: The state government would complete the acquisition process of the land required for the coach factory in Kanjikode on a fast-track basis so that the work could begin by the end of this year, according to Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan.
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- 05/01/2009
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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UT Admn buys land for peanuts, sells it for crores
Chandigarh: 1990:The Chandigarh Administration acquires 22-acre land in Burail village by paying paltry Rs 3 lakh per acre compensation to develop housing societies. The land has not been used and stands encroached at present by people living here for nearly two decades.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Gujarat govt sought Maha help in Nano land acquisition tangle
The Gujarat government may have scored over Maharashtra in bagging the Nano project, but Maharashtra has been of great help to Gujarat by providing documents vital for the project. The Ahmedabad collectorate procured documents from the Maharashtra State Archives last month that are important in establishing the land ownership of the Gujarat government.
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- 05/01/2009
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Agriculture
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Govt targets halving fertiliser subsidy to Rs 50,000 cr next yr
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- 05/01/2009
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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No rice for famine-hit Manipur villagers
IMPHAL, Jan 4 – Even though Centre has sanctioned Rs 16.67 crore for Manipur against a demand for Rs 50.02 crore, to fight the menace of rodent in the wake of bamboo flowering, over one lakh affected villagers of Churachandpur district are yet to get the relief materials due to economic blockade on NH 39.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Animal Care
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Ban on poultry in Siliguri - 3500 birds culled till 9pm
OUR CORRESPONDENT Chickens being culled in Kamrangaguri in Jalpaiguri district on Sunday. (Kundan Yolmo) Siliguri, Jan. 4: The sale of poultry and eggs has been banned within 10km of the bird flu-affected areas of Matigara. The entire Siliguri town and Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri district will come under the ban.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Telegraph (Kolkata)
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Mining
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Mining industry is the pits, says report
5 January, 2009 - If the public accounts committee’s report to the National Assembly on mining is any indication, mining activities in the country appear to be wallowing in lawlessness.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Kuensel (Bhutan)
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Dharbandoda mine closed
HERALD CORRESPONDENT COLLEM, JAN 4 The Salgaonkar mine at Tatodi-Dharbandoda in Sanguem taluka has been shut down by the management. According to sources, the decision has been taken by the management due to reduction in the demand for iron ores from countries like China.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Herald (Panjim)
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Lokayukta points out gross violations
Bangalore, dhns: The report submitted by Lokayukta Santhosh Hegde on illegal mining in the state points out to several violations and large scale encroachment of land.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Water Resources
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Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for water
Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for the water it has been receiving through Rajasthan canal for more than 40 years now.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Crisis in sight: water table in Gurgaon takes a plunge
Gurgaon, famous for its plush buildings and luxury apartments, stares at a serious problem: water scarcity. Excessive drawing of groundwater has led to the water table receding almost six metres in the last two years, according to a study carried out by the Gurgaon administration.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Campaign on to save Bhopal’s lake
Bhopal: Badee Jheel, a picturesque water body that draws large number of people and also provides drinking water to nearly half the city, is fast drying up. From a once sprawling spread of 31 sq km, the Upper Lake has shrunk to less than nine sq km. This year the region received little over half its average rainfall, exposing stark patches in the lake that seems to be expanding every day.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Industry examines waste water management
Amritsar: The Textile Processors Association today held a training programme on ‘Wastewater Management in Textile Dyeing, Printing and Finishing industry’ today.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Wash car with purified sewage water
To tide over the shortfall of potable water in the city, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will fall back on sewage water - after being purified, of course - for non-drinking purposes like gardening, car-washing and fire fighting.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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AP leads in packaged water plants in India
New Delhi, Jan. 4: Packaged drinking water and mineral water plants in the country use up to 7.03 million cubic metres of water per annum with Andhra Pradesh leading the tally having the maximum number of licences to manufacture packaged drinking water.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Climate Change
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Forget warming, greenhouse gases may trigger ice age
Filling the atmosphere with greenhouse gases associated with global warming could push the planet into a new ice age, scientists have warned. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found that 630 million years ago the earth had a warm atmosphere full of carbon dioxide but was completely covered with ice, the Daily Telegraph reported.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Moving on to communicate and create renewable energy
Staff Reporter CHENNAI: The Indian Youth Climate Network set out on its 4,000 km ‘Climate Solutions’ road tour from the University of Madras on Saturday. The IYCN members are going on a tour of 20 cities across the country to promote renewable energy as a viable solution to reduce carbon emissions that lead to global warming.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Natural Disasters
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Quake rocks Kangra valley
Kangra valley experienced tremors last night. Some people left their houses in panic during the chilly night due the earthquake. Dr RS Negi, in charge, Seismology Laboratory, said the earthquake was experienced at 1.54 am and continued for 10 seconds. He said it was measured 5.9 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in the North West Himalayan Hindukush Region.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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North freezes over, 15 more dead
Press Trust of India Posted: Jan 05, 2009 at 0038 hrs IST New Delhi: Moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand intensified the cold wave conditions in northern India on Sunday, claiming 15 more lives with thick fog also disrupting road, train and air traffic.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Strong quakes kill four in Indonesia
By ALI KOTARUMALOS JAKARTA A series of powerful earthquakes shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, toppling or badly damaging more than 100 buildings and leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Health
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Govt told to pay Rs 2L over pulse polio death
Smriti Singh | TNN New Delhi: Almost a decade after a five-month-old girl died after receiving polio drops under the pulse polio campaign initiated by the Delhi government, a trial court has directed the government to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the girl.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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AIDS awareness: Haryana to get blood component separation units
Chandigarh: To check the spread of AIDS, the Haryana AIDS Control Society will establish two blood component separation units at Hisar and Faridabad during the current financial year. A spokesman of the society said the blood bank at PGIMS, Rohtak, would be upgraded as a model blood bank, besides establishing two blood banks at Jhajjar and Fatehabad.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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DRDO developing malaria cure from NE herb
SHILLONG, Jan 4 – DRDO is developing an anti-malarial drug from a herb available in the North East that may be used as an alternative to normal drugs like Chloroquine.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Transport
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BRTS drives closer to Amdavad
CITY ON THE MOVE Trial Run Of Buses On Jan 12 To Coincide With Vibrant Gujarat Summit Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad is all set for a grand entry into the league of world’s major cities having their unique Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) for mass transit and the timing cannot be more apt than this.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Metro to connect 10 Games venues
As the Capital gears up for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Metro is all set to bring most of the venues on its map. With nearly 25 to 57 per cent work completed on all routes, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is confident of providing easy connectivity to 10 out of the 11 venues.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Habitat And Urbanisation
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SRA committee does not have any legal authority: Experts
HOUSING DREAMS Mumbai: Will the high court-appointed committee to clear the backlog of Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) cases be of any help? Apparently not, as the panel has not been given legal powers, say experts. They also point out that the committee is no different from the one set up last year which could dispose of only 42 cases.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (Mumbai)
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Water Supply
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Clean drinking water for everyone soon: Collector
SALEM: Various drinking water supply works such as sustaining ground water levels, providing water supply to added areas, construction of overhead tanks, water supply improvement schemes etc have been undertaken both in rural and urban areas in Salem district during the past 30 months at an estimated outlay of Rs 65.69 crore. The schemes
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- 05/01/2009
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Worli’s water woes to end soon
Mumbai: Residents of the Worli area from Haji Ali to Prabhadevi have a reason to cheer. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to redevelop a twenty-five-year-old reservoir keeping in mind the rising demand for water in the area. The planning for the redevelopment of this reservoir started in October. It is expected to be completed within two years.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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32 panchayats to get 40 mgd water
Visakhapatnam, Jan. 4: People of 32 panchayats which were merged with the Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (G-VMC) two years ago have a special reason to celebrate this year’s Independence Day if things promised by the government and the local leaders materialise.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Solid Waste
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Gurgaon promotes cleanliness with run
Sumi Sukanya | TNN
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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MMC to make one more attempt to ban plastic bags
After a miserable failure last year, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) is bracing up to implement the ban on plastic carry bags to make the Commercial Capital plastic free from Republic Day.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Herald (Panjim)
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Abbey falls vicinity turns into plastic zone
DH News Service,Madikeri: Lack of maintenance has turned Abbey falls vicinity into a plastic zone. One can find only plastic bottles, heaps of papers everywhere near Abbey falls. Tourists who visit Kodagu, never fail to visit Abbey falls. Those who want to be away from the concrete jungles of Bangalore and pollution will find heaven in Kodagu to spend their free time.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Wildlife
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Girnar ropeway plan hits eco hurdle
Central Panel Against Project Passing Through Wildlife Sanctuary Nayan Dave | TNN Rajkot: Constructing ‘Udan Khatola’, a ropeway, at Mount Girnar is turning out to be an uphill task. Just when everyone started believing that the decades-old project may finally see the light of day, it has hit an environment roadblock yet again.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Shortage of funds for Uppalapadu sanctuary
GUNTUR, Jan. 4: Proposals for the development and expansion of the Uppalapadu bird sanctuary in Pedakakani mandal of Guntur district is pending for more than one year. The Uppalapadu bird sanctuary is the only sanctuary in the district. Spread over nine acres of land the bird sanctuary provides refuge to over 10,000 birds from various parts of the world, mostly from Siberia and Australia.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Biodiversity
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Evergreen revolution pill for N-E - Rooting for nature
Shillong, Jan. 4: The region today found a new mantra for conservation — evergreen revolution. The father of India’s green revolution, M.S. Swaminathan, also described as the Father of Economic Ecology by the UN, put forward the concept for the region to adopt to preserve its rich bio-diversity.
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- 05/01/2009
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- Telegraph (Kolkata)
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Poverty
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Balangir farmers can break free from mahajans’ clutches
BALANGIR: Farmers in the district can now break free from the clutches of money-lenders (mahajans). After incidents of suicide by cotton farmers due to debt trap, the Utkal Gramya Bank (UGB) has launched a ‘debt swap’ scheme which will help farmers get rid of a hypothecated living. Under the scheme, farmers will have to apply for loan to repay debt.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Agents Of Change
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90 pc of Arunachal schools without headmasters
NEW DELHI, Jan 4 – Ninety per cent of the elementary schools in Arunachal Pradesh are functioning without headmasters, a study has revealed.
- Date:
- 05/01/2009
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
