Daily News Bulletin
March 15,2010
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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Tell children about climate change: DCF
Deputy Conservator of Forest Chikkanareppa has called upon people to save the nature to save the world.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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At IGI, plans afoot to turn down sound on Runway 29
Control measures including different landing procedures and land use management considered As the Delhi High Court provided a six-month relief to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) by lifting the ban on use of new runway (29-11) at night, the IGI Airport authorities have drawn up plans to reduce noise pollution caused at the runway.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Water Pollution
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Delhi govt offers plan for revival of Yamuna
MANISH ANAND In a fresh bid to revive the dying Yamuna, the Delhi government has come up with a novel proposal. It wants the upper riparian states -Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh -to ensure that the 22-km-long stretch of the river flowing through Delhi remains pollution-free. It has come up with a draft bill, which it would like Parliament to pass, to ensure this.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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There's hope for Yamuna
The river that has been Delhi’s lifeline for centuries is crying for attention — not just of the government but also of civil society. As a group of volunteers takes on the humongous task of cleaning the ghats of what was once a mighty river and has now been reduced to a drain, Times City takes a trip down the years to chart Yamuna’s course in the past and the present.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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New law to make other states share liability?
NEW DELHI, March 14: In a fresh bid to revive the dying river Yamuna in the capital, Delhi government has now come up with a somewhat unprecedented proposal. It wants the upper riparian states too to take responsibility for ensuring that the 22-km long stretch of the river flowing through the capital remains pollution-free.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Three held for selling tap water in mineral water bottles
KOLKATA, 14 MARCH: Three persons were arrested from different parts of the city yesterday evening on charges of selling mineral water bottles filled with tap water. Police said, the accused ~ Rameswar Yadav, Paramananda Rai and Sadhu Pandit ~ were remanded in police custody till 20 March after being produced before a city court this afternoon.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Statesman (Kolkata)
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7 cos submit EoIs for Mumbai wastewater treatment project
Move to set up 3 more plants in a year's time. About 100 million litres a day of treated water, equivalent to 10,000 tankers, will be sold to Mumbai's booming real estate sector and other industries. Rahul Wadke Seven water treatment and infrastructure companies have expressed interest in setting up Mumbai's first sewage-water treatment plant.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Line (New Delhi)
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Rural India drinks contaminated water
While about 1.80 lack rural habitations across the country have been reported with excess contamination of available drinking water, as many as 111 districts in different States and Union Territories either do not have water quality testing laboratory or upgraded the existing ones to track various kinds of contaminants.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Pioneer (New Delhi)
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First phase of Hindon cleaning a success’
After exactly a year and over Rs 1 crore, the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad (MCG) claims to have brought down the pollution levels of the Hindon river.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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CAG to audit water pollution in India
The government's official auditor Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today said it plans to undertake environmental audit of water pollution in India for which it has solicited people's participation. The performance audit on 'Pollution of Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater in India' will be conducted by CAG during 2010-11.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Margao sewerage project expansion
Navelim villagers want land acquisition process withdrawn MARGAO, MARCH 14 Navelim villagers on Sunday have resolved to oppose tooth and nail government’s move to acquire land admeasuring three lakh square metres, including the Saipem Lake for the expansion of the Margao sewerage project.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Herald (Panjim)
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Proposal of grant to Tirupur dyeing units opposed
VELLORE: The Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum (VCWF) has opposed the proposal of the Union government, announced in the recent budget, of a one-time grant of Rs.200 crore for dyeing industries of Tirupur to enable them solve the problem of pollution. A resolution was adopted at an executive committee meeting of the VCWF recently.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Land
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Pledge to save tribal land
Ranchi, March 14: A dozen of organisations protesting against land grab in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa today decided to launch a war against companies trying to establish industrial units on plots belonging to tribals.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Agriculture
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Budget: Aiming towards inclusive growth in agriculture sector
Rana Kapoor- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Line (New Delhi)
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EG may witness decline in paddy production
Kakinada, March 14: East Godavari which is known as the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh, is likely to witness a sharp decline in paddy production in 2009-10. Agriculture officials also agree and maintain that it is the result of drought and would be around two lakh metric tonnes, compared to the yield of 2008-09. But Opposition parties and farmers place the figure at more than 4 lakh metric tonnes.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Monsanto may trump antitrust claims
Monsanto, facing antitrust probes into its GM seeds, may benefit from previous court rulings in which intellectual property rights trumped competition concerns. The US Department of Justice and 7 state attorneys general are investigating whether the world’s largest seed company is using gene licences to keep competing technologies off the market.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Animal Care
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Tripura debates Maneka’s plea against animal sacrifice
Maneka Gandhi’s appeal to stop animal sacrifice in Tripura’s temples has sparked a debate with animal lovers supporting her while others dead against stopping of age-old traditions.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Tripura debates Maneka’s plea against animal sacrifice
UDAIPUR, March 14: Maneka Gandhi’s appeal to stop animal sacrifice in Tripura’s temples has sparked a debate with animal lovers supporting her while others dead against stopping of age-old traditions.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Food Policy
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Food security: Govt will give cash if it can’t provide grains
The Centre has decided to ask the states to set up a Food Security Fund from which they will have to mandatorily pay eligible below-poverty-line (BPL) families an allowance were they not to get their quota of food grains as specified in the Food Security Act.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Maharashtra not fully utilising Central grain allotments
Rahi Gaikwad MUMBAI: Hundreds of people across the city gathered on Sunday to air their grievances over the persistent shortage of food grain and its dismal quality at a number of fair price shops (FPS).- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Mining
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Govts haven’t been keen on mining of major minerals
Successive governments, irrespective of political identity, in Haryana have not been keen on mining of major minerals. One of the reasons is that the major minerals are governed by the Central Government rules. These rules provide for a 20-year lease, which is renewable, with a deemed renewal provision.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Opp finds it tough to expose govt
Bhubaneswar, March 14: The defeat of top Congress and BJP leaders in the last Assembly elections has apparently made it easy for the ruling BJD in Orissa to have smooth sails in each session of the Orissa Legislative Assembly. The “not-so-experienced” young leaders on both the parties find it a tough job to take on the overwhelming number of treasury bench members.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Vedanta plans within law: Orissa
New Delhi, March 14: Orissa government on Sunday said that Vedanta’s plans for the state were within the ambit of the law. This comes in sharp contrast to the Centre’s assertion that the company’ proposed mining project in Niyamgiri hills violated green and tribal norms.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Vedanta eyes aluminium unit spin-off: Report
Indian-focused mining group Vedanta is planning to spin off its aluminium division with an announcement regarding a demerger due as early as this week, said the UK newspaper The Independent on Sunday .- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Mining scam: Task force visits Paradip
PARADIP: The task force probing the much talked- about mining scam in the State visited iron ore plots of various iron ore exporters in Paradip port area recently. Local police with the help of CISF personnel recently busted an iron ore smuggling racket and arrested five mafiosi.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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State govt urged to revoke mining order at B Katte
A meeting of activists here on Sunday has demanded that the Government revoke its decision to allow mining at Bolegowdanakatte in the district.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Ore-laden trucks damage National Highway 4A
By M N Patil, Belgaum, Mar 14, DHNS: Due to heavy plying of lorries carrying ore the National Highway 4A, a connecting road between North Karnataka and Goa, has been completely destroyed.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Mine licences may be given to 'first in line'
Like the Telecom Ministry, the Ministry of Mines plans to hand out licences for minerals other than coal to those “first in the queue” with a right to sell them off at a premium.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Desilted sand may turn dearer
PALAKKAD: As the sand from the Malampuzha and Chulliyar dams were quoted at Rs 2,300 per cubic metre by the highest bidder, the public at large will in effect be denied sand at reasonable price.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Water Resources
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Groundwater levels plummet in Anantapur
Anantapur, March 14: Anantapur district is likely to face a severe drinking water problem as groundwater levels have depleted to 14 meters depth due to summer. Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials identified worst affected habitations and 228 pending drinking water schemes be completed in the summer.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Rs 306 crore to develop 1,224 tanks in 9 districts
As many as 1,224 tanks from 9 districts will be developed at a cost of Rs 306 crore under the second stage of the Watershed Project, announced Minister for Smalla Irrigation Govind Karajol. He was speaking ata press meet here on Sunday. Under the world bank project following developing of 1224 tanks, 97,000 hectares of catchment area will be stabilised, he said.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Indus water: Facing heat at home, Pak looks to pin blame outside
With Pakistan raising the river water sharing issue during the Foreign Secretary level talks over a fortnight ago, officials here are trying to get to the bottom of the reason behind Islamabad’s move as New Delhi awaits the visit of the Pakistani Indus Water Commissioner later this month.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Dams/ Irrigation
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Report raises doubts over feasibility
Raising serious doubts over techno-economic feasibility of the Renuka Dam and pointing out glaring infirmities in its environment impact assessment (EIA), the report of the People’s Action for People in Need (PAPN) has stated that the ambitious project would prove to be an “unmitigated disaster” for both the environment and the local community.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Irrigation schemes inaugurated in BTC area
UDALGURI, March 14 – Keeping up the tempo of development, Mitharam Basumatary, executive member of BTC assembly who represents the 37 Dhansiri constituency in Udalguri district, inaugurated 5 small irrigation schemes worth Rs 13.55 crores in different villages of Dhansiri constituency on March 2 last.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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ACR: CM misled by hydro lobby
ITANAGAR, Mar 14: The Chief Minister’s reported comment on dams and anti-dam protesters has taken the center-stage with the Arunachal Citizens Right (ACR) alleging that the CM is being influenced by what it called, powerful hydro-power developers’ lobby in the country.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Fisheries
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Rs 2.32 crore graft in Fisheries Department
The officials of Fisheries Department are found to have misused Rs 2.32 crore by submitting fabricated documents to the Government.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Climate Change
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China PM says West snubbed him at Hagen
Beijing: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao indicated on Sunday he was snubbed by leaders of developed countries during the Copenhagen climate change summit. He was not given an invitation for the small-scope meeting although China’s name figured in the list of countries invited to it, he said.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Wen: Was snubbed at Copenhagen
Beijing, March 14: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday disclosed he was snubbed at the Copenhagen climate change conference in December 2009 as he was not notified of a key meeting of a group of countries on the eve of the summit of leaders.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Snubbed at Copenhagen meet, says Wen
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday disclosed he was snubbed at the Copenhagen climate change conference in December last year as he was not notified of a key meeting of a group of countries on the eve of the summit of leaders.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Copenhagen lessons for Doha
MUCH has been written about the recent Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change that will continue to reverberate. Copenhagen was not supposed to be the be all and end all on environmental matters. It was part of a process and, even if it disappointed many, it remains a significant secondbest milestone, which will determine the future of climate change negotiations.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Many western nations have distorted IPCC reports: Jairam
Mumbai: Cautioning against “environmental propaganda” Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh told journalists here on Saturday that the West was using the science of climate change for political gains.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Chinese Premier hits back at Copenhagen criticism
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday strongly defended his country's role on the world stage, in a seeming response to increasing criticism from the West that China was shirking its responsibilities on a range of global issues, from climate to currency.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Climate change hits Kerala
Viju B | TNN Mumbai: Is God’s own country, Kerala, and its neighbouring Lakshadweep Islands becoming the first victims of global warming and climate change? In the last one week, temperatures across all districts in Kerala have risen to an unprecedented high as a result of which 10 people from northern districts like Palakkad, Kannur and Thrissur suffered from severe burn injuries.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Quake jolts parts of valley
Several parts of the Kashmir valley experienced a mild tremor of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale late last night. It was experienced at about 10.15 pm and lasted a few seconds. According to Aamir Ali from the Disaster Management, Kashmir, and OSD with the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, the epicentre of the quake situated in the Ladakh region was 38 km deep.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Minor tremor on Himachal, Punjab border
New Delhi: Two low-intensity earthquakes measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Himachal-Punjab border and the Nicobar islands on Sunday but no damage to property or life was reported.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Anti-erosion work along Dikrong river demanded
NARAYANPUR, March 14 – Early work on protection of the Dikrong bund has been demanded by the citizens of Bihpuria Town Committee.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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AMC starts early with monsoon action plan
Kumar Manish | TNN- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Health
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4 infants die after vaccine shots, 17 ill
Bhopal: Four infants aged below two years died and 17 children fell ill after they were administered an anti-measles and tetanus vaccine at Anganwadi centres in Damoh town, in Madhya Pradesh.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Measles vaccination kills 4 infants in MP
BHOPAL, March 14: There was complete breakdown of supervisory mechanism and the protocol for administering anti-measles vaccine was blown to the wind leading to the death of four infants in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh within a few hours of being vaccinated on Saturday. The children who have died are Rohani Rajgaud, Arman Vishwakarma, Gaurav Vishwakarma and Karnika Thakur.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Four babies die in M.P. after anti-measles vaccine
Nurse, other officials suspended for negligence Bhopal: Four babies died and 16 were taken ill after being administered anti-measles shots at a government health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. A nurse has been arrested on charges of negligence and two others suspended.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Economy
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NREGA a success, but shortage of funds may worsen rural job scenario
KOLKATA, 14 March: After doing much better in terms of providing jobs to the rural populace under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the state panchayat and rural development department may face trouble to provide jobs to the villagers in the first quarter of the next financial year owing to a severe crisis of funds.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Statesman (Kolkata)
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Union Budget: The infrastructure story
The 46 per cent allocation for infrastructure in the Budget is noteworthy. More important is the doubling of outlay in three years Vinayak Chatterjee / New Delhi March 15, 2010, 0:25 IST- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Haryana to invest in mega projects
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) will invest over Rs.1,200 crore on land acquisition and development of industrial infrastructure during the next financial year, an official spokesman said here on Sunday.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Water Supply
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Plan to curb water shortage
Vijayawada, March 14: The Zilla Parishad chairman, Mr K. Nageswara Rao, on Sunday asked the Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials to conduct mandal-level meetings immediately and submit a report to the district administration to address the drinking water problem that will arise in the ensuing summer.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Farmer uses drain water for growing vegetables
DHENKANAL: Sanatan Mallick (70) does not use any modern techniques or costly pesticides for cultivating brinjals and green leafy vegetables on his one acre land. Yet, he manages a turnover of Rs 5 to 6 lakh per annum. This progressive farmer claims he had been making profit out of his farmland without any big investment but with the help of just drain water.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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This season too, priority will be given to water
K. Lakshmi MOOT POINT: Summer could spell water scarcity in some areas. — CHENNAI: Come summer, water and its availability gains priority among city residents. Individual water consumption usually increases from March to May. According to water managers, the consumption increases from 95 litres per capita per day (lpcd) to 100 lpcd in summer.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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In troubled waters, again
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-aided water supply project was once again in the dock, as the work in connection with the project in front of the Archbishop’s House, Vellayambalam, could not be completed within the stipulated time, leaving several parts of the city without water throughout Sunday.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Sanitation
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Sheila tells Delhiites: Keep city clean
New Delhi, March 14: With the national capital all set to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday appealed to Delhiites to come forward and help municipal bodies in keeping the city clean.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Solid Waste
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Local bodies to check plastic menace
LUCKNOW: The rampant use of plastic, especially the banned ones, in the form of carry bags, has once again waken up the department of urban development to sit up and take notice.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times of India (Lucknow)
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Landfill project to utilise waste starts in Mumbai
Mumbai , March 14: This Rs 50-crore landfill project will recycle the city’s waste into methane to be used for electricity generation. Disposal of waste has been a major problem for Indian cities and the present practice is to dump the city’s waste in open landfills.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Rumdamol VP resolves to levy garbage tax
The gram sabha of Rumdamol village Panchayat on Sunday has resolved to levy garbage tax on landlords renting rooms to tenants in the village. At the meeting held on Sunday, the gram sabha has further resolved to start door-to-door collection of garbage as the housing board locality is faced with the problem of garbage collection and disposal.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Herald (Panjim)
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Waste disposal process at west Boragaon opposed
Though the new mechanism of conservancy services was launched in Guwahati with much hype, the results are hardly satisfactory both in the city and at west Boragaon in the city fringe, where the local residents are vehemently opposing the waste disposal process.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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People
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Now, a kitchen from Bangalore for Mumbai's poor kids
Mumbai: While education for the city’s underprivileged children is of utmost importance, it is equally exigent that they get regular, nutritious meals.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Hazardous Waste
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IPL booster to 'no polythene' campaign
CUTTACK: Even as Cuttack goes gung ho over hosting IPL on March 19 and 21, the matches at Barabati stadium could well set tone to the “Say no to polythene” campaign initiated in the millennium city. The civic administration has asked the stadium and IPL authorities to prohibit use of polythene and hazardous plastic materials during the matches. The contentious items include- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Nuke liability bill must go through House panel first
New Delhi: A crucial bill that provides for compensation in case of a nuclear accident is slated to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday, a move that is expected to give more fodder to the Opposition to attack the government.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Chemical engineer to navigate 17,000 km on vegetable oil
Bengaluru, March 14: A chemical engineer from the city is on a mission to promote the use of green energy. Avinash Narayanaswamy, chemical engineer and postgraduate in sustainable energy technology from the University of Twente in Netherlands, will drive 17,000 km from London to Mongolia in a vehicle run entirely on bio-fuel derived out of waste vegetable oil.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Govt counts on PSUs to drive mega solar projects
Feasibility study under way for setting up plant at Leh, Kargil. Green energy thrust ONGC to start off with a 10 MW solar PV plant with plans also for a solar thermal project NTPC takes up grid interactive 15 MW solar thermal-based projects at Anta in Rajasthan Richa Mishra Anil Sasi- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Line (New Delhi)
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Haryana introduces solar education kits in schools
Haryana is the first state in the country to introduce solar education kits in senior secondary schools of the state. Financial commissioner and principal secretary for renewable energy S.S. Prasad said Sunday that the kits have been introduced in the state to educate students about the application of renewable energy.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Shimla, Hamirpur to be developed as ‘solar cities’
Shimla: In a bid to harness solar energy in a big way, Himachal Pradesh government has decided to develop Shimla and Hamirpur as ‘solar cities’.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Financial Express (New Delhi)
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J&K villagers get solar lights
Srinagar: Solar home lighting systems were on Sunday distributed to about 388 houses in an unelectrified village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a state minister said.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Two UMPP bids in April as govt plugs power gaps
THE government will bid out at least two ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) of 4000mw each in April 2010 to make up for the slippage in power capacity addition in previous years, a senior power ministry official said.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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A Rs 5,000-cr fund for green tech
GIIC Initiative To Help Cos Tap Renewable Energy Sources; Fund To Be Operational By April- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Tatas may invest Rs 13,000 cr on wind, solar power
AIMING to produce 25% power from green sources by 2017, Tata Power plans to increase its wind and solar energy generation capacity to 2,000 MW and 250 MW, respectively, which could entail an investment of over Rs 13,000 crore.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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National LPG scheme inaugurated
JAIPUR: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana as a national scheme for providing liquefied petroleum gas to the rural households at Lachhmangarh in Sikar district of Rajasthan on Sunday. Six dealers were selected for rural locations in the State through draw of lots.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Soon, recharge your power with a card
Mumbai: You may no longer have to wait in long queues to pay your electricity bills thanks to the prepaid energy cards the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Ltd (MSEDCL) plans to introduce.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Welcome the increase in price of oil
Bharat Jhunjhunwala- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Chennai)
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Distribution of CFLs to begin tomorrow
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Electricity Minister A K Balan has said that the pilot distribution of 1.5 crore Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) will begin at the Thirumala, Mangalapuram, Attingal, Poovar, Pallam, Changanassery, Kuruppumthara and Kottarakkara sections of the KSEB on March 16.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Play animal benefactor for as little as Rs 10,000 a year
Mumbai: Rising cost of maintenance is forcing the Sanjay Gandhi National Park to put up its animals in captivity for adoption. The most expensive animal in the park is, understandably, turning out to be the white tiger. They can be adopted for Rs 3.15 lakh annually.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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City's bird lovers flock together
Dawn these days comes with birds of all colours criss-crossing the fresh blue sky. Their little chirping sets the mood to usher in a new morning. With our fast-paced city lives, few get to stop and appreciate this face of nature. But this Sunday was different.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Count down by 11 from previous year
New Delhi: Delhi’s fifth annual bird census turned out to be slightly disappointing with only 216 species of birds spotted by the bird watchers on Sunday. In comparison, 227 type of birds were seen last year.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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After six decades cheetahs may be back
DEHRADUN: If all goes well then cheetahs, which have been extinct in India since more than six decades will once be seen in the wilds here. The government of India is planning translocation of African cheetahs.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Statesman (New Delhi)
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HP to study reasons for vanishing birds
The Himachal Pradesh government will conduct a multi-faceted scientific study to find out the reason of dwindling birds in the region, said to be affected by radiation from mobile towers in residential areas. "The study would ascertain impact of radiation from mobile towers on human, animals and environment," Additional Chief Secretary (Environment) Sarojini Ganju Thakur told PTI today.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Nanoda man seriously hurt in leopard attack
Another wild cat found dead BICHOLIM, MARCH 14 A 45-year-old man from Pistewada-Nanoda, Bicholim, was seriously injured, after he was attacked by a leopard on Sunday morning, while another leopard was found dead in the village.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Herald (Panjim)
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Birds get 12 more havens in State
K. S. Sudhi Conservation of birds and their habitats in the State got a fillip with the identification of 12 more Important Bird Areas (IBA). The decision was taken at the recent national conference of the IBA State coordinators.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Red zone villagers avail of aid
Bokaro, March 14: Buoyed by the overwhelming response to contact programmes and health camps organised for the villagers of Jhumra hills, the CRPF and district administration yesterday convened a medical camp and janta durbar at Rehawan, about 135 kilometres from Bokaro steel city.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Telegraph (Ranchi)
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NREGA helps jobless diamond workers in Surat
The workers of diamond industry in Gujarat's city Surat who were rendered jobless in the wake of the global slowdown have found their saviour in the form of NREGA.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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NREGA a farce in Nagaon
NAGAON, March 14: The National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme was introduced in Nagaon district including Barhampur, Kathiatoli and Khagarijan Development Block under the Barhampur LAC since the year 2007.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Dhumal for agro-based industries
The state government is not averse to setting up of a joint committee with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), which could meet frequently to solve the problems faced by entrepreneurs. This was stated by Chief Minister PK Kumar Dhumal while addressing captains of industries at a seminar organised by the CII on “Himachal Pradesh: Drivers of Growth”, here last evening.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Posco plans Rs 4,000-crore investment in Maharashtra
SANJAY JOG / Mumbai March 15, 2010, 0:16 IST Korean steel major Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco), the world’s fourth largest steel maker, will lay the foundation stone on Monday, March 15 for a Rs 4,000-crore steel processing plant in Maharashtra, underlining long-drawn delays over a greenfield steel manufacturing plant in Orissa.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Coca Cola must pay damages, says panel
C. Gouridasan Nair- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Cement prices likely to rise further by this month-end
Shortfall Of Key Inputs, Hike In Diesel Prices Could Negate Effects Of Oversupply Mithun Roy MUMBAI CEMENT prices could rise again this month-end, the second hike on the trot in less than a month presaging many more this year as a dearth of key inputs and transportation woes threaten to negate the odds of an oversupply in the next quarter.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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India set to house Ford’s small cars
Co To Roll Out Compacts, Drive In All Models ALAN Mulally, the 64-yearold messianic chief executive of Ford Motor Co, aims to realise in India the dream of his company’s legendary founder, Henry Ford: opening up the highways for everybody.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Sterlite may spin off aluminium project
VEDANTA Resources—the mining major owned by Londonbased tycoon Anil Agarwal—is likely to demerge a large aluminium project in Orissa into a separate entity to help the conglomerate get a better valuation for its aluminium business.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Journalists sensitised on grassroots-level projects
JAIPUR: A group comprising 24 development journalists from 21 countries of Asia, Africa and South America visited the Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants' Society here over the weekend to get exposure to grassroots work in community mobilisation, poverty alleviation and women's empowerment.- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
