Jharkhand tribals build their own government homes
After suffering the idiosyncrasies of a dysfunctional government housing programme, tribals in Jharkhand are building their houses under the scheme. They are now spared the depredations of
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Hand in the till
The Sabars and Birhors of the Tumang Kocha village in East Singhbhum district discovered irregularities in the disbursal of funds for the construction of houses in February 2007. They later found
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ESIA draft report
<i>Riddled with ambiguities</i> <br>
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Flamingo peril
<i> Soda ash threat to habitat</i> <br><br> The migratory lesser flamingo is a high-value bird species in eastern Africa's tourism industry. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) classifies it as "near threatened'. <br><br> Of five breeding sites for lesser flamingos worldwide, Lake Natron attracts the largest number
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Governance models
Pakistan has a three-tier local government structure since 2001.
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In short
<b><font class="UCASE">no food adulteration:</font></b> The Union ministry of health and family welfare has issued draft rules amending the existing Prevention of Food Adulteration rules (1955).
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For mutual beneift
<i> Finance terms explained </i> <br><br> <b>Mutual funds</b><br> Mutual funds are a form of collective investments that pools money from many investors and invests their money in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.<br>
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Will the Arctic be conquered?
the Arctic was a fashionable destination this summer. A team of Russian researchers planted their country's flag there in August. The Canadians went there, so did the Danes, even India sent an
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BBC won't telecast TV special on climate change
The bbc has scrapped plans for Planet Relief, a tv special on climate change. The decision came after the corporation's executives said it was not the bbc's job to lead opinion on climate change.
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A P Mitra practical professor
A P MITRA (1927-2007) In the early 1990s, the US Environmental Protection Agency had come out with a report incriminating Indian rice fields of emitting 38.6 million tonnes of methane per year and
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APEC summit ends on lukewarm note
The two-day meet of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (apec) countries ended on September 9, 2007, in Sydney, Australia, amidst much opposition and protests. The key outcome of the meet was a
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No respite from forest fires in Europe
Europe continues to reel under forest fires that has up till now caused considerable damage to life, the environment and the economy. Experts have blamed the recent spurt in forest fire on global
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UK won't meet CO 2 emissions reduction target
The uk will not be able to meet its carbon dioxide emissions reduction target of 20 per cent by 2010, says a recent report. The report, UK Energy and the Environment, by think-tank Cambridge
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Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes
In 1937, Ivan Papanin led an expedition that planted the Soviet flag on the North Pole. He was feted by Stalin and lionised as a Soviet hero. In early August this year, the Kremlin honoured Artur
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Iraq wants treaty on sharing river waters
To avoid a possible regional war over water resources, Iraq has asked neighbouring countries for a treaty to share the Tigris and Euphrates river waters. The two rivers originate in Turkey, with
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Australia to revive Murray Darling basin
The Australian government has given the green light to Australian $10-billion (about us $8-billion) plan to revive the Murray-Darling basin, which provides 40 per cent of the country's food. The
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Japan blames China for smog
Smog that has engulfed Japan's cities and rural areas for the first time in 30 years has alarmed the government prompting it to issue warnings to 28 prefectures in the country. Experts blame
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In court
abestos negligence:Two Oklahoma state officials were found guilty of negligence by a federal court jury on August 20, 2007. In 2003, the guilty men, Guy R Hylton, Jr, city manager of the Elk City
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Mumbai gears up for green survey
the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (bmc) recently invited expressions of interest from agencies to conduct a survey of greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions across various sectors in the city.
