Movement to protect soil health to be launched
The agricultural sector in the country will witness a major movement this year from all stakeholders to protect the soil health. Fertiliser companies, agricultural universities, farmers' associations
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Govt promises to come clean on tiger density
The Centre has promised to go public with a realistic tiger population once the national census is over next August. The process starts on January 16 with field data collection. All tiger states are
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Schedule H drugs being sold without prescription
Misuse of pain killers like spasmo proxyvon, has come to light in Solan ( Himachal Pradesh) with a youth allegedly losing life due to an overdose of these drugs. The body which was found in a car on
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Ship scrap recycling is greener than mining iron for steel: SC committee
Even as activists campaign to prevent French battleship Clemenceau from reaching Alang ship-breaking yard for scrapping, the Menon Committee report 2003 on ship-breaking industry favours steel
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What's on menu? Ants chutney!
For predominantly tribal populace in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, the Chutney of ants, continues to be a relished delicacy, especially during winter. Interestingly, it the locals' shield against
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Dalai Lama's advice: Don't harm wildlife
Kalachakra, the religious festival of the Tibetan community is beginning from January 5 in Amravathi, Andhra Pradesh and its not just the Tibetans who will be attending this event. Environmentalists
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UK MPs meet CM, laud Bhagidari
Bhagidari and rain water harvesting projects of the Delhi government initiated a few years back seem to have caught attention of the European countries. A delegation comprising 12 MPs from UK who
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Beijing a capital shame drops out of top ten'
Beijing may be the nations's capital but according to a recent survey it does not even rank in China's Top 10 cities in terms of suitability of living. The city came 15th in the list as compared to
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Dal clean up; 13000 trees come under the axe
Following the directions of Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for removing the plantation and other trees from the Dal Lake, the personnel of State Forest Corporation (SFC) have
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6,000 structures along Mithi to be relocated
Mission Mithi will commence shortly with the Maharashtra state having identified 6,000 residential and commercial structures in the 30-metre periphery of the river for relocation. Simultaneously, a
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Trash mounts as California cleans up from floods
Residents and businesses in Northern California towns cleared away debris as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expanded his list of counties eligible for flood disaster funds. Separately, lawmakers in the
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Forest fires ravage rare species in new Caledonia, worry Environmentalists
Fires whipping through rainforests in New Caledonia are wiping out rare plant species and overwhelming firefighters, and environmental groups and local leaders appealed Tuesday for help. The fires,
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CMRL denies allegations
Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) has refuted the allegation raised by the Local Area Environmental Committee (LAEC) for Eloor-Edayar that the company was discharging effluent into the Periyar in
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KBD not sole solution of water shortage: Experts
Experts, engineers, political leaders and Parliamentarians on Monday said country needs more water reservoirs for survival and economic development but instead of presenting Kalabagh Dam as sole
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Dam to disrupt Surma-Kushiara flow: experts
The proposed Tipaimukh Dam on the Barak river in India would severely reduce the flow of the Surma and Kushiara in Bangladesh side, water expert said. Noted water and environment expert and
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Chemical firm Rhodia eyes pollution-cutting rebound
After five years of grasping for profitability, loss-making Rhodia SA seems to be convincing investors to stump up cash with help from an unusual strategy for a chemicals firm: blazing a trail as a
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Coke seeks nod for shifting plant locale
The Coca-Cola factory at Plachimada in Palakkad district has appealed to the Kerala government to allow the company to shift its operation to an industrial centre at nearby Pudusseri panchayat which
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Auto Expo to showcase hybrid, fuel cell cars
Hybrid and fuel cell cars
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Should SIT probe Panna, Ranthambore poaching?'
The Supreme Court appears concerned by the murmurs doing the rounds in wildlife circles that the state of affairs in other tiger reserves in north India was similar to that of Sariska, where the
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Operation clean-up: Sheila puts ball in PM's court
The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to discuss the situation arising out of the clean-up action and demolition of unauthorised buildings on