Environmental panel moots closure of CMRL
The Local Area Environmental Committee (LAEC) for Eloor-Eayar meeting was held in Kochi in Kerala has recommended immediate closure of Cochin Minerals and Rutiles Limited (CMRL) following the
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Sawalakote to generate cheapest' ever power in J&K
The Jammu & Kashmir cabinet recently sanctioned a power project that would be the first to sell power at the rate of Rs 2.05 per unit, the cheapest ever in the state, according to information posted
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Gujarat not aware of toxic ship
Even as environmentalists are crying hoarse about the danger from the decommissioned asbestos laden Fench aircraft carrier
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Lakes declared Ramsar sites
The Renuka and Chandertal lakes have been declared as Ramsar sites, making the two wetlands eligible for international funding under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Stating this here yesterday, Mr
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Water conservation project drawn up
The Haryana Government has forwarded to the Central Government an ambitious Rs 935-crore project for its approval to restore ecological balance, leading to security of food production and livelihood
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Focus on preserving water bodies: activists
Activists have appealed to the Tamilnadu Government to give up capital-intensive projects such as desalination plants and mega schemes to bring water from far off places to water-starved areas and
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Washington schools, day-care centers won't get special pesticide notices
Schools, hospitals and day-care centers don't need two days of written notice before their farmer neighbors spray dangerous pesticides, the state agriculture director has decided. The decision is a
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FEMA dumps donated drinking water not used at hurricane shelters
One million cans of drinking water donated for hurricane relief have been emptied and recycled because the water was never used at Texas and Louisiana hurricane shelters, the Federal Emergency
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BIS lists 19 companies for violation
With the number of companies selling packaged drinking water in Chennai going up on a daily basis, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has stepped in to ensure quality specifications. It has
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YSR inauguratesw his first irrigation project
Chief minister Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy dedicated the rubber dam built on the river Jhanjhavathi in Vizianagaram district to the nation. This is the first irrigation project to be opened under the
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Kalachakra drain will pollute river Krishna
All drains lead to river Krishna the 1,000 mm diameter drainage pipes laid for Kalachakra in Amaravati and Dharanikota have been directed to the river. There is no system to treat the drainage,
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Bt cottonseed: AP case against Monsanto undesirable
The report that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to file a case against Monsanto Biotech Ltd for charging abnormally high price for the genetically modified (GM) Bt. cottonseed should
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Cheap pleasure with high risks for beedi smokers
When it comes to anti-tobacco policies, the government seems to forget the poor. It insists that increased taxation deters smoking, but it raises the price only of cigarettes (accounting for 14
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A new lease of life for Bhadra, farmers
As Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) stopped mining on December 31 in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling of October 30, 2002, workers of the company observed January 1, the day they lost
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Rs 1,800 cr Himachal annual plan okayed
The Himachal Pradesh planning board has adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, proposing a Rs 1,800- crore annual plan size for the next year(2006-07). This is also the
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Aravallis projects a success'
The World Bank aided Social Forestry Project and European Union (EU)aided Rehabilitation of Common Lands in the Aravallis have helped the Forest Department in bringing large areas under forests cover
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Tanneries a bane for villagers
Chemically treated discharge from tanneries at Ramdaspura Mohalla in Nangal village, near here, has been playing havoc with the lives of humans and livestock for the past many years. After facing a
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Banks to give loan against teak tree
A recent circular of the Gujarat state government has come as a major relief for tribals of Dangs district. The government has decided that auction of teak wood trees, held once in four months, would
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Ape habitat under threat
Even for residents of Assam state, leave aside others, Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary is perhaps not a familiar name as the Kaziranga and Manas are. Amazing as it may sound, this unkempt reserve is an
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The future will be better, only if we can learn from the past
Mumbai's age of innocence is long past. And many dreams were shattered this year in flood, fire and falls. Arguably, 2005 was watershed year for Mumbai. It witnessed more upheaval and catastrophe