2005 is second warmest year on record, says WMO
Year 2005 is currently the second warmest year on record and is likely to be among the warmest four years in the temperature record since 1861, according to the World Meteorological Organisation
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'Bird flu on national disaster list'
Bird flu is on the watch list of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), as it has been recognised as a major threat, said Mr Shivraj Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, at a seminar on
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'Fly ash blended cement enhances durability'
Blended cements are essential for enhancing durability and service life of a structure and fly ash is a great product for mixing with cement, according to Dr N. Kalidas, Director of the Institute for
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Thermax in pact with Heavy Water Board for ammonia injection tech
The Pune-based Thermax Ltd has signed a licensing agreement with the Heavy Water Board (HWB) of Department of Atomic Energy for the board's proprietary ammonia injection technology to control
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Centre to set up land records mission
In a bid to update and modernise land records, Rural Development Ministry has given in-principle approval to setting up National Land Records Development Mission. The matter is now with the committee
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Inside Delhi's lungs: illegal roads, temples, DDA shed
Far from the political noise raised by MCD's high-voltage demolition drive, a crucial green zone of Delhi is quietly getting buried under a rising mound of illegal construction. A recent surprise
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Centre's ambitious rural job scheme ready to take off
With the Government resolving the contentious issue of identifying 200 poorest districts, where the national rural employment guarantee programme (NREGP) will be launched in the first phase, the
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2 units making synthetic milk unearthed
The district Health authorities and the police here unearthed two factories at Shutrana town allegedly involved in the manufacture of synthetic milk and supplying it to consumers of Punjab and
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Contractors flout tree-felling rules with impunity
As per the felling rules of the Department of Forest no tree having a girth of below 61 cm can be felled. However, when The Tribune team visited the areas opened for felling in the Donera range,
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Illegal constructions endanger sanctuary's ecosystem
In order to curb illegal concrete constructions mushrooming on the green cover within the precincts of Kalatop-Khajjiar wildlife sanctuary in Chamba district, a probe is needed to initiate punitive
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Climate Change could melt top of Permafrost
Climate change could melt the top 11 feet of Alaska permafrost by the end of the century, according to a new study. The federal study applied one supercomputer climate models to the future of
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Asbestos use found in 1.64 m Japanese vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp, Suzuki Motor Corp and seven other Japanese vehicle makers used asbestos in about 1.64 million vehicles since 1996 after pledging in 1989 they would stop using the material. The
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Metro will energise' Delhi's public transport system: CM
The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit said the opening of longest and possibly the busiest Delhi Metro line by the weekend will
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Haryana to increase forest cover
The Haryana Forest Department has planted 1.71 crore saplings and distributed 1.97 crore seedlings free of cost to farmers and the general public this year as part of its afforestation drive. The
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Get ready to pay cess on waste from Jan 1
The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will give itself a New Year treat from the very waste you leave behind after your New Year eve Party. The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will give itself a New Year treat
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Towards a practical approach to diagnosing respiratory disorders
Persistent cough could soon turn out to be a decisive clinical feature for primary physicians making an elementary diagnosis of asthma, tuberculosis or pneumonia, once the World Health Organisation's
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Rational charge system a must to sustain common effluent treatment plants: study
The sustainability of common effluent treatment plant (CETP) for small scale units can be ensured only by introducing a rational charge system based on the 'polluter pays' principle, a research study
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Effluent plant commissioned
A new plant to ensure zero discharge and treatment of effluents from the recently commissioned three million tonne refinery of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) at Manali was commissioned
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Eco-army from March
Come March, 2006, two eco-task force battalions, each comprising 600 personnnel of unarmed eco-army, will be raised in Assam for plantation in about 96,000 hectares of denuded and degraded reserve
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Kurumba tribals face threat of extinction
Declare a buffer zone around the 8,952 hectares of Silent Valley National Park spread over the Nilgiris plateau or prepare to preside over the gradual wipe-out of the Kurumba tribals of Attappady in