Plans to tackle drought in State
Karnataka, which has an arid zone next only to Rajasthan in area, is contemplating short and long-term plans to tackle drought.The State Planning Board will conduct a workshop in January next year to
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Municipal bodies yet to find sites for waste disposal
Even as the deadline set by the Supreme Court to identify landfill sites for dumping solid waste is fast approaching, the municipal bodies barring about 40 of the total 216 in Karnataka State are yet
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Greenpeace to help launch 'river keeper'
The Rainbow Warriors are back with 'No More Bhopals' message. The Greenpeace flagship, M V Arctic Sunrise, will dock in Kochi port on November 23 and will be met by the 100 Bhopals Bus Tour that will
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Matter of concern
While the urgent need for an efficient solid waste management system in cities and towns is often emphasised, it is a matter of serious concern that the plan for dumping of solid waste is lagging in
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Greenpeace set to launch Direct Dialogue in Kochi
Representatives of Greenpeace will walk down the streets of Kochi to meet people and create awareness regarding environmental issues and the actions of Greenpeace. The Greenpeace is focussing mainly
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'Carbide did not take steps to stop water contamination'
Organizations campaigning for justice in the case of December 1984 Union Carbide disaster on Friday presented new evidence that throws light on corporate liability for toxic contamination of ground
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CII delegation to discuss WTO issues in Geneva
The confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has sent a delegation to Geneva to meet World Trade Organistion (WTO) director-general Supachi Panitchpakdi for discussing issues mandated by the Doha
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'India will be third largest user of plastic carry bags by 2010'
Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment governing council president K G Ramanthan on Saturday predicated that by 2010, India would be the third largest user of plastic carry bags after the USA
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DJB hopes a cleaner waste water for Yamuna
After handing over the repair work at five trunk sewers to private companies, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is expecting to overcome the lack in water supply, besides, rendering Yamuna a cleaner waste
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Rajasthan action plan for drought-hit farmers
The Rajasthan Government's Cooperative Department has formulated an action plan for bringing relief to farmers in the drought affected areas by providing loan facilities for distribution of fodder,
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22 lakhs to benefit under ICDS in Rajasthan
Even as drought, hunger and poverty stare at Rajasthan, the Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS) being implemented in 257 blocks across the State's urban and rural areas promises to benefit over
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Keoladeo park in danger, warn experts
Till now the talk has been of birds, the Siberian cranes, visiting the Keoladeo Ghana National Park near Bhartapur. Now heated debate on conservation has boiled down the saving the Park itself, a
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MPPCB serves notice to medical college
Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) Bhopal has issued the notice to NSCB Government Medical College. In the served notice it has been asked to file a detail reply about the steps being
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Jaya reviews situation in Dharmapuri district
Even as the police continued their search operations for the fourth day to weed out naxalites from the Dharmapuri forests, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa held a meeting at the Secretariat
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USFDA shifts Claritin to OTC category
The US Federation Drug Authority has shifted the $3.2 billion blockbuster anti-histamine drug 'Claritin' (salt name : loratadine) from prescription to over-the-counter category. The verdict has come
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Commission seeks consensus on GM labels
Denmark and the European Commission will push environment ministers to agree new rules on genetically modified organisms this month, building on a separate deal reached by agriculture ministers last
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Focus on control of HIV/AIDS, TB
Experts at the twelfth meeting of governing board of the SAARC TB Centre and consultative meeting for TB and HIV/AIDS programme managers in SAARC countries, that began stressed for an urgency
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UN agencies representatives meet health minister
Pakistan Minister for Health, Muhammad Nasir Khan held a meeting with WHO representative Dr Khalif Bile Mohmud, Unicef representative Ms Carrol Long and UNFPA country representative Olivier Brasseur
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Emergency ward at rural health centre demanded
The people have demanded of the government for opening an emergency ward at the Rural Health Centre, Halani, Pakistan as soon as possible. The emergency ward at the Rural Health Centre Halani was
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Miapur- worst arsenic affected village in Rajshahi
Although the water is otherwise dubbed 'Life' Ferdousi Begum and Pinhira Begum ironically fell prey to the nature's inevitable curse by drinking it. Both the poor housewives suffered for a long and