Food Security Bill Ready to Get Off the Ground
The parliamentary standing committee on food is giving a final shape to the UPA-II government’s ambitious Food Security Bill. It is likely to submit its report during this session which is likely to end
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Yamuna faces catastrophe, apex court told
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought expert help from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) after being told by Central Pollution Control Board that despite Rs 5,000 crore spent to reduce pollution,
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Climate change serious for India, says expert
Terming the current global climate change scenario as "serious times", a US environmental law expert on Wednesday cautioned that the rise in sea level in the Indian Ocean could make cities like Kolkata
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US, EU refuse to give details about aid pledged to poor countries
An overnight diplomatic slugfest ended in log jam as US and EU refuse to even discuss how they shall provide the promised US $ 100 billion to the poor countries to adapt to climate change and address emission
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78 tiger deaths so far in 2012
Even as India is striving hard to save big cats, a total of 78 tigers have died so far this year with over half of them victims to poaching, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Environment minister
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Etawah lion safari project poised for green signal
Master plan for state's first lion safari may get final approval by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) at the meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday. Lion safari will be developed as per the CZA guidelines and funds
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Narayan Rane slams Madhav Gadgil's ecological report on Western Ghats
Maharashtra industries minister Narayan Rane said last night, that the state government would ask the prime minister to disband the Western Ghats Ecology Experts' Panel which monitors the environment along
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Chennai no. 4 among 5 cities for quality of life
On a list of 221 global cities surveyed, Chennai has been ranked 150, for the quality of living it provides. The survey, conducted by Mercer, an international consultancy firm, studied five Indian cities
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State-wide platform to tap solar energy
With severe power crisis continuing to threaten industrial prowess, a group of industrialists from Tirupur region have come together to float ‘Solar Energy Association of Tamil Nadu’ (SEAT) to promote
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Idukki school bags eco-award
Saint Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Peruvamthanam, in Idukki has been selected as the best school in the State for implementing the energy conservation awareness improvement programme ‘Nalekkithiri
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Olive Ridleys under threat from waste piles
Volunteers of the Theeram Nature Conservation Society, engaged in protecting the endangered Olive Ridley turtles reaching the nesting site on the Kolavipalam-Kotta beach in Kozhikode district for years,
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Ban on minor minerals extraction from Jammu rivers
The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months in an order issued here. District Magistrate Jammu Sanjeev Verma in exercise of
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Mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones
The State Government has plans to create mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones in coastal districts. Replying to a question from Alekh Kumar Jena (BJD) in the State Assembly on Tuesday,
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175 jumbos have died in 10 years
Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray on Tuesday informed members in the Assembly that 175 elephants have died in the State during the last 10 years due to electrocution and other accidents.
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Land Bill amendment passed
The Assembly on Tuesday passed the Odisha Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land (Amendment) Bill, 2012, with members of both Treasury and Opposition benches making a strong
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HIV positive cases rise by 33 percent in a year
HIV positive cases in the district have gone up by about 33 per cent in the last one year. Currently, there are 656 HIV positive persons in Balangir as against 492 last year. Most of them are male and
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Ambattur lake turns stinking open drain
The Ambattur lake located on Thiruverkadu road, Ayappakkam, which once served as an important water resource for the surrounding areas, has now literally turned into an “open drainage.” “The lake was
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Central Water panel planning to review national policy
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has said that a mechanism has been evolved to expand and restructure it to adopt river basins as fundamental blocks for integrated planning, development and management
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Nine rivers found highly polluted
Forest and environment minister Bijayshree Routray today informed the State Assembly that the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has found 43 stations of nine main rivers of the state as highly
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HC asks for action report - Steps to save hills from encroachment
Gauhati High Court today asked the Kamrup (metro) district administration, GMC and the GMDA to submit action-taken reports for solving the city’s hills encroachment problem by April 1 next year. A division