Nation’s HDI mirrors cancer types
Study Links Disease To Lifestyle, Diet, Hygiene, Health Habits. A country’s human development index (HDI) is a potential indicator of its cancer charts. In a country with a very high HDI, for instance,
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Control private vehicles’ number to check pollution: Sunita Narain
INDORE: Pollution in the city can be controlled only by curbing the increase in private vehicles and developing public transport system, which should be main mode of transport for denizens, said environmentalist
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NGOs seek domestic biosafety law
Pending ratification of the Nagoya Supplementary Protocol, non-government organisations (NGOs) are demanding that the Indian government enact a domestic legislation for liabilities and redress of living-modified organisms (LMOs). The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on liability and redress to the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety closed for signature in March 2012 with a total of 51 signatories, including India. The Supplementary Protocol dealt with the liability and redress on damage resulting from living modified organisms (LMOs).
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Govt fined for mining policy dilly-dally
SHILLONG: The Gauhati High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the State Government for failing to take tangible steps in the matters pertaining to framing of Mining policy. Hearing the petition filed by prominent lawyer Siddharth Dey on behalf of the five citizens from Jaintia Hills on Monday, a division bench of Chief Justice AK Goel and Justice NK Singh decided to impose the fine after it did not get a satisfactory reply from Additional Advocate General BP Todi.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on Real Gem Buildtech Pvt. Ltd.Vs State of Maharastra dated 03/10/2012
Order of the National Green Tribunal on Real Gem Buildtech Pvt. Ltd.Vs State of Maharastra dated 03/10/2012.
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State scraps JV with Sainik Mining for coal block operation
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) today said its joint venture agreement with Delhi-based Sainik Mining and Allied Services Ltd (SMASL) has been cancelled. The JV between OMC and SMASL was signed
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on on Kshitija Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.vs Union of India & Ors. dated 03/10/2012
Order of the National Green Tribunal on on Kshitija Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.vs Union of India & Ors. dated 03/10/2012.
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Kerala Small Hydro Power Policy 2012
Kerala is endowed with vast small hydro power potential to the tune of about 700 MW. Government of Kerala has issued several guidelines from time to time for the development of small hydro power project
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Genetic engineering fails to deliver: Studies
Genetic engineering has been hailed as a panacea for the problem of global hunger and population explosion, but research studies reveal that it has failed to deliver the goods. At the same time, it has created more problems than it could solve. The Union of Concerned Scientists, an international research group based in the US, said none of the genetically engineered crops under cultivation so far has boosted farm yield or overcome the problem of drought conditions. “Genetic engineering has actually done very little to increase the yield of food and feed crops. It appears unlikely that this technology will play a leading role in helping the world feed itself in the foreseeable future,” said the Union of Concerned Scientists. In a document — Failure to Yield — released at the CoP-11, the research group reviewed the data on soybeans and corn, the main GE food/feed crops in the USA.
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Arunachal villagers to share knowledge at bio meet
Guwahati, Oct. 2: Thirty families of Salari village in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district have developed bio-cultural community protocols for medicinal plants, setting terms and conditions for access
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Parallel routes can derail metro, BRTS efficacy
AHMEDABAD: If you were to superimpose the recently declared map of Rs 15,000-crore 76-km Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail route over the Rs 1,350-crore BRTS network map, you'll notice that the buses plying
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Govt plans to improve rural transport system in 26 dists
The government has taken an initiative to improve rural transport system in 26 districts of the country to ensure sustainable transportation and enhance market services. A proposal for the "Rural Transport
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Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools
Urban land-cover change threatens biodiversity and affects ecosystem productivity through loss of habitat, biomass, and carbon storage. However, despite projections that world urban populations will increase
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Economic performance and policies for grid-connected residential solar photovoltaic systems in Brazil
We analyze the economic competitiveness of grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic generation through small-scale rooftop installations in five Brazilian state-capitals. The locations represent
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State to have Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the Government would set up anti-poaching camps in areas outside Kaziranga National Park, especially on the hilly stretches of the nearby
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Firm sets terms to continue waste management
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – The Guwahati Waste Management Company Private Ltd (GWMCPL), a subsidiary of the Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineers, has slapped some conditions to continue with its solid waste
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White papers on flood relief, wildlife: CM
GUWAHATI, Sept 30 – Accusing the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad of playing politics over flood and poaching of rhinos, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that his government will bring out two white
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No truth in Punjab’s charge on drought package: Ramesh
Chandigarh: The Centre on Sunday rejected Punjab’s charge that it was “deliberately denying” the state a drought-relief package in the wake of deficient monsoon rains. “There is no such thing. There is
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One lakh J&K youths to get jobs in five years, says Jairam
Chandigarh: Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today said that under the centrally sponsored project, Himayat, one lakh youth from Jammu and Kashmir would get placements in the next five
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9 villages in Fatehgarh Sahib have nitrate in water: Report
Chandigarh: A report on the community needs of nine villages in Fatehgarh Sahib was released here on Sunday. The report on the Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project highlights the work