8 dists fall short of normal rainfall
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been experiencing scanty and erratic rain during the current monsoon across the state. While the extent of rainfall has improved in July and in the month of August till Monday it
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Water levels in major rivers recede in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The water levels in most of the major rivers in Odisha receded today following scanty rain in the catchment areas during the past 24 hours, official sources said. The water level in major
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Special commission to fix support price for forest produce
NEW DELHI, 6 AUG: A special commission will soon be set up to fix a minimum support price for forest produce sold by tribals to earn their livelihoods, the Centre announced today. The Commission will be
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Provisions in land acquisition bill to affect projects: CII
Monsoon session, starting Wednesday likely to take up the land acquisition bill Expressing concerns over certain provisions in the land acquisition bill, industry body CII today said a few proposals in it may push up land prices and severely affect viability of projects. "Agglomerating land from numerous owners is not a task which the corporate sector can do effectively, especially in the absence of proper land records and with small, scattered land-holdings.
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DJB limits water lines to one for every highrise
Finding it difficult to cope with demands of vertical growth of the city, the Delhi Jal Board has decided not to give water connections to each dwelling unit in a multi-storeyed apartment block. Instead,
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West Bengal Pollution Control Board takes initiative for proper disposal of electronic waste
KOLKATA: Concerned over the increasing generation of electronic waste (e-waste) in the city, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has taken up an initiative to conduct workshops amongst all
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Chidambaram unveils roadmap to boost economy
Chalking out a roadmap for putting the sluggish economic growth on a recovery path and attracting investment by coming up with an investor-friendly tax regime with the eye on enhancing corporate participation,
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Not responsible for grid failure: UP to Centre
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said it was not responsible for last week's grid failure that resulted in 22 states going without power. During a meeting of the Union power ministry and
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State orders study on Bt cotton’s impact
MUMBAI: Admitting for the first time that genetically modified (GM)cotton may havehad an adverse impact on the state's farming community, the Maharashtra government has ordered a socio-economic study of
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WB gives $12.5m to build climate change resilient communities
The World Bank (WB) will provide US$ 12.5 million to Bangladesh as grant to support communities in increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change. To this effect, the government today signed an
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China's 1st CCS project captures 40k tons of CO2
China's first carbon capture and storage demonstration project sealed off more than 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide in the past 15 months in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, operators told
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Coalition woos farmers with shorter carbon storage plan
THE Coalition is planning to pay farmers to store carbon in their fields for just 25 years in its bid to use soil carbon to meet 60 per cent of Australia's efforts towards long term greenhouse gas reduction.
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US criticised on 2C climate 'flexibility' call
The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks. At the 2010 UN climate convention meeting, governments
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Global pact signed to support low-carbon cement investments
Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India. The pact was signed in Geneva with member companies
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Special commission to fix floor price for forest produce
A special commission will soon be set up to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for forest produces used by tribals to earn their livelihoods, the Government said here on Monday. The Commission will
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9 Bihar districts to be covered under IAP’s rural road projects scheme
The Centre has sanctioned 2,389 projects under the Integrated Action Plan for the construction of 9,070 km of road at an estimated cost of Rs 3,387 crore in rural Bihar to mitigate the impact of naxal
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15 dead in Philippine floods
At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday as torrential rains triggered a landslide and widespread flooding in the Philippine capital Manila and nearby areas, officials said. The bodies of nine members
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Thai villagers in legal challenge against Laos dam
Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project. Fifty Thai
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200,000 evacuated as typhoon threatens Shanghai
China evacuated 200,000 people from Shanghai as the third typhoon in a week bore down on the east coast, state media said Tuesday, warning it could be the most powerful storm to hit since 2005. Typhoon
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World Bank unveils carbon incentive plan in Philippines
The World Bank said on Monday it plans to buy carbon credits from pig farms in the Philippines, helping farmers generate extra income by setting up environment friendly waste treatment facilities. Under