Chandigarh: As a part of the Energy Conservation Action Plan, the Haryana department of renewable energy has launched a scheme to incentivise energy audit in various industrial sectors, especially for small and medium sector enterprises during 2010-11. The renewable energy department and HAREDA director Sumita Misra said under this scheme, the industrial enterprises would be provided with finan
Gargi Parsai The Centre has allowed a revision in the project cost of the Sardar Sarovar Project (Narmada dam) to Rs.39,240.45 crore from Rs.6,406 crore (1986-87 prices) despite non-compliance by the Gujarat government in several aspects of the dam project, which has been in the making for several years. This information was unearthed by the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SAN
KOLONTAR (Hungary): The toxic red sludge that burst out of a Hungarian factory's reservoir reached the mighty Danube on Thursday after wreaking havoc on smaller rivers and creeks, said an emergency official. The European Union and environmental officials both fear an environmental catastrophe affecting half a dozen nations if the red sludge, a waste product of making aluminum, contaminates the
FCI to pick up rice for PDS, to pay upgrade charges; one-time relaxation of norms allowed With the Centre agreeing to pay upgrade charges for the rice and relaxing the norms, the PAU-201 issue has been resolved.
Elisabeth Rosenthal TARGET:The issue began during the Iraq war. A convoy of fuel tankers, in Helmand, Kabul, goes up in flames after a car bomb attack. With insurgents increasingly attacking the U.S.
ARNARAM POONAR & SUJATA RAGHAVAN Charkha Features THE definition of poverty has been at the core of discussions and commitments at the international level to address it and, by a logical conclusion, to eradicate it. This intent is the basis for the lofty Millennium Development Goals adopted by the UN member-states and international organisations at the beginning of this century.
WITH the fate of the Yeddyurappa government hanging in the balance, following withdrawal of support by 19 MLAs, the BJP leadership threatened to use the anti-defection law to quell the rebellion and survive the trust vote. State tourism minister G Janardhana Reddy was leading the efforts to persuade the dissident camp to call off the rebellion.
Revised Mining Bill To Make Yearly Compensation Must Through Agreement THE government will make it mandatory for mining companies to pay annual compensation to land losers, through a mutual agreement between the firms and the persons holding traditional rights over the land.
Oct. 7: As many as Rs 2 lakh worth fish stocks died in the village pond of Santaravuru of Chinaganjam mandal due to poisoning of water on Thursday. The Rajaka Sangham members, who took the pond on lease for Rs 13,000 per annum, came to the pond and found all the fish dead.
Oct. 7: Illegal sand quarrying is rampant in the district as the administration has failed to finalise the tender process for quarries for the last three months.
Oct. 7: The Union environment minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, has been flooded with complaints and objections regarding
Oct. 7: With the Tungabhadra river flowing in full spate, residents of low-lying areas around Mantralayam were asked to remain alert until water flow receded. Revenue officials were asked to remain vigilant along the river basin and in low-lying areas until water flow recedes at Man-tralayam.
Members of various progressive organisations have demanded an inquiry into alleged allocation of land in reserved forest of the Biligiri Ranganabetta Temple (BRT) sanctuary. In a press meet here, president of the Parisara Abhivrudhi Samithi D S Doreswamy told reporters that about 21,965 acres of areas in and around the hill came under the reserve forest.
Maya Khodave is a rag picker in Nashik. Presently, she is in Tianjin, China, asserting the role of ragpickers in maintaining the world environment.
In yet another land scam related to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), the scamsters have created false records for 39.38 acres of forest land at Jala Hobli of Bangalore North Taluk and got compensation up to Rs 20 crore from the State Government. The recent investigation by the Lokayukta revealed that seven months after the fraud came to its notice the KIADB has not init
Chethan Kumar Bangalore, Oct 7, DHNS Airline operators in the country will soon have to find ways of trimming their carbon emissions and increasing efficiency, with the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stepping on the pedal. In a recent circular, the copy of which is in possession of Deccan Herald, DGCA has put forth the objective of reducing the carbon emission in the industry and
At the concluding day function of Wildlife Protection Week today at the Van Vihar National Park here Governor Shri Rameshwar Thakur said that the wildlife protection should take the shape of a campaign and all sections of the society should be associated with it. Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh presided over the function.
The bamboo sector to serve as an eco-friendly source of goods & services and livelihood to millions of people in India including the challenges and efforts to be undertaken in this direction has been discussed in detail in this paper.
To ensure the protection and conservation of wildlife, the state government has declared Bisalpur in Tonk district, Jodbeer in Bikaner district and Sundhmata in Jalore district as new wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Stating this on the conclusion of the 56th Wildlife Protection Week on Thursday at the Jaipur Zoo, the state minister for forests and environment Ram Lal Jat said it was necessary
