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INDONESIA
The orang-utan, one of human's closest relatives, may be extinct in the next 20 years if the uncontrolled destruction of Indonesia's forests continues in its present manner, according to a report by
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Reprieve!
SC drops contempt charges against Delhi officials in relocation case<br>
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Cooking with compost
Sulabh International, which has designed and installed over 2,000 public lavatories in slums and resettlement colonies, has just developed a lavatory design that recycles compost to generate biogas
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South Asia
No littering in bhutan: Bhutan has passed a law to prevent littering and pollution in the kingdom's capital Thimphu. The Thimphu Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations 2007 will come
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In Court
common concern: A Montana jury ordered ChevronTexaco Corporation to pay us $40.3 million for environmental damage from a gasoline pipeline leak in 1955. The case is of potential concern for
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In Court
infamous five: Eight US states and the city of New York are taking five of US' biggest power companies to court. Reason: they are some of the biggest contributors to global warming in the country.
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In Court
Nigeria sues Tobacco company: The Nigerian government has filed a lawsuit in the High Court of Abuja against tobacco companies British-American Tobacco, Philip Morris International and
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Maharashtra acts
Polybags out, system suspect
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INDIA
• The highly endangered bird kharmore ( lesser florican ) has been sighted in village Tarkhedi, about 70 kilometres from Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. • India has joined an
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In court
penalised: A US-based water company, United Utilities Plc, has been prosecuted for the fourth time this year. A UK court asked it to pay about US $18,600 as penalty for discharging 56,000 cubic
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Follow Up
After dragging its feet over the issue of conversion of buses to Compressed Natural Gas (cng), the Delhi government recently announced that the vehicles supplied by Ashok Leyland and Telco are
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FOLLOW UP
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has drawn up a comprehensive environmental management plan for Panipat. The board, however, has compromised on its standards in the very beginning.
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IN A SHAMBLES
<i>Decline of the Kerala PDS</i> <br><br> Until a decade ago, owning a ration shop in Kerala was a status symbol. Abdul Rehman, a retail ration dealer for more than two decades, always enjoyed a special status in Ambayathode village of Kozhikode district, with over 1,700 ration card holders on his roll. Rehman was one of the 14,236 retail dealers who catered to close to 91 per cent of the state population in a model public distribution system. According to government officials, there was one ration outlet within two km radius of every household. But that was then.<br>
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INDIA
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board found the Ganga's water near Lucknow unfit for consumption. Three outlets tested had a paltry oxygen content; toxic effluents offloaded by
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FOLLOW UP
In a landmark move, the Supreme Court (sc) admitted a public interest petition filed against mining going on in the Jadugauda mines of Bihar. The writ petition was filed in April 1999 by lawyer
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Concrete gain
Indian brick makers may sell carbon credits
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Fishing jobs
Fishing ban in Tawa reservoir leaves villagers with no work
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IN SHORT
yes, radio: On November 17, 2006 the government approved an expansion of community radio stations by non-profit organisations. Applicants need to have a standing of at least three years.
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Strange
Polluting units in Ahmedabad get pollution board s support