2,800 plots allotted for industries' relocation
The Delhi government has allotted 2,800 plots at Narela and Bawana in compliance with the Supreme Court orders under the relocation scheme. The industries minister, Mr Deep Chand Bandhu told that the
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Drought relief at snail's pace
The movement of food grain, water and fodder to drought affected areas of Rajasthan has been painfully slow despite the best efforts of the Gehlot government. Even the disaster management committee
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Southern Africa's silent disaster
When more than 14 million people in southern Africa faced famine last year, an intervention with food aid began mass starvation. But the hunger was not the crisis. It was just a symptom of the
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Deaths foretold
Call it the nature's fury or a cascading effect of global warming, a fierce heat wave sweeping across the country for the last few weeks has already claimed more than 1,300 lives, with Andhra Pradesh
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No bullocks, get hitched to Santi
In the drought-stricken Amreli district in Gujarat, Mansukh Jagani's motorcycle-tractor, Santi, more than makes up for a pair of bullocks: it can be used for weeding, ploughing, and sowing at a
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Paying for development
So the World Environment Day came and went. Except for the usual platitudes and school children parading as trees on an unimaginably hot afternoon, June 5th remained fairly uneventful. The media too
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Drought in Athni triggers exodus
It's exodus time in Athni taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Truckloads of people, who can neither afford to pay the going rate of Rs 5 for a pot of water nor bear the searing heat of this
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With monsoon hitting Kerala, Andhra likely to get respite
As a harbinger of relief to the nation reeling under sweltering heat, the South-West monsoon today hit Kerala raising hopes that severe heat wave conditions persisting in Andhra Pradesh would finally
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What ails the Ridley?
Several obituaries have been written for Olive Ridley turtles each season for the past few years, 10,000-15,000 dead turtles have been washed ashore on the coast of Orissa, drowned in fishing nets.
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Stress on better media, green groups interaction
The imperatives for the media to interact with environmental groups for a better understanding of environmental issues was highlighted at a workshop on 'Environmental Hazards Related to Packaging',
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Zurich zoo to recreate the wonders of Madagascar forest
It is one of the world's most species-rich and endangered habitats where 90 per cent of the vertebrates and plants are found nowhere else. It has over a 100 different types of plant growing on a
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New tech to curb pollution in Bengal power plant
A technology developed by the Heavy Water Board (HWB) of the Atomic Energy Department is being harnessed to control pollution at the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of West Bengal Power
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Operation flood needs Rs 2,000 cr a year to reap immense potential
A simple, but extremely important, observation by Mr Mike Moore. However, it is unlikely to have much impact on the smaller but stronger section of WTO members in the developed world. This is because
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Draught forces AP farmers to take up alternative crops
With the water crisis deepening in the groundnut growing areas, Andhra Pradesh's farmers have further resorted to alternative crops which are less water-intensive. The farmers from Anantapur and
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Poor funds utilisation prompts panel to suggest new dairy ministry
The standing committee on the department of animal husbandry and dairy has in its 42nd report said that there has been a gross under-utilisation of funds allocated, including lower funds utilised for
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Mexico floods kill 5
Residents along a Mexican river dug mud from their houses and streets in the aftermath of devastating floods that set off a gas explotion and left at least five people
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Heatwave persists, toll 1,425
Increased humidity, dust haze and hot winds added to woes of the people reeling under an oppressive heatwave in most regions even as 46 more persons succumbed to soaring temperatures pushing the
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Heatwave hits cotton crop
The ongoing spell of hot conditions has taken a heavy toll of the cotton crop. Due to the high temperature prevailing in the area for the past few days, the crop in the area has been damaged due to
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Becton studying ways to prevent reuse of syringes
Becton Dickinson is a company engaged in making sure that single-use syringes are not used twice, a sure way of helping deadly diseases spread fast. Reuse of disposable syringes is a malaise rampant
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Notices to 61 hospitals on disposal of medical waste
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has issued notices to 61 government and private hospitals in the Sonepat district, inquiring about the disposal of bio-medical waste by them, following