Farmers concerned over D&PL's terminator patent
Indian farmers have expressed grave concern over the patent rights accorded to Delta & Pine Land in Europe and US over its controversial terminator technology. They have expressed fears that the
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Healthy environment through solid waste management
Haphazard disposal create problems with solid waste. Inefficiency of waste collection, illegal dumping on road sides, vacant land or river banks, combine to the growing problem. In the absence of
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Mediterranean to suffer most in Europe due to warming
The Mediterranean region will suffer most in Europe from global warming and changing land use this century, with more droughts damaging everything from farming to tourism, an international study
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MoEF not to relax guidelines for mining leases executed after Feb 1
Move to hit coal blocks of JSPL, Monnet Ispat In a move that may spell further trouble for beleaguered coal blocks, the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) has ruled out a relaxation of two years for obtaining clearance for the entire forest land within the lease area if mining lease (ML) is not executed before February 1, 2013.
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Decision on tourism in NCR’s eco-sensitive areas today
Three Key Words In Proposal To Decide Fate Of Green Zone New Delhi: The fate of eco-sensitive areas including the Aravallis, riverbeds and water bodies now depends on the three crucial words — “including tourism” and “except” — which the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) is likely to introduce in the regional plan.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Siddique Hassan Talab, Bhopal, 20/01/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Shyam Narayan Chouksey Vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal &Ors. dated 20/01/2014 regarding Siddique Hassan Talab, Bhopal. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/36-2014(CZ)(MApp)_20Jan2014.pdf
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Private power company threatens forest officials
A private power generation company has threatened officials of the forest department in Sakleshpur taluk for taking action against the company for violations in the Kagneri and Kenchankumari reserved forests.
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Islamabad prone to quake :expert
Pakistan capital Islamabad is vulnerable to more earthquake as it is situated on five major fault lines, one of which lay exactly underneath the city’s land mark, the Faisal mosque, the
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Taking stock the emission levels implied by the current proposals for Copenhagen
Copenhagen must lock-in commitments at or above the high-end of the current proposal range in order to preserve the possibility of limiting warming.
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Rain damages Aman crops
Incessant rain for the last few days damaged standing Aman crops on about 3000 acres of land in Jhalakati district (Pakistan). Farmers said they harvest some kinds of Aman paddy like Kartik Shahil,
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Plan for tiger reserve to be sent to Union Ministry for approval
The proposal for the creation of a tiger reserve in Sathyamangalam forests has reached an advanced stage and is expected to land in the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for approval by the end
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Dos and don'ts for Mullaperiyar residents
Knowing where the safe zones beyond the reach of floodwaters are and the routes to reach them will make the difference between life and death in case of a breach of the Mullaperiyar dam. Keeping battery-operated radios and telephone numbers of emergency control rooms ready will help receive timely alerts and guidance in the event of disasters such as floods and earthquakes, the Institute of Land and Disaster Management says.
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Assocham finalises agro deal
Industry chamber Assocham is gearing up to play the role of a facilitator of India’s first agro-food-processing industrial park, proposed to be spread over 100 acres of land. The ministry of
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Environmental activist Carole king to testify on idaho wilderness
To singer and environmental activist Carole King, a bill in Congress that aims to create more protected wilderness in Idaho doesn't go far enough in making sure the land is actually safe. So next
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Virbhadra wants to make Himachal a steel hub
Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh wants to make his home state Himachal Pradesh a
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Residents protest against solid waste plant
After the high court dismissed the petitions against the dumping ground, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started construction of the solid waste management plant on the 14-acre land at Dundahera
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Order of the National Green Tribunal Shriram Chirping Woods project coming up between Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes in the City of Bengaluru, 08/02/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 08/02/2016 regarding construction of project for residential development named
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In Punjabs crop diversification story, kinnow harvests millionaires
What was once an arid land, now wears a bright orange hue. From Punjab
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Discussion on climate change held
SHILLONG, Dec 3: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) Forest Department has organized a meeting at a city hotel with the members of the Meghalaya Land Forests Owners
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Sewage water continues to flow into fields at Ambaji
The authorities seem to have run out of ideas how to arrest the rampant discharge of sewage waters in the paddy fields behind the District Hospital project at Ambaji