Artificial bacteria will adversely affect ecosystem'
The garbage disposal scheme, using artificial bacteria, implemented at Municipal market by Aluva municipality in Kerala has landed in a major controversy with CPI local committee raising serious
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Mumbai stranded, choppers to rescue
As it continued to pour in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India remained cut off from the rest of the world for the second day. No plane landed or took off, no train moved and no one drove in. The
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Tropical Storm Franklin misses bermuda
Weak and erratic Tropical Storm Franklin spared Bermuda and wobbled through the Atlantic Ocean on a course that posed no further threat to land, hurricane forecasters said. The sixth storm of the
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Hate in mating season
Instances of infighting among bull rhinos over the right to mate have led authorities of north Bengal's Gorumara National Park to acquire additional land. With this the animal's habitat area would be
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Change in NCR plan threatens Mangar grove
New Delhi: One of the last patches of pristine forest land adjoining Delhi may be lost soon if the draft regional master plan for the national capital region (NCR) 2021 is passed in its current form—a
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Tribals to stay put in reserve forests
The meeting called under the chairmanship of Karanataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh to discuss rehabilitation of hill tribes and encroachment of forest land in Chikmagalur district unanimously
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Catchment area plans to be digitized
The Forest Department has decided to prepare integrated catchment area treatment (CAT) plans based on geographical information system (GIS) for all major river basins of the state to ensure effective implementation and monitoring.
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Beyond Borlaug
He helped fight hunger but with new cropping patterns and smaller land holdings, a new farming strategy is needed Barun Roy / New Delhi September 24, 2009, 0:43 IST
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Getting REDD+ right for women: an analysis of the barriers and opportunities for women’s participation in the REDD+ sector in Asia
The purpose of this assessment is to identify the constraints to and opportunities for women‘s participation in REDD+ initiatives, particularly as country REDD+ readiness plans are being developed, as
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Scarce, degraded land is spark for Africa conflict
On a continent where a man's worth is often measured by his cattle, rivalry for the beasts and the degraded land they graze on is sparking lethal conflicts across Africa. Observers say the violence
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Senator Would Drop Land-Use From U.S. Biofuels Rule
A senator from the U.S. Corn Belt filed an amendment on Tuesday that would bar federal regulators from considering how land is used overseas when they write rules to expand use of biofuels.
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Check dams a boon to ryots in RR dist
Dismayed by the irregular and poor rainfall, Jangith Rao, a farmer cultivating paddy in a four acre land was on the verge of giving up farming when he was asked to part with his one acre of land for
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House panel for easing norms for pruning, trimming of trees
Delhi Assembly committee to send detailed recommendation to Sheila In a landmark decision that would ease the process of trimming and pruning of trees, the Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly
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B’lore-Chennai expressway gets clearance from Centre
The Centre has cleared a proposal for laying a six-lane expressway between Bangalore and Chennai, where vehicles can zoom at a speed of up to 120 kmph. The expressway, the first of its kind in the country,
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Engineering faults behind Dhubri erosion
An engineering fault triggered erosion in Dhubri in Assam. The town had to lose about 50 per cent of its land area to erosion until a massive anti-erosion structure was constructed in the 1970s to
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TC threatens to resume Singur stir
Bs Reporters / Kolkata September 17, 2008, 0:50 IST Mamata Banerjee today hinted that the Trinamool Congress and its allies could resume the agitation for return of 300 acres inside the 997-acre Tata Motors Nano factory at Singur, and another 100 acres around it, because the West Bengal government had violated the agreement reached with the Opposition at a meeting chaired by Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on September 7.
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Wild animals from the hills regain lost ground
K. Raju As man encroaches forest land, elephants and Indian gaurs left with no choice AT LOGGERHEADS: Two from a herd of Indian Gaurs grazing off the road at the foothills of Sirumalai in Dindigul district.
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Zero deforestation zones in Indonesia
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) explores how jurisdictions in Indonesia, focusing on Kalimantan provinces, could become Zero Deforestation Zones (ZDZs). ZDZs are jurisdictions (provinces or districts)
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Australian farms gleam as rain washes away drought
Fine rain falls on farmer Ian Donges as he surveys a green valley from one of his high paddocks. Rivulets of water run down the hillsides, forming puddles on land that just a month ago was dusty dry.
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Canada court deals blow to natives seeking rights
Canada's Supreme Court dealt two major blows on Wednesday to native Indian groups who are seeking more control over large tracts of land and resources as a way of escaping grinding poverty. The