Cordiality, resolve mark meet on dams
The curtain came down today on a three-year drama which brought together bitterly opposed groups that would normally have found it impossible to be even civil to each other. But in a spirit of not just civility, but almost cordiality, the last meeting of the forum, which consisted of "stakeholders", …
State Govt launches website for farmers
The Karnataka State Government today launched a website to provide information on agriculture, market and other related topics to farmers. With this, farmers need not go all the way to the market to find out prices. They can access the website http:/raitamitra.kar.nic.in and find out the daily prices for their …
18 more cases of gastroenteritis in City
There has been a reduction in the number of gastroenteritis cases in Bangalore with 18 cases being reported today as against 65 on Monday.
EU nations act against farm plague
European countries took drastic measures to protect themselves against the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak which has brought the British countryside to a standstill and threatens to devastate the UK's farming industry.
Foot-and-mouth outbreak feared in N. Ireland
It would be difficult to find a walk of life that hasn't been affected by Britain's growing outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. It has caused panicked reactions in Europe, and on Wednesday authorities in Northern Ireland feared the potent virus had jumped the Irish Sea to a farm in South Armagh.
UN protests at loss of Kenyan forests
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said yesterday it was concerned about the risk of increasing deforestation in Kenya after the government announced its intention to clear forest land for settlement. Earlier this month Kenya's Environment Minister Francis Nyenze gave 28-days notice of intent to allocate 68,000 hectares (167,000 acres) …
Charmi Murmu will get back her forest
She is in love with trees. Charmi Murmu, a tribal from Jharkhand, has been honoured with cash and awards for spreading the goodness of afforestation in Gopinathpur-Sobhapur village. Four years ago, her NGO was given a Rs 2.5 lakh grant and 65,000 seedlings of Acacia.
Firm creates Africa AIDS fund to deliver free drugs
A small U.S. firm said on Wednesday it was creating a $250 million fund to buy AIDS drugs and distribute them free in Africa where price and infrastructure are huge barriers to keeping patients healthy. The company, Phyto-Riker, has the backing of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the government of Ghana …
E.P.A.'s authority on air rules wins supreme court's backing
The US Supreme Court today unanimously and decisively rejected an industry attack on the Clean Air Act in one of the court's most important environmental rulings in years. In an opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia, the court ruled that in setting national air quality standards, the Environmental Protection Agency must …
90 pc Kutch villagers reject relocation, upset rehab plans
A comprehensive survey conducted by voluntary agencies at the behest of the Kutch district administration has shown that 85 to 90 per cent of the villagers are against any relocation plans.