Mysuru ranked third cleanest city in India
Mysuru city was ranked third cleanest city in the overall national ranking with a five-star rating in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 the results of which was announced in New Delhi on Wednesday. While Indore
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Crisis creation as a municipal exercise
Indore and Mysore do not want to face the challenge of urban governance USUALLY it is in the summer that water appears in newspaper headlines. Spring is yet to arrive
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An empirical study of environmental attitude among higher primary school teachers of India and Iran
The present study is an attempt to study the environmental attitude of Indian and Iranian higher primary school teachers in various components. The article tries to answer whether Indian and Iranian teachers differ in their attitude towards environment. A total of 1000 teachers (500 Indian and 500 Iranian) teaching in 6th and 7th standards were randomly selected for the present study.
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Precipitation chemistry at an urban area of Karnataka, India (2005-2007)
Bulk percipitation displays the combined effects of all water soluble components of precipitation. Dust from the earth's surface is commonly assumed to be alkaline; it is commonly reported in the literature as a constituent of the atmosphere and of precipitation.
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Urban development policy for tier 2, 3 cities mooted
Mysore, DHNS: The State government has convened a meeting of Commissioners of all urban development authorities in Bangalore on September 1 to formulate an
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The fowls of the air
THE latest news from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) points out that all the warnings and pleading of conservationists have gone unheeded, and the world has lost nearly one-third of its bird species. India, rich in birdlife, has been particularly badly hit. In the IUCN Red List for 2008 for birds, India has the largest number of threatened species. A combination of factors has led to this pass
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Rampant food adulteration in Mysore
a survey conducted recently in Mysore in Karnataka revealed some of the common adulterants found in food products: metanil yellow and lead chromate, both inorganic dyes used in leather, paper and
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The winner that came in from the cold
Jain Irrigation Systems is the second-largest drip irrigation company in the world and one of the largest suppliers of ducting to telcos globally. Now, it's eyeing revenues of $1 billion, krishna gopalan
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From software to saplings
Ashwin Upadhyay and Anilkumar, quit their plum jobs with an MNC in the Capital and have returned to Mysore with the aim of making it greener. They have not only taken up the task of planting saplings all over the city themselves, but they are also inspiring others into their endeavour. They have sought permission from Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to plant saplings under the name of
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RIL to set up semiconductor fab, solar photovoltaic units
Hi-tech investments: The Minister for IT & Communications, Mr A. Raja, addressing a press conference in the Capital on Thursday. New Delhi, April 3 Marking the largest-ever project under the new semiconductor policy, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has approached the Government with plans to set up a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant and solar PV module unit, at a total outlay of over Rs 30,000 crore.
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RIL plans Rs 30k-crore semiconductor foray
The government's semiconductor manufacturing policy guidelines announced last September appear to be paying off. In one of the largest investments in the sector, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has submitted to the government proposals for two semiconductor units at a combined cost of Rs 30,152 crore. With this, communications & IT minister A Raja told FE, the government has so far received seven proposals envisaging investments totalling Rs 62,915 crore over the next ten years from six leading Companies.