State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
In a bid to inject fresh life into Bihar's rural medicare system, the State Government has taken a major policy decision by upgrading the existing 533 primary health centres into community health centres equipped with all modern medical gadgets.
PTI | New Delhi The Animal Welfare Board of India filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the traditional "Jallikattu" (bull fights) festival held in Tamil Nadu every January as part of Pongal celebrations. The festival is mainly conducted during the three-day Pongal festival which falls between January 13-15.
Taking exception to the UP Government
Environmental performance in Indian corporate is typically an ad-hoc and restricted to compliance aspects, however NMDC Ltd follows a proactive approach instead of compliance approach. The likely environmental impacts of the mining activities and other allied activities are assessed prior to the commissioning of the production in the mines. Consequently pollution control measures and environmental improvement works along with massive afforestation programmes are planned based on the anticipated extent of the significant impact and for successful control of the impact.
The compressor station of GAIL at Hazira won the prestigious 'Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health and Safety - 2008'. The award was presented to GAIL at the Global Convention on Climate Change in Himachal Pradesh. The recognition is an acknowledgement of GAIL's various initiatives in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. GAIL has always given top priority to Health Safety and Environment (HSE) in its operations and has and impeccable record.
ONGC's good work in combating climate change has won it an international recognition. An eminent jury, under the chairmanship of Justice PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and Member of UN Human Rights Commission, adjudged ONGC the winner of '2008 Golden Peacock' award for an impeccable record in the climate change mitigation.
Of the reported 25 lakh homes worldwide that use solar home systems today, about" 3.6 lakh are in India, second only to China which has four lakh solar home system users.
Not just humans, climate change will also impact the microscopic world of bacteria, fungi and other microbial populations that support life on earth. "Microbes perform a number of critical functions for ecosystems... we are only starting to understand the impact that global climate change is having on them," said Kathleen Treseder of the University of California.
The hospitality industry is finding that "going green" saves money and prevents pollution. As a step in this direction, a few hotels in the Capital have introduced eco-friendly measures like using recycled paper and herbal soaps, planting trees around the property, non-toxic herbal pest control, noise filters...
If Dubai's Burj Al-Arab hotel with its billowing sail is changing world architecture, wait till the India Tower, currently under construction on Mumbai's marine row Queen's Necklace, gets into business in 2010. At 300 m, it may not match Burj in height (321 metres) but it will stand tall for doing it the right way. It will be powered by a solar chimney, use recycled raw materials such as aluminum, steel, tiles (made of recycled glass and minerals), bamboo products, non-toxic paints, fly ash - cement (a byproduct of heating coal) and have a green roof.