Catastrophic break up
The largest ice shelf in the Arctic -- an 80-foot thick slab of ice nearly the size of Lake Tahoe -- is breaking up, providing more evidence that the Earth's polar regions are responding to ongoing
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Solutions on hand
Arsenic in groundwater in West Bengal has generated a bonanza of theories and lucrative project formulations. Many earth scientists are proponents of its
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All sand quarrying leases scrapped
All existing sand quarrying leases in Tamil Nadu have been scrapped with immediate effect, the Government
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Dengue cases on the rise in State
In a span of around ten days, Goa has recorded more cases of dengue fever than in the eleven years from 1990 to 2001, including its first ever death. With one more case of dengue detected, the
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Himachal Pradesh to launch sanitation project in seven districts
In an effort to generate awareness and inculcate the habit of sanitation and hygiene among school kids and provide clean surroundings in the temples of learning, the Himachal Pradesh state government
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'Debris and fly-ash, alternatives to river sand'
Building debris, manufactured sand, rock or quarry dust, and fly ash can be used as viable and technologically feasible alternatives to river sand, say construction experts in Tamil Nadu and building
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Anti-pollution devices: PPCB accused of favouring pvt firms
The officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board(PPCB) are forcing the rice millers to get the upgradation of their Effluent Treatment Plants done from two private firms of Ludhiana and
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Govt survey on wells kicks up a row
A row has erupted over the exact number of drinking water wells, including abandoned ones, in Salcete in Goa. While though it's a known fact that most houses in the taluka do have a provision for
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HP government withdraws two notifications violating Forest Act
Keeping in view the objections by the Centre on two notifications issued by the previous BJP-HVC regime, the Himachal Pradesh state government withdrew these and brought the three categories of waste
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Salt march
Last week, the Maharashtra government started the experiment to augment rain it's been on for a month in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in what is India's first artificial rain project on this scale.
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Mining companies accused of violating HC order
Krishi Ekta Sangh, a NGO spearheading the environment protection campaign in the remote Rivona village, of Sanguem district of Goa, has complained of the indirect discharge of water into Vargothi vod
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Award for Nashik is a boost for Raj
The recent Crisil award to Nashik city of Maharashtra for its innovative garbage-disposal system is a pat not only on the back of the saffron-ruled Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), but also a shot
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State to declare 10 more taluks drought-affected
Ten more taluks in Karnataka will be declared "drought-hit" in a couple of days, State Development Commissioner VKK Gore informed. Gore stated that in all, 130 taluks out of the total 176 have
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RRL Jammu develops Tawi rosa for drought prone area
The Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) celebrated the CSIR Foundation in Jammu. In this connection a function was organised in which Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo was the
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Campaign to check dengue
To check the further spread of dengue fever, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to use fire-tenders for anti-larval spray across the city from Thursday. Meanwhile, 16 new cases of dengue
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New therapy at VIMHANS
Chiropractic therapy, a non-invasive, non-surgical therapy for the successful management of the orthoneuro-musculo-skeletal disorders, has been introduced in the country at the Vidya Sagar Institute
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Experts look for better diabetes cure
The 31st annual conference of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) being held in Jaipur from October 10 to 12 will deliberate on various aspects of diabetes and evaluate
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TN sand mining
A division bench of the Madras high vourt on Wednesday banned sand quarrying in leased out sites in Tamil Nadu, hours after a single judge bench stayed a government order cancelling the licenses for
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China flood wreaks havoc; 29 dead, more rain forecast
Floods in northern China triggered by weeks of heavy rain have killed 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes with no let-up in sight, a local official said on
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Quack rocks north Japan
An earthquake registering magnitude 6.3 on the richter scale shook Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Wednesday, the fourth tremor to jolt the region in two days,and the latest since a quake