Thirsty states pay the rainmaker
With a severe drought parching Colorado and much of the American West in recent years, Denver's water department decided to take a gamble in the hope of squeezing more precipitation out of the
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WHO urges move to cut pollution
Health conditions in Asia's booming cities will suffer unless governments take urgent measures to slash air and water pollution, the World Health Organisation warned. Many urban areas are growing so
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Quarrying threatens Gopnath temples
The famous Gopnath temple, in Vadodara, Gujarat, a priceless heirtage site dating back to 6AD, is now in danger because of the excess stone quarrying activities in the area in its two-and-half km
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Stress on use of bio-fertilisers
A two-day training programme on "Bio-fertilisers and Bio-pesticides" under the macromode project for the government agricultural and technical officers was inaugurated by the director of National
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Cops' campaign for crackerless Diwali
This Diwali don't get surprised if a cop knowcks at your door with a request to shun use of crackers. Following an order issued by the Spreme Court last year imposing restrictions on the use of
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Amusement Park in Pahalgam 'environmental disaster'
The commissioning of much hyped amusement park at Pahalgam in Srinagar has drawn flak from the environmentalists who have termed it an 'environmental disaster.' Zullifikar Ahmad, honorary president
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Illegal polythene manufacturing units raided
Officers of the Nagar Nigam and the Pollution Control Board conducting joint raids to unearth illegal polythene manufacturing units and traders found one such polythene producer in Idgah locality
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Rs 22-crore coastal management project designed for Gujarat
Union Minister for environment and forests T R Baalu said that a multi-crore integrated coastal managemetn project has been designed for Gujarat. Balu was speaking to reporters after the inaugural
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Religion can help save environment, says Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi advocated the need to re-instill the historic practice of worshipping wildlife in order to conserve environment. "Wildlife can only be protected by linking it to
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Noise ban short-circuits city fests
The Bombay high court's recent directive banning loudspeakers in silence zones has pulled the plug on almost every open-air event on Mumbai city's cultural calender. No more boogeying to blaring
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India to push for early WTO talks
Supported by a number of allies including China, South Africa and Brazil, who were part of the G20+ grouping at the Cancun ministerial meet, India is planning to call for early resumption of WTO
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Easy prey lures leopards out of park
Mumbai is possibly the only megalopolis in the world with a first-class forest in its midst - and that city and forest are in increasing conflict - such attacks seem less preposterous. In the last
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Mystery fever back in Saharanpur, kills 20
The Mystery fever, which killed 54 children in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh last year, is back. Of the 26 cases reproted since September 12, 20 patients have already
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When debts add up, death is still the only way out
Even as the monsoons blessed large swathes of the country, certain pockets went without. The fallout was inevitable: farmers suicides. In a year marked by one of the best monsoon ever, farmers have
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But take heart, in some parts, insurance offers rain cheque for dry day
1,000 farmers queue for rainfall insurance against droughts and downpours, based on 40 years of rain data and a World Bank model. After years of dragging its feet, the Ministry of Agriculture is
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Dengue toll: 9 dead 1,1216 ailing
The MCD has informed that nine people have died from dengue today. While 257 new cases were reported with the MCD today, the total figure has gone up to 1,216 - with 938 being reported from Delhi
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Study shows link between meat and breast cancer
For years, the US-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has been issuing warnings that consumption of fat in meats, dairy products and other animal derived foods can increase the risk
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Lean and green cars coming to Japan soon
Japanese carmakers are all set to showcase concept cars tha tare cheaper and cleaner to run. This is part of a drive t bolster flagging domestic demand for vehicles. Toyota Motor plans to display at
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Govt readies for mosquito battle
Stung by the spread of the dengue disease, the Union Health Ministry has decided to streamline its programmes to control mosquitoes and preventing diseases like malaria, dengue, kala-azar and
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Wet garbage disposer for cleaner kitchens
With the Indian consumer being wooed by a range of products claiming to make life simpler and better, the latest entrant of the group is the In-Sink-Erator, a food waste disposer that disposes of all