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UN launches independent review of climate panel
The United Nations launched an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which has come under much criticism in the recent months.
The decision was announced by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri in the wake of a report by the body which erroneously claimed that Himalayan glaciers would melt away by 2035.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Villages, colonies polluting groundwater
Ludhiana: Villages and colonies on the periphery of the city and outside the municipal corporation’s limits have been polluting the underground water of the city by using seepage pits in the absence of a proper sewage disposal system.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Facelift of Faridabad’s biggest nullah planned
Faridabad: The Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) has proposed to give a facelift to the biggest nullah here that passes through a long stretch of land before flowing into Yamuna river. The announcement regarding this was today made by the commissioner of the civic body, Mahtab Singh Sehrawat.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Power Projects: New policy prohibits shifting of dam site
Shimla: The hydropower developers will not be able to shift the sites of dam and power house as per the new project allotment policy, under which boundaries will be marked on the ground. They will be required to provide more free power to the government as royalty in case the capacity of the project is enhanced beyond 20 per cent after the preparation of detailed project report.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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CAG report blames thermal plant delay on govt
In a setback to the state government, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) has held the government responsible for the delay in the commissioning of two units of 300 MW each of the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant, Yamunanagar, and for causing a loss of Rs 622 crore to the state.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Mine bowing- III: state, centre in legal tango
Holding that prior environment clearance was mandatory for minor minerals also in terms of the 2006 notification of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), the Punjab and Haryana High Court last year had allowed mining up to February 28.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Energy-efficient lights in MCD buildings
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to replace all existing bulbs and lamps across various municipal buildings with energy-efficient T-5 lamps and CFL lights.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Closure of mines dominates question hour
House full as Opposition legislators return
Mining and its closure, rise in the cost of construction material, the impact on environment and the resulting rehabilitation and restoration plan dominated question hour discussion in the assembly today.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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SGPC on green drive: To plant 1 lakh saplings on March 14
Amritsar: The SGPC authorities will plant over one lakh saplings of shady, ornamental and trees of other genres in and around its 54 gurdwaras and educational institutes across Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on March 14 to commemorate Gurta Gaddi Diwas of Guru Har Rai.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Iffco gets Rs 4 cr from carbon credits sale to Spain
IT IS the first time in the fertiliser sector that a company has sold carbon credits. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of processed fertilisers in cooperative sector, made around Rs 4 crore from sale of its carbon credits to Spain.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
