Salmon cages out
The Palena local government in Chilean Patagonia recently ordered the navy to remove all breeding cages of industrial salmon illegally placed by Pacific Star Salmon Company in Chaiten village. The
The Palena local government in Chilean Patagonia recently ordered the navy to remove all breeding cages of industrial salmon illegally placed by Pacific Star Salmon Company in Chaiten village. The
Parakal <i>mandal</i>, Warangal district
More than 40,000 people were evacuated as typhoon Prapiroon hit southern China on August 3, pounding an already battered area with more heavy rains and winds. Till reports last received, at least six
Following an emergency request from Liberian health authorities, the Chinese embassy in Liberia has contributed drugs to control an outbreak of the deadly lassa fever. The disease broke out in
The friendly chirp of sparrows is less heard today. The birds are in decline in India and in many other parts of the world they are considered pests. Sparrows feed on leftovers from cleaning grains.
Australia's federal government recently decided to compensate farmers for the cost they will incur in following new environmental laws. The country's agriculture minister Warren Truss said since the
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has flayed the Union ministry of shipping, road transport and highways for showing undue haste and irresponsibility in launching the Sethusamudram Canal
In what is being touted as a "global first in sporting history', the Manchester City Football Club (mcfc) is set to power its City of Manchester stadium and neighbouring facilities in East
• Singapore has witnessed 8,308 dengue fever cases in 2005, including seven deaths. This is nearly double the number of infections in the same period in 2004, when the number of cases reached a
British Airways (ba) passengers can now be
• Seventeen countries including Brazil, Australia and the UK have in a written statement urged the Japanese government to stop Antarctic whaling. • A Stone Age man found frozen in the
G V Ramanjaneyulu, extension scientist and executive director, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture
green gdp: According to the China Green National Accounting Study Report 2004, the country suffered economic losses to the tune of US $64 billion
VILLAGERS in southern Nigeria's southern Rivers state have vacated two of the four oil-pumping stations they had occupied in a dispute with oil companies operating in the country's southern delta
As governments keep assigning functions to the panchayats, the pressure is showing in the performance of the elected representatives. "When I got elected as sarpanch, I thought I would do a lot for
The official blueprint Goa currently follows is the Regional Plan 2001. It was notified in 1986, and today there is unanimity that this plan has become redundant. For two compelling reasons
Policy tools for managing parking demand A survey of literature from across the world shows demand for parking is infinite and no amount of supply can meet it. But carefully priced parking
A ustralian authorities finally appear to be wising up to the nuclear risk. The State Emergency Management Committee of New South Wales has recommended the pre-distribution of iodine tablets to
Even as the case of widespread lead poisoning in Arica, a city in northern Chile, remains unresolved, the same problem has now raised its head in Santiago, Chile. Chilean authorities recently seized
Blunder tourism: Six months after the tsunami disaster, the inhabitants of Arugam Bay on Sri Lanka's east coast are protesting a government move ostensibly aimed at creating a safety buffer zone