MEXICO
A recent study has revealed that at least 44 per cent of the original forest of Mexico has disappeared, since 1971, due to logging and farming. These include the forests in protected areas. At
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Karnataka, AP water row will be sorted today
A 10-member technical team, comprising of chief engineers and engineers and led by Andhra Pradesh principal secretary, irrigation, J. Harinarayana, will participate in the crucial inter-state
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Report of the committee on prevention of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products
Ministry of Environment and Forests constituted on May 24, 1994, a committee to look into the issues relating to illegal trade in wildlife species. The committee was requested to look into the issues related to the illegal trade in wildlife and suggest ways and means to improve the existing control measures.
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SC Panel Report on Bellary Illegal Mining in Early Feb
The Supreme Court-appointed committee investigating illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka is tying up loose ends in Bellary district and will be submitting its final report early next month. The court’s
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Old transport vehicles can't enter Bangalore from July 1
The Karnataka State Transport Department has decided to ban commercial transport vehicles, over 20 years old, from entering city limits from July 1. The announcement comes a few days after this
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Will Haryana keep its promise?
Seeking amnesty for some colonies in prohibited areas, Haryana govt has promised to abide by all other CEC prescriptions
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New species of bryophytes found
BHUBANESWAR: A team of plant scientists which mapped Khandadhar hill forests in Keonjhar has claimed to have spotted 29 new species of bryophytes in the region. These bryophytes, land plants without any flower or seed which reproduce by way of spores, have been reported for the first time in Orissa.
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Drowned in politics
ON March 8, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) gave the green signal to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam from 110.64 metres to 121.92 m.
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Kol Dam project to generate 800 MW
What might give the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) a run for its money and future projects, the National Thermal Power Corporation has stated that its first hydro venture
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The Rain Centre
A local place where people can see and learn how to undertake rainwater harvesting (RWH) from the display of posters, models of water harvesting structures, and first-hand advise from the experts.
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Trial by error
How much more money needs to be spent to track turtle trail THE Orissa forest department along with the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun attached transmitters to seven Olive Ridley turtles this year. Last year, the transmitters were on 30 turtles. This practice is carried out to track the movement of the turtles that come to the Orissa coast to breed and nest between November and
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Ramki Enviro plans to rope in FIs for funds
The Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd is talking to FIs for part-funding a hazardous waste treatment plant in West Bengal. The Rs 150-crore hazardous waste treatment project, which is to be
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Saving precious drops
The Goa's St Xavier's college, the most prominent educational centre decided to turn pro-active about its water requirements. In a State where almost 3,000 mm of rainwater drains off into the Arabian
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Narmada river water degrading fast
Like other rivers of India, the Madhya Pradesh state of Narmada river is also not very good. Several drainage pipes are being connected with this river water. Moreover, the localities on the banks of
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Captive Ganga
The Bhagirathi is made to run through a tunnel in Uttarkashi, evoking strong protests from environmentalists. IT is 6 p.m. A couple of Hindu priests and a few men and women wait at the Manikarnika Ghat on the banks of the Bhagirathi, as the Ganga is known in the pilgrim town of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand. Their heads are turned anxiously in the direction of the river upstream.
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Team sent to stop illegal mining attacked in Alwar
Alwar: A 50-member team that went to Kahrani village in Alwar district to stop illegal mining on Sunday was attacked by the illegal miners. More than six policemen were injured, out of which three have
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Gail taps Bajaj Auto, L&T, Maruti, Tatas,others for CNG consortium
Gail India Limited has initiated talks with leading corporates including Bajaj Auto, Larsen and Toubro, Maruti Udyog and the Tatas to jointly tap CNG business opportunities abroad under the umbrella
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History of tribal dislocation in Gudalur
1805: Nilambur Kovilgam, a ruler of a Kerala province, annexes 40,500 ha of Gudalur 1845: Kovilagam's successors (jenmies) start leasing out land to plantation companies. They also employ
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Ford promises better show
Ford Motor Co. held a mostly upbeat shareholders meeting, saying it was on track with its profits and new vehicles as it capped a gala, five-day celebration of its 100th anniversary. Environmental
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Sikkim-Towards plentiful harvest
Awards have been the norm of the day for the little Himalayan state of Sikkirn under the able guidance of its visionary chief minister, Pawan Chamling. The Nirmal Gram Purashkar 2009,4th JRD Tata Memorial Award for health achievement 2009, Emerging Tourism State 2008, Most Picturesque Destination 2007 are only a few feather's in the cap worn by the dynamic leader.