Shivalik foothills to get 45 dams
The Shivalik Development Board has come up with an ambitious plan to construct over 45 dams both sub surface and earthen at various places in the Shivalik foothills. These dams will help not only in
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Steps to promote 'water literacy'
The role played by soil, water and forests in our environment needs to be correctly understood and the first step in this process of understanding is to promote 'water literacy' among the people,
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Health officials lift Coke samples
A team of Health Department officials, led by District Food Inspector, Ms Virindra Chauhan, today lifted samples of bottled Coca Cola from the premises of its authorised bottling plant at Baddi in
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Single-window clearance for hydel projects
A single-window system for speedy clearance of hydel power projects will soon be set up in Himachal where the mandatory clearance required from different departments will be given on the
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Thondaman warns of hill country armed struggle if UNF goes ahead with Kotmale project
The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) leader Arumugam Thondaman has warned that if the UNF government goes ahead with the proposed Kotmale project, (Sri Lanka) the hill country Tamils would launch an
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Rule of the gangs
When Garhchiroli district collector Subrath Rathod seized a truck illegally transporting teak in Maharashtra last September, an enquiry was held and it showed that illegal timber-felling in eastern
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Nepal starts testing soft drink samples
Following the cola controversy in India, Nepal has begun testing samples of five major brands of soft drinks, including Coke and Pepsi, to check for hazardous ingredients. Nepal's department of food
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GM and Daimler yield to California clean-air law
General Motors and daimlerChrysler were set to announce Tuesday that they werre dropping law-suits against the state of California over a landmark clean-air regulation that required the production of
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Betel leaf: The neglected green gold of India
<p>The fresh leaves of betel vine are popularly known as Paan in India, which are consumed by about 15-20 million people in the country. It is cultivated following the traditional methods in India on about 55,000 ha with an annual production worth about Rs 9000 million.
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Transport leads in diesel use
India's transport sector continues to be the biggest consumer of diesel, leaving behind agriculture, power generation and industrial applications by a huge margin. It accounted for 59.8 per cent of
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DJB in shallows over residual chlorine
Imagine, a 1.5 crore population drinking water testified by those devoid of any expertise in the matter. What is more, they are not even giving training for handling such highly carcinogenic
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Plan to save Wullar lake
Plans are under way to develop and conserve the world famous Wullar lake. The World Bank is being approached for arranging funds for the purpose, the Kashmir Forests and Environment Minister, Mr
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State goes slow on soft drinks laboratory tests
Apparently buckling under pressure of cola giants, the Andhra Pradesh state government has adopted a go-slow attitude on laboratory tests of soft drinks samples collected from various parts of the
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Saviours turn killers
madhya Pradesh's (mp) government and its forest bureaucracy have found an innovative way of earning notoriety: destroy whatever tree cover exists in the biodiversity-rich state. Unable to mow down
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Safe water not fundamental right, says panel
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), after claiming to have detected pesticide traces in 12 brands of soft drinks, now says that even the availability of "safe drinking water' may not be a
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Plan to build dam on Ghaggar
The Irrigation Department, Haryana has forwarded a proposal to the state government for constructing a dam on river Ghaggar near Diwanwala village. The estimated cost of constructing it is Rs 72
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Novel initiative
Channabasappa Kombali of Haveri in Karnataka has adopted an innovative approach for recharging ground water in his village. Recharging of ground water is a much discussed topic these days. Workshops
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'State facing major biodiversity loss'
The Assam state has lost about 9,000 sq km of forest area resulting in a major biodiversity loss, during the past 25 years since 1975, due to natural calamities, faulty development models,
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Opp demands ban, Sushma waits for test
Amid vociferous demands to ban soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi, Health Minister Sushma Swaraj said samples have been collected to ascertain the kind of impurities they have.
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Cold drinks, hard facts
Who could have guessed after their annual summer slugfest for the thirsty Indian market, that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola would actually deign to join hands and appear on a common platform? This miracle