Wrong focus
The claim by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi contain pesticide levels way above the European norms has kicked up quite a fuss. With the
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No regular lab tests
On the same day, the CSE released its reports on the residues of pesticides found in 12 brands of Pepsico and Coca-Cola, samples of the soft drinks were flown from Delhi to Hyderabad's Vimta lab for
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Mumbai demands ban on soft-drinks
The country's commercial capital began witnessing a vociferous clamour for a ban on the sale of major soft-drink brands, said to be containing pesticides. Some consumer-friendly hotels in south
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Business as usual for bottled water firms
Six months after the Centre for Science and Environment came out with a report on pesticides in packaged drinking water, the industry has not felt the need to invest in upgraded processes. Contesting
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Ministers differ over water resources Bill
After the fisheries minister and forests minister, it's the state minor irrigation minister versus the irrigation minister now. Mr Nandagopal Bhattarcharya, state minor irrigation minister, wants the
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Assam biodiversity hit by insurgency, unrest
Assam's rich biodiversity has been hit by insurgency and growing political unrest. During the last 25 years, 9000 sq km of forest lands endowed with rich biodiversity resources of the state have been
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Water table goes up
The water levels in the Hyderabad city resevoirs may be precariously low, but the ground water table recorded an increase of 4.15 mt thanks to an excess of 27 per cent rainfall so far this
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River management policy draft prepared
The Ministry of Water Resources has prepared the draft of a first-ever 'River Management Policy' to make river control initiatives more effective and to reduce water-induced disasters in the
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Council passes irrigation bill
The Legislative Council today passed the Karnataka Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, 2003, in addition to the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Bill, 1999 and
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Protected forests best method for clean city water supplies
A new study has shown that protecting forest areas provides a cost-effective means of supplying many of the world's biggest cities with high quality drinking water. The report, Running Pure, by the
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Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011
<p> <span id="itro1">Read the draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the MoEF under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to replace earlier rules (1998) and the amendments
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Emissions trading
the Tokyo Electric Power Company ( tepco ) plans to plant eucalyptus and other trees on 1,000 hectares of land in Australia in an attempt to offset its greenhouse gas emissions. The
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Global contribution to India: For this NGO, all roads lead to India
New Delhi: ‘Dil hai Hindustani’ is a phrase that best sums up Association for India’s Development’s vast network of workers and volunteers for whom all roads lead to India. The much-needed funds are raised
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Nurturing idea of Thar river
Scientists have discovered fossil remains of an elephant in the most unlikely place - the Thar desert - lending credence to the theory that the Vedic Saraswati river flowed in Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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No room for politics in plan to link rivers, says Prabhu
The chairman of the Union Government's Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers, Suresh Prabhu, said that all political parties should come together and support the objective of linking various rivers
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Municipality to assist less affluent sections
The Avadi Municipality, Tamil Nadu has decided to assist the less affluent sections to instal rainwater harvesting structures through sponsorships, loans from cooperative banks and through self-help
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Form autonomous body for Pagladiya dam : CM to PM
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requested Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to instruct the authorities concerned to constitute an autonomous body for time-bound implementation of Pagladiya Dam.
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Compensation for Indus Water Treaty demanded
A delegation of National Conference led by Ajay Sadhotra, Provincial Presidetn, Jammu, said Government of India has in an agreement agreed to start 7 hydroelectric projects in the state of about 3000
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Navdanya's water liberation movement launches second phase
Navdanya's Jal Swaraj Abhiyan (Water Liberation Movement) launched the second phase of its Uttaranchal Jal Yatra from Kashipur on 1 August, opposing the privatisation of water and creating awarness
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BWSSB gears up to make Bellandur tank pollution-free
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) has identified and formulated steps to control pollution of the Bellandur tank. The BWSSB has taken up the reparation work of the two main trunk