No fear of CNG supply crisis, says Indraprastha
The city will not face any CNG supply crisis, Indrasprastha Gas Limited, the sole supplier of the fuel, has said. Environmentalists have backed this claim, saying the Delhi government is
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Eco-friendly power generation tech from BHEL
India has joined a select band of countries like the US, Germany, and Japan with the successful inhouse development of an eco-friendly power generation technology by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
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Nugas chief gets anticipatory bail
The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Nugas Technology chairman Ramesh Handa, in all the cases lodged against him by the bus operators, till May 21, the next date of
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Ayurveda in the age of WTO-biodiversity conservation
In the annals of the history of the Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM), the pre-eminence of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakal, and Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore, is widely accepted. During a recent visit
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Forest facts: delving deeper
‘Green Indicators 2004’ makes government’s complex and unwieldy forest statistics coherent
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Basavashree Award for Medha Patkar
The leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Ms. Medha Patkar, has been chosen for this year's "Basavashree Award" instituted by the Murugharajendra Bruhanmath
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Savour the lingra
Wild vegetable with high iron and calcium content A large number of people in the Himalayan region, particularly in remote areas, depend on a variety of plants. In far-flung rural settlements, where vegetable cultivation is not practised and market supplies are not organized, local inhabitants depend on indigenous vegetables, both cultivated in kitchen gardens and growing wild. Among
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Decision on Tehri ousts soon
"The State Government will soon take a decision to acquire forest and other surplus land to rehabilitate the remaining Tehri Dam ousts and 1 hope that the Chipko leader Mr. Sunderlal Bahuguna will
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City dwellers facing acute water crisis
Despite assurance from the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) that the water supply would remain almost normal during this summer, the residents in different parts of Dhaka have been experiencing
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Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015
<p>Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015 released by the chief minister Vasundhara Raje raises the mineral exploitation area in the state to 1.5% from the existing 0.54%. Increasing the number of minerals under mining from 57 to 79 it calls upon the industry to adopt modern environmentally acceptable technology for exploring the mineral riches.</p>
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US Senate's nod to improve cars' fuel efficiency
The us Senate recently approved a bill that requires cars to burn 30 per cent less fuel by the year 2020. If it becomes a law, the bill will be the first efficiency increase imposed on the us car
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Teak trees sold
After experiencing a 10-year low in economic growth, the cash-starved Sri Lanka government has decided to sell its valuable teak trees. This decision has sparked a major controversy with
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DJB forms rain water cell
Taking the problem of depleting ground water level seriously, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has set up a special cell to look after rain water harvesting.Informing Delhi High Court about this through an
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Specifications and guidelines for Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for PM measurement with special reference to emission trading programs
This report by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presents specifications and guidelines for the use of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, including technique for calibration of CEMS along with QA-QC objectives for data quality.
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Govt in a 'catch 22 situation'
The chief minister, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, today said that the government was in a "Catch 22 situation" on the feasibility of CNG-run public transport in the Capital, and said that the government would
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Pakistan State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2013
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have begun working on a feasibility study for the construction of waste water treatment plants on the Ravi river at two sites at an amount of Rs 486 million. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Pakistan State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Water conservation project launched in M.P.
An ambitious project has been launched in Madhya Pradesh to undertake water conservation activities on private land across the state. Under this project, farmers would be given mid-term loan up to
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Clear slums near airport, says PM
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Maharashtra government to do its bit for the expansion of the existing domestic terminal, while assuring chief minister Ashok Chavan of progress on the Navi Mumbai airport project. A top Mantralaya official and aviation ministry officials told ET that the prime minister also sought to know the progress on rehabilitation of slums that smother Chhat
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Controversial committees
Many of the committees set up by moef to review the 1991 notification have drawn flak from environmentalists, who say they have weakened the notification, making way for various tourism projects.
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Vulnerable wood
Sandalwood, valued for its heartwood, is a semi-parisitic plant, that is, it requires a host plant to grow. It belongs to the genus <i>Santalum</i> and in total there are 16 species of the plant. Indian sandalwood, <i>Santalum album,</i> grows the fastest and has the greatest percentage of oil in its heartwood (6-7 per cent). IUCN listed Indian sandalwood in its Red List as a "vulnerable' species in 1998 after its production fell by at least 80 per cent over the last 10 years due to overexploitation. <br>