Mushrooms anyone
Discovery of a mammoth tree killing fungus causes a stir
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Proactive planning
It s not about fighting the problem later, it s about pre empting the problem. Measures against air pollution and plastics are all about taking proactive measures
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Jual Oram
JUAL ORAM, Union minister of tribal affairs, is in the Lok Sabha from the Sundargarh constituency in Orissa
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Bangalore Mysore corridor leads nowhere
on october6, 2006 the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (kspcb) withdrew the consent for establishment it had granted to Bangalore-based Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (nice) for the
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On the prowl
Insecticides are being used to control a virus in the US
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Drop by drop
KATHMANDU'S summer of discontent seems to have set in. As the residents of the capital city of Nepal faced an unprecedented drinking water shortage, Bimarsha, a Kathmandu weekly, reported that the
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Indonesia to dump hot mud in Java Sea
The Indonesian government has decided to dump tonnes of hot mud, which forced at least 10,000 Indonesians out of their homes, into the Java Sea. The foul-smelling mud has been spurting from a crack
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Capital comment
With cheap and dirty diesel around the new CM cannot clean up Delhi's air
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Re counted
Standards to assess radiation induced cancer are correct
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Inaction irks MEF
CONCERNED at the lack of action by 2 Delhi agencies on the Yamuna Action Plan launched in June last year, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) has decided to refer the matter to the
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Hong Kong's air threatens business
HONG KONG's deteriorating air quality is driving away foreign professionals and threatening international investment. A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, has found that almost 40
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Dangers of letting cars dictate city design
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In the future...
...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution
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KENYA
At least 21 million citizens of Nairobi are facing acute water shortage. Citizens allege that mismanagement, corruption and lack of preparedness on the part the government officials have led to the
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Fuel fracas
An US Environment Protection Agency decision has added fuel to the fire in the row between the American oil industry and ethanol producers
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River conservation
Only a very small section of the country s urban population benefits from sewerage systems and this section consists of the richest urban people
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Soil detox from Kolkata wetlands
a team of Kolkata-based researchers mapping the microbial population of the East Calcutta Wetlands (ecw), has isolated 22 easy-to-culture strains that can help clean up toxic soil and water. The
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Opinion divided on Bangalore metro rail project
Construction work on the Bangalore metro rail project is on amid protests from environmentalists. While activists say the project will lead to further traffic congestion, officials justify the
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Cleanup time
A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring government officials
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Motivating people...
...to harvest water in their homes