Report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board with the National Green Tribunal regarding state pollution control boards in south of India not complying with the direction given by the Supreme Court (Parayavaran Suraksha Samithi Vs Union of India) - wherein the states where directed to make provision for …
Coimbatore: The Forest Development Agency of the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala abutting the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu has introduced an innovative online wildlife quiz from this August. In a release, Wildlife Warden of the sanctuary Sanjayan Kumar said that the quiz was available on the website www.parambikulam.org. …
Insiya Amir, Shit is not a dirty word. After all, we spend six months to three years on the toilet seat in a lifetime. It is about time we cut through the crap and give 2.6 billion people on the planet a chance do the same. That's exactly the aim …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi August 06, 2009, 0:20 IST The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has brought together 20 countries, including China, Brazil and India, through a portal where food and agricultural policy makers will exchange their food-related problems and the measures adopted to tackle them. The purpose …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to help farmers get their due profits, the district panchayat will soon implement an e-krishi project in 21 grama panchayats. The project proposal was approved by the Development Seminar that was held here on Wednesday to discuss the annual plan projects. The district panchayat will enter …
A web savvy customer now expects business to provide a regular stream of twitter updates This edition of NetSpeak takes yet another look at the expanding world of Twitter, the social messaging service. From being a status update tool, Twitter ( http://www.hindu.com/biz/2007/03/26/stories/20070326000 91700.htm) has evolved into a much sought after …
New Delhi, July 1 The Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday announced that the Web site for Environmental and Forestry Clearances has been made more accessible and user-friendly. The status of all pending cases for clearance under the Forest Conservation Act (1980) is being put up …
With the advent of "World Wide Web", the Cyberspace has spread its tenatacles throughout the globe bringing in its wake highly controversial issues. Despite advantages of this matrix of immense utility, the Internet poses potential threat to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of incurring liability for no fault of theirs.
Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R;) of project affected families (PAFs) is one of the very important activities of large size water resources projects. The success of R&R; programme of such projects depends on sharing of information about PAFs and fast retrieval. This paper discusses the development of an information management system …
http://www.circleofblue.org Nations and borders are artificial constructs. From space the Earth looks like a circle of blue. That is the message that runs through www.circleofblue.org. The site tries to unravel the complexities of the global freshwater crisis. It has three tools for the purpose: reportage; research papers and innovative communications …
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday unveiled its Hohm website designed to help residential power consumers save money and reduce their environmental impact by conserving energy. Microsoft has been selling technology to the energy industry for years and is now targeting the home power market as the weak economy forces consumers to …
Just when you thought the frenzy of Charles Darwin anniversary celebrations was on the wane, there is another tasty morsel. But unlike the multitude of TV and radio documentaries, books and exhibitions honouring the grandad of evolution, this item is all about popular participation. A project called Darwin Aloud is …
The Delhi High Court has held the media cannot be restrained from reporting confidential information of a company pertaining to its upcoming projects and dealings with other companies. The court passed the order while dismissing a plea of petroleum company Petronet lng seeking to restrain a website from publishing information …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Education Minister M A Baby inaugurated the education portal, higherstudiesonline.com, the new venture by a group based in Pathanamthitta, at a function held in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The site provides information on various courses and entrance examiations conducted by Indian and foreign universities. Delivering the inaugural address, the Education …
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation has set out to ensure that information on its website is regularly updated and authentic. It is making it compulsory for officials to publish the date of posting every report, project and circular along with the name of the author.
