Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
the London-based human rights organisation Amnesty International has charged the Indian government with suppressing protests against the us $1.2-billion Enron power project in Dabhol, Maharashtra. In recent months, villagers and activists protesting against the project - on grounds of corruption, displacement and environmental damage - have been subjected to "harassment, …
Dinosaurs in Maharashtra? Hundreds of dinosaur eggs found buried just below the surface in Pisdura town in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, provide strong evidence for this conjecture. Bone fragments and faecal matter of the reptiles have also been found. This evidence lends strength to the contention that all the dinosaurs …
better late than never seems to be the motto of Enron Corp. The multinational company (mnc) has been struggling for five years to gain a foothold in India, its efforts almost symbolising the challenges faced by foreign investors in India. Enron recently said that it was pursuing additional projects in …
cultivators of rice in India have something to look forward to. Agricultural researchers at the Karjat Research Centre, Maharashtra, have developed the nation's first hybrid rice variety
some day in the near future, airplane wings may flex themselves like fish tails, changing shape to modify, lift or drag by themselves. Bridges and telephone poles could
cost effective, energy efficient and non-polluting electric cycle rickshaws invented by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (nari), Maharashtra, could substitute petrol-powered two-wheelers and three-wheelers. At present 18 million two wheelers and 1.5 million three wheelers pollute Indian cities, growing at a rate of 15 per cent per annum. The existing cycle …
A new waste disposal technology has been developed by Mumbai-based Excel Industries Ltd, an agricultural and industrial chemicals company. The company'scost-effective strategy involves waste treatment at points of generation, controlled aerobic composting and mechanical screening of digested compost. (Celrich substrate DF-BF-O1', the biological innoculum the company sprayed on solid waste …
jalshakti, a granular, free-flowing, organic product designed to improve plant-water relationship is a novel super absorbent polymer with an amazing ability to absorb and retain water about 150-200 times its weight. It is non-toxic, biodegradable, its properties do not vary between the temperature range of 20-70
rural housing is the priority area of the Centre of Science for Villages ( csv ), Wardha, Maharashtra. The latest thrust of research here is on various cost reducing technologies to suit the housing needs of the poor villagers of the district. Their new style of housing involves building houses …
oral cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among Indian men. Now, scientists at the Cancer Research Institute ( cri ) in Mumbai have taken the first step towards curing the cancer with the help of gene therapy. They will use a genetically-engineered version of a virus called murine leukaemia virus …
On August 13, at the Colaba beach in Mumbai, the minister of state for food processing Dilip Kumar Ray offered coconut water to the fisherfolk's leader, Thomas Kocherry (seen on left) to break his seven-day fast against deep-sea fishing joint ventures (jvs). The minister assured in writing that no new …
while plants like sugar cane and wheat store about 10 times the energy the world consumes annually, only about 13 per cent of the world's total energy comes from their use. A large and renewable source of energy is thus left untapped or wasted. A small entrepreneur, Satish Raut, from …
debate and discussion, dialogue and the spirit of inquiry. These are the factors that are ushering in a gradual change in Saidapur village in Wardha district. The change is all about a new lifestyle that is kinder on the environment and the pocket. Motivated by Dharamitra, a Wardha-based non-governmental organisation …
the Bombay Sewage Disposal Project (bsdp) is in deep waters. The Rs 1,000 crore project, carried through with an assistance of us $192 million from the World Bank, is facing the wrath of environ mentalists and fisherfolks in the city, who contend that the project is not environment-friendly. The bsdp …
How do you see the future of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), five years down the road? Bright, very bright. Many who think about alternative development, feel the need for a common strategy- But there are some strong organisations and people who have not yet felt the need …
Vesta Dama Pawra and Bhamta Tukya Padvi, two tribals from the Sardar Sarovar submergence zone villages in Dhule district of Maharashtra, alongwith the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar, went on an indefinite fast in front of the office of the Dhule collector since May 17. Supported by the …
ANOTHER addition to the growing list of new maladies is the buffalo pox disease. The recent outbreak of the disease in Beed district of Maharashtra has raised concerns among Indian scientists about man-to- man transmission of buffalo pox virus. According to the scientists, there was nothing alarming about the recent …
