Plan to build dam on Ghaggar
The Irrigation Department, Haryana has forwarded a proposal to the state government for constructing a dam on river Ghaggar near Diwanwala village. The estimated cost of constructing it is Rs 72 crore.
Schools, colleges caution students on soft drinks
Various schools and colleges in the Amritsar district have pasted notices in their respective canteens to spread awareness among students about the harm of consuming soft drinks after the startling revelations made by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The CSE, in its report published in various newspapers, had …
Fined for killing trees for movie
A filmmaker best known for producing global hits such as Triple-X and Shanghai Nights has been fined by a local Government for killing trees in the Czech Republic, reports said. Prague-based Stillking has already paid the 500,000 koruna ($17,850) fine levied by a local Government's environment agency for killing 19 …
Minister flags off `Green b`lore` plan
Forest Minister K.H. ranganath on Thursday launched the Bangalore City Corporation's (BCC) ambitious 'Green Bangalore' programme by planting saplings at Lakshman Rau boulevard in the city.As part of the Green drive, the civic body would plant over 25,000 saplings, covering all its 100 wards, at a cost of rs 45 …
Novel initiative
Channabasappa Kombali of Haveri in Karnataka has adopted an innovative approach for recharging ground water in his village. Recharging of ground water is a much discussed topic these days. Workshops and seminars are being conducted across the country to create awareness about the importance of water conservation and recharge through …
New forest Bill will only help encroachers: VS
Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan said that the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Bill-2001 passed by the Assembly would lead to the alienation of about 52,000 acres of forest land to encroachers. These included 25,000 acres which an Ordinance brought by the previous LDF Government proposed to …
Government to make forest land encroachment free
The forest land of the Madhya Pradesh state would be freed from encroachments soon. This would add to the beauty of the state forests. The state government has forwarded a proposal in this regard to the government of India. The state government has demanded Rs 1000 crore from the government …
Destruction of city forest starts, authorities unmoved
The Forest Department and the Kamrup district administration appear to be oblivious of the fact that not very far from the madding crowd of Guwahati city, but well within the greater Guwahati area, lie the deep forest forest ranges of Amseng Hills reserved forest, Amseng South reserve forest and Khanapara …
Wildfires surround Sydney
Sparks and ash rained down on Australia's most populous city on Dec 6 after walls of flame jumped a river and roads and raced toward its suburbs. Authorities said two elderly men died in the wildfire crisis and at least 19 homes were destroyed during the past two days. Some …
Now computer will also save the forests
Man has destroyed the environment for his development. Forests have also been one of its targets of destruction. And the result is pollution and environment degradation. So the biggest problem facing the man is to restore the envionmetn. Now a computer software named 'Simphor' developed by British scientists will now …
Trees in danger on highway to Gurgaon
Development always comes with a price tag. Sure it does. Well over 6,000 trees are to be pulled down shortly for widening a 10 km long road in South Delhi as part of an ambitious project to convert the Delhi-Gurgaon section of National Highway-8 into multiple lanes. According to senior …
Opp demands ban, Sushma waits for test
Amid vociferous demands to ban soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi, Health Minister Sushma Swaraj said samples have been collected to ascertain the kind of impurities they have.
Mumbai, Kochi send samples for testing
Taking cognizance of reported presence of high level of pesticides and insecticides in major soft drink brands, the Maharashtra government said samples of cold drinks in the state would be sent to laboratories for examination. In Kochi, Health officials collected samples of soft drinks from dealers and sent them to …
Cold drinks, hard facts
Who could have guessed after their annual summer slugfest for the thirsty Indian market, that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola would actually deign to join hands and appear on a common platform? This miracle was wrought by the common and compelling need to defend products and bottomlines from the damage caused by …
Standards vary from state to state
Implementation of the norms for softdrinks in the country is controlled by the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, which is a subject of the health ministry. The PFA is responsible for the potable water used in softdrinks and the standards vary from state to state. In the case of fruit-based …
Panchsheel trees to get new home as flyover creeps up
The 80 odd trees which would have otherwise been felled because of the construction of a flyover have just got a new lease of life. They are in the process of being transplanted. And if the colony's residents have their way and do a
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 two soft drinks MNCs vehemently denying the claims, the controversy has tended to be focused on …
Wildifires spread in West Canada
Gusting winds from approaching thunderstorms spread some wildfires in western Canada, where a provincial leader warned of a long battle to contain the blazes. More than 300 fires burning in British Columbia and others in Alberia have forced the evacuation of 11,000 people. No deaths have been reported.
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 a quick check apparently for the first time for Coca-Cola. And not too frequent …
