Water project to be completed by Dec 31
The Haryana Water Resources Consolidation Project, which was commenced in 1994, will now be completed by December 31. According to highly placed sources, on account of the progress in the project implementation and initiatives taken through reforms in the water sector, the World Bank has granted an extension by one …
Halt planting pine saplings: NGO
On account of the adverse effect it has on biodiversity, a 15-year moratorium on planting of pine trees has been demanded by an NGO the Dhaulandhar Education Society.Mr Ajit Kumar, an environmentalist, who head the NGO, while inter-acting with mediapersons here today said it was high time that the government …
Now, India can actually ask for the moon
India's ambitious plan to launch an unmanned mission to the moon has received a boost with scientists at the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) confiming that the country has the technological capability for the project. The PRL, an autonomous body under the department of space, has prepared a feasibility report …
Stern action against felling of trees
Madhya Pradesh's Forest and Environment minister DP Dhritlahare has inspected the village Ruputola where the case of illegal felling of 75 trees have highlighted. He said that according to the villagers and officer, in village Ruptola the land where the illegal felling of trees have been highlighted doesn't comes under …
Conclave for breaking Forest Act stranglehold
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh has taken the initiative to hold a one-day conclave of the chief ministers in the first week of June to devise ways and means to break free from the strangehold of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
Chamera project to be completed ahead of schedule: Dhumal
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal today said the 300 MW Chamera Stage-11 Hydel Power project in Chamba district would be completed before the stipulated time. After performing the last blast of upper portion of head race tunnel of the project at Kalsuin, Prof. Dhumal said, faster pace …
Desilting work on Himayatsagar
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has taken up the desilting of the lake bed at Himayatsagar reservoir to increase the storage capacity by around one lakh cubic metres. The feeder channel of the lake is also being deepened to ensure free flow of water into the Himayatsagar …
2,000 water harvesting structures
The Hyderabad District Administration will take up 2,000 water harvesting structures in public utility places like hospitals, industries, school buildings, government offices and parks in order to increase water resources in the city.
Mines to be made forest areas
A total of 2,166 acre of mine area will be converted into forests as part of the environment improvement drive in the National Capital Territory, Delhi Environment & Forest Minister A.K. Walia said on Friday.
Bush will continue Clinton's forest plan
President George W.Bush will leave in place a Clinton-era plan protecting almost one-third of US national forests from development, senior administration officials said on Thursday.
Green lungs at Bhagat
As much as 2,166 acres of Bhagat Mine land will be developed as forest area which will act as green lungs for the citizens of Delhi. This was stated by the Delhi Environment and Forest Minister, Dr. A.K. Walia, after visiting the area today. He was accompanied by senior officers …
Piped or packaged, every drop of water is safe to drink : WWF study
The next time you reach for that bottle of 'mineral water', consider this: It may be no safer or healthier than tap water, although it may sell for up to 1,000 times the price. Or, that it may contain no more, and often fewer minerals than many municipal waters. The …
Bush approves revised forest plan
The Bush Administration said it would move forward with a Clinton-era plan to protect nearly one-third of US forests from development, but would also allow local changes on a case-by-case basis.
Bush will modify ban on new roads in federal lands
The White House will put in place Clinton administration regulations intended to protect national forests from development but will allow those rules to be amended case by case, senior administration officials said today. The rules were issued within the last 15 days of the Clinton administration and never went into …
Bush to uphold then amend road ban plan
The Bush administration will allow a ban on road-building in much of the nation's federal forest lands to take effect next week but will propose changes to it in June, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said Friday.
LPG-vehicles fail emission test
Vehicles running on Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) are not as environment-friendly as claimed by their importers and operators, a new study has shown. In fact, according to the study, some of the vehicles were found to emit more than double the permitted level of toxic gases. The study was conducted …
Bahuguna condemns action against Tehri agitationists
More than a week after his confinement in a government guest house at Narendra Nagar, 70 km from Dehra Dun, Mr Sunder Lal Bahuguna, has in a signed statement condemned the "forcible intervention of the state" in the due process of law in the Tehri dam affair.
