Brazilian agribusiness faces shrinking global demand
August 8th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS/EFE) Production in Brazil's agri-industrial sector fell 3.9 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period of 2011, a statistics ... Read more...
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Six non-timber forest projects in Maoist-hit areas: Ramesh
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian government Friday announced six projects in non-timber forest produce (NTFP) such as gum and medicinal plants to cover around 60 Maoist-affected districts in ... Read more...
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China to launch CSI Consumer 360 Index
October 20th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) China Securities Index Co Ltd (CSI) Thursday announced the launch on Nov 11 of the CSI Consumer 360 Index, said the China Securities Journal.The index is ... Read more...
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Greenpeace hold protest over Barbie packaging
June 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
El Segundo, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Barbie’s maker Mattel has been accused of degrading the environment by Greenpeace. A group of protesters from the environmental policing agency staged a protest in front ... Read more...
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Maharashtra village first in India with right to harvest bamboo
April 28th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 28 (IANS) Mendha-Lekha, a remote village in the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, has become the first in the country where tribals have been given the ... Read more...
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City of lakes attracts thousands at National Forest Fair
December 27th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 27 (IANS) You name a forest-related product and you will get it at the ongoing tenth National Forest Fair in the city of lakes.The fair, organised by the Madhya Pradesh ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to set up ‘Border Haats’
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up 'Border Haats' (bazars) along their border in Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to boost local trade and business, a Tripura minister ... Read more...
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Reforestation may lower climate change mitigation potential of forests
May 29th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Reforestation and afforestation, the creation of new forests, may lower the potential of forests for climate change lessening, scientists at the University of Oklahoma and the Fudan University ... Read more...
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Alaska exports totals $3.3 billion in 2009
March 5th, 2010 - 5:04 am ICT by BNO News
JUNEAU, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) – Alaska exports totaled $3.3 billion in 2009, which is the state’s fifth best year for trade in its history, Governor Sean Parnell said on Thursday.At the end ... Read more...
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Local residents join hands to promote tourism in Lathehar
August 18th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaLatehar (Jharkhand), Aug.18 (ANI): Latehar in Jharkhand is known for its rich natural beauty, forest, forest products, and minerals.But Maoists' presence in the area has affected tourism.However, ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh tribals demand forest rights
February 18th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): Tribals and other forest dwellers in Himachal Pradesh protested against non-implementation of forest rights in Kinnaur recently.
The protestors alleged that the government of Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Tigers fall victim as poachers slip through cracks
February 18th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) In India, the core areas of tiger reserves are often well protected but the surrounding forests are not, says a senior official of the Wildlife Crime Control ... Read more...
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Ansari inaugurates Myanmar-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Yangon
February 6th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Yangon, Feb.6 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari,on Friday urged entrepreneurs of India and Myanmar to share their experiences and look for ways to enhance bilateral trade cooperation.
Inaugurating the Myanmar-India Entrepreneurship ... Read more...
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Contraband worth Rs.7.1 mn seized from Bihar, Assam
July 21st, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The central paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Monday said it seized narcotics and arms worth Rs.7.1 million in various operations carried out in Bihar and Assam last ... Read more...
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Government expects higher summer crop
July 8th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) India would have a higher summer (kharif) crop this season in view of the good rains and an increased area coming under cultivation, Agriculture Secretary P.K. Mishra ... Read more...
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Global warming will reduce crop yield by 30 percent
March 12th, 2008 - 11:10 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Global warming will lead to 30 percent reduction in crop harvest and increase child mortality due to diarrhoea, parliament was informed Wednesday. The fourth report of the ... Read more...
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