Do ‘walkable’ neighbourhoods really get people walking?
June 26th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists are trying to determine if designing walk-friendly neighbourhoods can really encourage people to walk more and ditch the car.Researcher Marianne Clark in the Faculty of Physical Education ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Singapore waging clandestine “Sand War” against neighbours
February 13th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 13 (ANI): Singapore is reportedly hired smugglers to steal entire beaches from neighbouring countries under the cover of night. The island city-state's size has increased by over 20 per ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Himachal to have stringent land development laws
January 15th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government would lay down stringent provisions to ensure that land developers are made more accountable, a minister said here Friday.
"The government would ensure that adequate ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BJP demands judicial probe into Chandigarh spat
October 24th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded a judicial probe in the ongoing spat between Punjab Governor Gen. (retd) S.F. Rodrigues, who is also the administrator of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Union minister-Chandigarh administrator fight hots up
October 23rd, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Lashing out at Chandigarh administrator S.F. Rodrigues, who is also the Punjab governor, union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday accused him of playing into the hands of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Oxford University in land-grabbing row for its Indian campus
August 30th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): Oxford University's first overseas campus in India, which is going to be set up in Lavasa near Pune, has been embroiled in a land grabbing row, with accusations ... Read more...
Posted in World |
CO2 emissions from deforestation in the Amazon on the rise
July 30th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from deforestation in the Amazon are increasing as loggers and land developers move deeper into dense regions of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |