Satellites to help Beijing expose fake afforestation
August 21st, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) Beijing's afforestation watchdog has said it will turn to satellite monitoring to expose fake green drives in the city and prevent the misuse of plantation funds, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cholera in Assam tea gardens: 16 killed, 150 affected
October 27th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 27 (IANS) At least 16 people have died and up to 150 affected in a deadly cholera outbreak in Assam, with most casualties reported from tea garden areas, officials said ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Nanotechnology to flying, Dibrugarh varsity lures students
May 27th, 2008 - 10:08 am ICT by admin
Dibrugarh (Assam), May 27 (IANS) For students in the northeast who often migrate outside their home state for better education, here's some good news. Assam's Dibrugarh university is planning a number of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UN project to make India world leader in bamboo industry
April 9th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) An ambitious and innovative four-year UN project that aims at boosting India's role as a world leader in the cane and bamboo industry was launched here Wednesday. ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Corporate tea estates in Sri Lanka are withering
March 5th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
By P.K. Balachandran
Colombo, March 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka exported $1.3 billion worth of tea in 2007, the highest in the 141-year history of the crop in the island country. This has brought ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |