Court asks Delhi authorities to file ATR on water logging
August 1st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government and the civic agencies to file the action taken report on steps taken by them to ... Read more...
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Deficient monsoon to put pressure on growth: CII
July 29th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Deficient monsoon is likely to worsen macro-economic situation and put further pressure on economic growth, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said."Not only will there ... Read more...
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HCC among 10 global companies for green initiative
June 20th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Mumbai-based infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company has got the rare distinction of being the only Indian company to feature in the Climate Report released by the ... Read more...
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Bengal orders closure of 10 sponge iron units
June 18th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government has ordered 10 sponge iron units in Burdwan district to be closed down for flouting pollution norms, an official said Monday."In view ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola India and World Vision to support rural schools in India
June 6th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 6 (IANS) Coca-Cola and World Vision, a humanitarian organization, have joined hands to revitalise 100 rural and semi-urban schools in India under the internationally recognised "Support My ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa, Patnaik bond, stress cooperation among states
May 11th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Stating that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was like a brother, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday stressed the importance of cooperation amongst states in ... Read more...
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Himachal fair to fairer sex (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 7th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) Call it a coincidence, but many top slots in the Himachal Pradesh administration are occupied by women.Be it the gubernatorial chair held by Urmila Singh ... Read more...
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Himachal best state to integrate natural resources
February 25th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged the best state for positive shift in livelihood of rural folks through natural resource management, an official said here Saturday."The state ... Read more...
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Army housing complex inaugurated in Lucknow
November 8th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) A new housing complex for Indian Army personnel, comprising 570 dwelling units, was opened at the cantonment area here Tuesday, a statement said.Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola-NDTV telethon raises Rs.7 crore for school infra
September 19th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Aided by three big-ticket donations in the closing stages, a 12-hour Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon here Sunday raised Rs.7 crore, exceeding the target by ... Read more...
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Cate Blanchett supports rainwater harvesting
September 4th, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 4 (IANS) Actress Cate Blanchett has provided support to the launch of a new rainwater collection system in Sydney.The "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" star lent support ... Read more...
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Rainwater tanks among I-Day sops in Himachal
August 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, in a list of incentives announced on Independence Day Monday, said every household in the state would be provided ... Read more...
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New water policy by March: Water Resources Minister
July 26th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) India will have a new water policy by March that will spell out plans to increase the efficiency of water usage, mainly for irrigation ... Read more...
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Freiburg: the world’s ecological model city (Feature)
July 12th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Freiburg (Germany), July 12 (IANS) The story of Freiburg, better known as the environmental capital of Germany, goes back to the early 1980s when local people stalled the installation of ... Read more...
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British-era harvesting wells still working in Shimla
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) Though the Himachal Pradesh government recently made it mandatory for buildings to have rainwater harvesting structures, the far-sighted British engineers adopted this technique in Shimla more ... Read more...
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Delhi leading the way in combating climate change: Dikshit
February 21st, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.21 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that her government has taken several steps to reduce the damaging impact of climate change.Addressing the inaugural session of a ... Read more...
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New water policy by 2011, will include climate change impact
January 18th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Nine years after the last document, work is on to put in shape a new water policy that will by the end of the ... Read more...
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Rainwater harvesting works wonders for Sukhna Lake
January 11th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) With over 190 water bodies and an equal number of silt detention dams in the Sukhna wildlife sanctuary, Chandigarh has been running one of the biggest ... Read more...
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Jamia submits report on Gurgaon rainwater harvesting
October 11th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia University Monday submitted a draft master plan on feasibility of rainwater harvesting for Gurgaon.According to a press statement, the university has submitted a ... Read more...
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Durga Puja organisers send out a green message
September 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) It's a green message from no less than mother goddess Durga! Lead-free idols and themes like rainwater harvesting and global warming have caught on at many community marquees ... Read more...
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Plan panel steps in to tackle Bundelkhand’s drought miseries
September 5th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Planning Commission has set up a high-level panel to devise ways and means to tackle the drought in Bundelkhand, a region spread over Uttar Pradesh and ... Read more...
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Giant rakhi to be tied to tree for environment protection
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) A special 8 feet high rakhi, made of various discarded household materials, will be tied to an old tree in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Raksha Bandhan Tuesday ... Read more...
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Ex-servicemen on mission to green Himachal hills
August 6th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Aug 6 (IANS) Around 200 ex-servicemen have come together for a serious mission - greening the denuded hills of Himachal Pradesh by carrying out plantation drives and spreading awareness ... Read more...
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Rajwant Sandhu new Himachal chief secretary
July 31st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 31 (IANS) Rajwant Sandhu will be the new chief secretary of Himachal Pradesh, replacing Asha Swarup, who retired Saturday.
"Rajwant Sandhu will take over as state chief secretary Monday," a government ... Read more...
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Army veterans launch ecological operation in Kullu
July 27th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, July 27 (ANI): A group of ex-Army men have launched an operation to re-green the hills and are converting a large area of barren land along the Sutlej River ... Read more...
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UNDP rings alarm bells for Pak, no water from glaciers after 2060
June 14th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun. 14 (ANI): A catastrophe is awaiting Pakistan fifty years from now as it would not get any water from glaciers after 2060, a report of the United Nations Development Program ... Read more...
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Ex-serivcemen re-green Himachal hills (June 5 is World Environment Day)
June 5th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 5 (IANS) A huge chunk of barren land along the Sutlej river in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh has been converted into a dense forest thanks to the efforts of ... Read more...
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Thyagaraj Sports Complex for 2010 Games inaugurated
April 2nd, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Thyagaraj Sports Complex, the venue for the netball competition for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here Friday.
Built from ... Read more...
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It’s for India, Pakistan to work out Kashmir, water issues: US
April 2nd, 2010 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Ruling out once again a US role in resolving either Kashmir or water issues between India and Pakistan, a senior official has said it was for the two ... Read more...
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Green and hi-tech, stadium is Games showpiece (With Images)
April 1st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) It's one of the greenest sporting arenas in the world. The Thyagaraj Stadium for the Delhi Commonwealth Games boasts of it all, from glass glazing ... Read more...
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Chandigarh is high on rainwater harvesting
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) In addition to its clean, wide roads and thick green cover, the Union Territory of Chandigarh can also boast of successfully running one of the ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks $500 mn loan to extend watershed project
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the success of a World Bank-aided watershed development project in the state, Himachal Pradesh is planning to replicate the project in other areas too, an official ... Read more...
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India takes cue from France in sustainable architecture
January 9th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Courtyards, shaded porticos, built-in gardens, water and solar harvesting and narrow streets - India is taking cues on sustainability and eco-friendliness in architecture from France, considered a ... Read more...
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Bundelkhand gets Rs.7,266 crore drought relief package (Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.7,266 crore package for drought relief and agricultural development of the Bundelkhand region, that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir to introduce water conservation law
October 27th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Binoo Joshi
Jammu, Oct 27 (IANS) The Kashmir valley needs 110 million gallons of water a day but gets only 40 million now. Alarmed by the disastrous effects of climate change such ... Read more...
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