Bugs ate 200,000 tonnes of oil spill: Study
September 12th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Hydrocarbon-eating bugs in the Gulf of Mexico cleared over a period of five months at least 200,000 tonnes of oil and natural gas that had spewed ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dead rats from Jaipur’s flooded areas set off alarm
August 31st, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) A large number of dead rats being recovered from water-inundated areas in the Rajasthan capital have alarmed the authorities, officials said Thursday.Some of the dead rodents ... Read more...
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Indian solution for cleaning polluted US lakes
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) In yet another example of reverse technology transfer, a product developed by Nualgi Nano Biotech (NNB), a low profile biotech company here, is helping Americans ... Read more...
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Odisha cop killed, four injured in mob attack
August 12th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) A police officer was killed and four others were injured after a mob attacked them in a village in Odisha's Sundergarh district where they had gone ... Read more...
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Goa firms get show cause for pollution
August 8th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) Top mining companies in Goa have been issued show cause notice by the state government for dumping mining rejects and polluting water bodies.The offending companies include ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Fish die in Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake
August 6th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) A large number of fish have died in the Nigeen Lake in Srinagar and the Jammu and Kashmir's fisheries department Sunday attributed the mortality to depletion ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Mining rejects can be used to buffer Goa water bodies’
July 21st, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 21 (IANS) Goa's Water Resources Department (WRD) is advocating an innovative use of low-grade ore, cast away as mining rejects, to buffer up slopes surrounding water bodies instead ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Opposition to RTE takes bizarre turn in Karnataka
July 19th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 18 (IANS) Opposition to the Right to Education (RTE) has taken shocking turns in Karnataka after a school cut off locks of hair of four students from poor ... Read more...
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Young techie trampled to death by tuskers near Bangalore
July 17th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) Satwik Shastry, a 24-year-old techie was found trampled to death by wild elephants in a thick forest near Bannerghatta National Park, about 20 km from Bangalore, ... Read more...
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Is this how the ancients prevented river water seepage? (With Images)
July 12th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, July 12 (IANS) Workers excavating a holy pond in a village at the periphery of Mathura have discovered what is claimed as the first iron sheet used to prevent ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Assam NGO moves court for probe into floating currency
June 27th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) A voluntary organisation Wednesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Guwahati High Court seeking a government inquiry into the discovery of Indian currency ... Read more...
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Floating currency notes: Youth drowns in Assam water body
June 26th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) A youth's body was Tuesday fished out from a wetland here in which scores of people entered to collect Indian currency notes that were found floating ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rupee notes come floating in Guwahati!
June 25th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Monsoon rain which usually brings only water-logging brought riches in the form of floating Indian rupee notes in some parts of Guwahati Monday.When most people were ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A marshy dispute: Sir Creek factfile
June 19th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sir Creek: A marshy dispute( Q and A.Factfile)
Factfile on the India-Pakistan dispute on the Sir Creek marshlands on which the two countries concluded two days of talks in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake hits rock bottom (Letter from Chandigarh) (With Images)
June 11th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Chandigarh's famous Sukhna Lake, the most-visited tourist spot in the 'City Beautiful', is gasping for breath and attention.Built in 1958, huge areas of the lake's ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to hold talks June 29
June 6th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 6 (IANS) Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold talks in New Delhi June 29, setting the stage for the crucial visit of External Affairs Minister S.M. ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
A tale of the last natural spring (Letter from Himachal - June 5 is World Environment Day)
June 5th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shogi (Himachal Pradesh), June 5 (IANS) For residents of Shogi, a hamlet tucked away in the hills near Shimla, a natural spring reminds them what havoc ecological degeneration can cause.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
UP plans big push for tourism in Taj city
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 3 (IANS) The Akilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government is considering a number of measures that, when implemented, will help boost tourism in Agra and Mathura, according to senior ... Read more...
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With SP’s return, Mulayam’s pet projects return
March 7th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) With the Samajwadi Party (SP) set to take power in Uttar Pradesh, government officials have set their eyes on projects such as parks and statues ... Read more...
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Mushroom path for eco-conservation
March 4th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Mushrooms seems to be helping in ecological conservation at Assam's Deepor Beel. Guwahati based NGO Eco Concept has come forward to help the people living on ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Assam drops NEWRA, to revamp Brahmaputra Board
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 22 (IANS) Disappointed by Arunachal Pradesh's continuous opposition in setting up the North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA), Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday said his government ... Read more...
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Two colleges near Agra bird sanctuary fined Rs.10 crore
January 12th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 12 (IANS) A penalty of Rs.10 crore has been imposed on two engineering colleges for pollution and illegal construction close to the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary on the ... Read more...
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Algae could have survived frozen earth
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Glaciation could have frozen all life on earth eons ago, but simple organisms like the photosynthetic algae could have survived in a narrow water body such ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Minor boy sodomised, murdered
September 29th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested for drugging, sodomising and killing a minor boy in east Delhi, police said Wednesday.Ravi, involved in many petty crimes, was ... Read more...
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Forest bench retained due to ministry’s corruption: Apex court
September 9th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that it wanted to wind up its forest bench scrutinising projects that would have an adverse bearing on environment but ... Read more...
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Scenic water body near Gwalior cries for upkeep (Letter from Gwalior)
August 31st, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gwalior, Aug 31 (IANS) A vast fresh water body close to Gwalior, very rich in bird life, is getting slowly choked thanks to man.A stone plaque says the Tigara reservoir ... Read more...
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Is it time to write Dal Lake’s epitaph? (With Images)
August 24th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) The Dal Lake, known as Srinagar's ecological lungs, has been under threat for a while now. Indeed, efforts to restore it to its pristine state are ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
To pull tourists, Himachal books its legends (IANS Books)(With Image)
August 24th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 24 (IANS) The seat of deity Kotlu Devta is trusted by locals for disposing of domestic, social and criminal disputes. They believe the complainant just has to hammer ... Read more...
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Largest water body discovered in universe
July 24th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Astronomers have detected the largest water body in universe whose volume is enough to fill the earth's oceans by more than 100 trillion times.The water body ... Read more...
Posted in World |
An eco-tourism park to come up near Kolkata
July 20th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) An eco-tourism park will come up soon on the outskirts of Kolkata at the intiative of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."We want to set up an ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Titicaca, world’s highest lake, at risk
July 11th, 2011 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
La Paz (Bolivia), July 11 (IANS) Lake Titicaca, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, located on the border of Peru and Bolivia, is at risk from at least ... Read more...
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Three die in Bengal road accident
July 7th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Three people were killed and at least 40 injured in West Bengal's Howrah district Thursday when a bus collided with a rickshaw on a highway and ... Read more...
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Kribhco plant gets closure notice over buffalo deaths
July 7th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat Pollution Control Board has issued a 15-day closure notice on Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) after it failed to explain the deaths of a ... Read more...
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Sikh kingdom’s only fort fights for survival (With Images)
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), May 22 (IANS) Its name means the 'fort of triumph', and it's a symbol of the courage and culture of the Sikhs. Qila Mubarak, the only fort built ... Read more...
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Bengal’s seat of power set to turn green
May 13th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal's seat of power, the Writers' Buildings, initially wore a deserted look, but turned into a centre of celebration Friday as the news of a ... Read more...
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