| Tue 9 Feb 2010 |
Green cover can protect monuments, says expert
Indian Express | Advocating the role of trees as a bioshield for national monuments, ethno-botanist Professor Javed Ashraf presented a part of his research titled “Pollution in Medieval Times” at a national-level seminar on air pollution organised by the Department... |
Slum-dwellers use RTI to expose state apathy
Deccan Chronicle Slum-dwellers use RTI to expose state apathy | Feb. 8: At a time when even the educated elite merely complain about red-tapism in the bureaucracy, slum-dwellers in the city have demonstrated the use of RTI (Right to information) Act as a weapon to ex... |
| Mon 8 Feb 2010 |
Govt to identify most polluted areas in State
Deccan Herald Bangalore: | A comprehensive database on the pollution hotspots in Karnataka is being readied by the State government so that effective action can be taken to reduce pollution levels, said Secretary of the Department of Ecology and Environment, Kanwa... |
ConocoPhillips To Pay $175,000 Fine To Settle Clean Air Act Violations On Indian Reservation
Huffington Post | Durango Herald: | ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to pay a hefty fine and install pollution-control equipment to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. | The company will pay $175,000 in civil penalties in an ... |
Kyodo news summary -6-+
Breitbart TOKYO, Feb. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—---------- Hatoyama approves Ozawa's remaining as DPJ's No. 2 | TOKYO - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is also president of the Democratic Party of Japan, said Monday he approved DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozaw... |
K’taka working on air quality atlas to locate pollution hotspots
Zeenews Bangalore: Karnataka is working on preparing an air quality atlas for the state to generate information on pollution status and locate pollution hotspots, a senior government official said on Monday. | The initiative is being driven jointly by Karnat... |
Bones, jaw of animals found in Panna tiger reserve
DNA India | Bhopal: Bones and a jaw of animals have been found from two places during digging for some development work in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve. | "Few bones and a jaw have been found from two places in Panna Tiger Reserve during diggi... |
Thousands of troops patrol Kashmir capital to block anti-India separatist rally
Star Tribune | SRINAGAR, India - Authorities put separatist leaders under house arrest and thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a seventh day of violent demonstrations aga... |
Teacher raped and burnt in Madhya Pradesh
Zeenews Bhopal: The condition of a 19-year-old tribal woman who was held captive for two days, then raped and set on fire in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district is stable, police said Monday. | The victim had moved to Jhabua district about a year ago, where sh... |
Australia tightens migration rules to favor English-language skills and professionals
Star Tribune | CANBERRA, Australia - Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers. | Immigration Minister Ch... |
Parikh panel recommends flat tax on diesel cars
The Hindu | Sujay Mehdudia | Environmentalists call it too little, too late | Production capacity is up, but clean fuel technology is not in place | Cars use up to 15% of total diesel consumption | NEW DELHI: The Kirit Parikh Committee proposal for imposing a ... |
In Bangalore Today
The Hindu | RELIGION | Ragiguddada Sri Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy Bhaktha Mandali Trust: Discourse on Dasa and Vachana Sahitya, Sri Kulachamba Hall, 6.30 p.m. | Gnana Yagna: Discourse on Ramana Maharishi's Upadeshasara by Swami Abhaya Chaitanya, Sree Ramashrama, N... |
Evolving ecotechnologies
The Hindu | DR. SANJEEVA RAJ | Restoration Ecology, to heal our degraded ecosystems and biodiversity, is the need of our times. | REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE:Restoring and promoting phytoplankton in waters would greatly mitigate the carbon-burden in the atmospher... |
Chiru flags off 'Fraternal Marathon'
The Hindu | Health is wealth:Praja Rajyam leader and legislator Chiranjeevi flagging off the 'Fraternal Marathon' in Tirupati, last Sunday. | Praja Rajyam president K.Chiranjeevi, who is also the local MLA, turned out to be the star attraction at the 'Fraterna... |
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