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February
02 , 2009
Training programme on solid waste
management for panchayat presidents
Pollachi: A training progr=
amme
on Solid Waste Management for the presidents of village panchayats
was organised at Pollachi<=
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Municipality recently
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020250750300.htm
NABARD plans to set up three farmers clubs soon
Tirupur: To promote investment in niche
agriculture sectors and improve credit flow in the rural areas falling under
the jurisdiction of recently notified Tirupur
district, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has set p=
lans
to open three farmers clubs soon.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020253700500.htm
Pallikaranai
marsh has a better look
CHENNAI:
Things are much better at the Pallikaranai mars=
hland
this ‘World Wetlands Day’, which is being observed on Monday.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020257820200.htm
Forest department promises all resources to mitigate man-ani=
mal
conflict
Coimbatore:
All resources within the command of the official machinery will be put to t=
he
best use to mitigate the man-animal conflict, said R. =
Kannan,
Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, here on Thursday.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020253690500.htm
Selco
HYDERABAD:
The GHMC has begun to transport 200-250 metric tonnes<=
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of garbage a day to Selco, the solid waste to
electricity converting plant, from last week following the re-opening of the
plant.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020259140300.htm
Blight affects pomegranate crop in the State
BANGALORE:
Pomegranate exports from Karnataka are all set to plummet this season.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020259890600.htm
Price safety net for farmers in Kerala coming
KALPETTA:
The government will put in place a Commodity Price Safety Net as part of the
2009-10 annual Plan, State Planning Board
vice-chairman Prabhat Patn=
aik
said here on Sunday.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020260060900.htm
Greens seek complete ban on non-biodegradable use of plastic=
NEW
DELHI: Concerned that the notification banning the use of plastic bags in D=
elhi
that came into effect this past month would not be able to cover the entire
gamut of plastic use in the city, environmentalists have now demanded that =
the
Government also look “into other non-biodegradable use of plastic
including packaging, disposable and recycle containers for food which are
harmful as per Central Pollution Control Board and banning metalised
pouches that cannot be recycled”.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/02/stories/2009020253480400.htm
Breakthrough for biofuels
The
gribble uses enzymes in its gut to break down wood and scientists want to
employ it to produce climate-friendly biofuels =
from
natural products such as willow and straw.
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb22009/panorama20090201115948.a=
sp
International=
The Greenhouse Effect and the Bathtub Effect
A
new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluding
that the buildup of human-generated greenhouse
http://www.enn.com/sci-t=
ech/article/39210
Britain's ponds to double to 1 million
Jeremy Biggs stomps through the ice, plunges his net =
in
and shakes it vigorously in the chill water, churning up=
silt,
broken reeds and shards of frozen pond
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/30/million-ponds-wild=
life
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