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February
16 , 2009
Ponies to ferry farm produces of tribal=
s
THENI:
Inhabitants of tribal hamlets of Agamalai hills=
, who
have been trekking around 20 km daily, now have a
traditional transport system: the pony.
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021656500300.htm
Summer boost for watermelon cultivation
ARIYALUR:
For many, the onset of summer may create a scare. But a section of farmers =
of Ariyalur has started taking maximum advantage of the =
season
by resorting to cultivation of watermelon.
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021655320300.htm
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to come up
CHENNAI:
Coromandel Fertilisers is all set to start R=
16;Mana Gromor,’ an
agricultural rural retail centre for farmers, in Maharashtra, Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu very soon. This follows the successful run of it in Andhra Prade=
sh
for over one year.
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021653270500.htm
Scientists asked to focus on impact of climate change
HYDERABAD:
Union Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju has suggested
scientists to adopt an integrated approach to mitigate problems arising out=
of
climate change and recommend measures which could be adopted by farmers.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021658360400.htm
Police open fire in air to control agitating farmers
BELLARY:
The police on Sunday resorted to lathi-charge a=
nd
opened fire in the air to quell a mob, mostly farmers from Chagnur
village, who were throwing stones at them during a “rasta
roko” staged in protest against the acqui=
sition
of fertile land for construction of the Bellary airport near Sangakal-Siriwar
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021653330600.htm
Scientific price for farm produce in two years: Yeddyurappa
DAVANGERE:
Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday assur=
ed
farmers of scientific price for farm produce in two years.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021652980500.htm
No clarity on ‘development’ of lake
MYSORE:
Will the misplaced “development plans” for the Kukkarahalli
Lake, which inspired poet Kuvempu to pen many o=
f his
immortal works, prove to be its undoing?
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021651000200.htm
Marine fish under twin threats: expert
KOCHI:
Keith Brander, fisheries biologist and an authority on the impact of global
warming on fisheries, has called for cutting down on marine fishing to miti=
gate
the impact of climate change and to maintain a sustainable level of fish
stocks.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021656620400.htm
Call to promote watershed projects
KOCHI:
A collective of voluntary organisations will be
formed to undertake sustainable watershed development =
programmes
in the State.
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021659700300.htm
Children left behind suffer strains of migration
For
millions of Romanians, migration has been an economic lifeline. But for
12-year-old Stefan Ciurea, the thought of his m=
other
leaving to work as a maid in Italy was worse than death: he hanged himself =
with
a leather
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//www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021653810900.htm
International=
Japan rules out 40 pct 2020 carbon emissions goal=
Japan
has ruled out cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020 from 1=
990
-- the most ambitious possible action according to a reference target set b=
y a
U.N. panel of climate scientists.
http://www.enn.com/poll=
ution/article/39312
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