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obscured in the larger media scene. These are stories that are relevant to
India and the world outside it. We hope The View will help you to be
more informed.
February
27 , 2009
A model village panchayat zone in
TAMBARAM:
Winning awards at the State- and national-level has become a habit with
Mudichur village panchayat, a quiet, serene suburb near Tambaram. This rural
local body with a small population and a vast extent of land is on its way =
to
achieving a status wherein requirements of all its residents are fulfilled.=
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022758800300.htm
State magnanimous in sharing river water, says Durai Murugan=
CHENNAI:
Tamil Nadu has been magnanimous towards neighbouring States in sharing the
water of inter-State rivers, Public Works and Law Minister Durai Murugan to=
ld
the Assembly on Thursday
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759261000.htm
Farmers pin hopes on talks at Chennai today Parambikulam Ali=
yar
project
Pollachi: The farming community irrigating about
4.5 lakh acres under the Parambikulam – Aliyar Project (PAP) hope that
the Chief Secretary-level talks between Tamil Nadu and Kerala scheduled to =
be
held in Chennai on Friday would resolve many contentious issues.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754510500.htm
Farmers pin hopes on talks at Chennai today Parambikulam Ali=
yar
project
Pollachi:
The farming community irrigating about 4.5 lakh acres under the Parambikulam
– Aliyar Project (PAP) hope that the Chief Secretary-level talks betw=
een
Tamil Nadu and Kerala scheduled to be held in Chennai on Friday would resol=
ve
many contentious issues.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754510500.htm
Karur
KARUR:
Demanding that the universally accepted concept of ‘polluter paysR=
17;
be applied to those who generate hazardous sludge at Karur, the affected
farmers have demanded immediate remedial measures and a study to work out s=
afe
disposal of the sludge.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754090500.htm
New software on GIS launched
CUDDALORE:
Collector Rajendra Ratnoo launched new software on Geographical Information
System here on Wednesday
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754720600.htm
Farmers urged to take up bamboo cultivation in a big way
PONNAMPET
(KODAGU): Experts on bamboo, who harped on the utility of bamboo in various
areas, goaded farmers in Kodagu district to take to bamboo cultivation in a=
big
way as the product was no longer being looked at as a backyard material of =
the
poor people.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022752410300.htm
Migration worries Yeddyurappa
BANGALORE:
“My aim is that people from villages should not come to Bangalore and
should continue to live in peace in villages. We will ensure that all basic
facilities required will be provided to them,” said Chief Minister B.=
S.
Yeddyurappa.
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022758010300.htm
Research to enhance quality of maize showing good results=
217;
SHIMOGA:
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore,
P.G. Changappa, said here on Wednesday that the university had taken up a
research study to develop new varieties of maize
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754770800.htm
Right to work and rights at work
The
discussion on the global financial crisis and the revelation of its effects
— large-scale downsizing, layoffs, wage cuts and job losses — at
the 42nd Indian Labour Conference held in New Delhi on February 20 and 21
should
http:=
//www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022754921000.htm
Rs 1.76 crore wasted on Bellandur tank
The
Public Accounts Committee of the State Legislature has recommended discipli=
nary
action against those officers responsible for wasteful expenditure on
renovation of Bellandur tank.
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb272009/state20090227121013.asp
Power corridors to be plastic-free
The
corridors of power - Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha and MS building - will n=
ow
be a plastic-free zone.
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb272009/state20090227121026.asp
'Water privatisation will increa=
se
rates
The
proposed privatisation of water supply in the State will result in the jack=
ing
up of water rates, cautioned Yellappa Reddy, former Secretary, Department of
Ecology and Environment, here on Thursday.
http://www=
.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb272009/state.asp
Eco-agriculture can feed & heal
Organic
methods can produce food on a global per capita basis to sustain the popula=
ce.
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb272009/editpage20090226120893=
.asp
Study urges U.S.-China climate change summit
BEIJING
(Reuters) - The United States and China should hold a summit featuring an
agreement on climate change, helping to create international support for a =
new
global pact by the end of 2009, a former White House adviser said on Thursd=
ay.
http://www.enn.com/poll=
ution/article/39382
Sourcing small and local
Major
multinational food and drink companies have a powerful role to play as driv=
ers
of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.enn.com/ag=
riculture/article/39384
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