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04 , 2009
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color:#000099'>Residents complain of air, water pollution
VIRUDHUNAGAR:
Residents of ward 6 of Virudhunagar municipalit=
y have
complained of air and water pollution allegedly caused by a chilly oil extr=
act
unit in their locality.
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color:#000099'>Collector reviews progress of development works
ARIYALUR:
The District Collector, Anil Meshram, took stoc=
k of
the developmental works under progress in villages falling under Tirumanur Panchayat Union=
, on
Tuesday.
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color:#000099'>Eco-friendly move
Increasing
greenery: Divisional Engineer Highways T.S. Kandaswamy
planting a sapling at Coonoor, to mark the birt=
hday
of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on
Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>Stress on community role in managing solid waste
CHENNAI:
Educational institutions and non-governmental organisa=
tions
(NGOs) on Wednesday stressed the importance of raising awareness about the
importance of solid waste management and recycling among schoolchildren, wh=
o,
in turn, would spread the message among a larger section of society.
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color:#000099'>CII to organise “Green
Walk”
CHENNAI:
Corporates who understand that sustainable Corp=
orate
Social Responsibility (CSR) is not charity but part of a long-term process
continued to invest in various projects initiated by Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII), according to T.T. Ashok, chairman, CSR sub-committee, CII
Southern Region.
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color:#000099'>A pioneer in undertaking nitrate pollution studies in soil
Coimbatore:
P. Murugesa Boopathy,
teacher, scientist, extension worker and administrator in the field of
Agriculture for the past 36 years has been appointed the new Vice Chancello=
r of
the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).
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color:#000099'>Environmental campaign extended to village
TIRUCHI: Exnora International has expanded the reach of = its environmental campaign and activities by starting its first branch at a vil= lage in Ariyalur district, with the support of Tiruchi District Exnora.<= o:p>
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color:#000099'>Helpline for farmers
SANGAREDDY:
The Horticulture Department of Medak district
established a toll-free helpline for the benefit of farmers.
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color:#000099'>Cloud-seeding this year too
HYDERABAD:
Agriculture Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy has
announced that cloud-seeding operations for artificial rains will be undert=
aken
this year also, like in the last five years.
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color:#000099'>Spreading the green message
GUNTUR:
Scores of enthusiastic youths representing the A.P. Pollution Control Board=
and
sanitary employees of the Guntur Municipal Corporation on Wednesday took ou=
t a
‘green cycle rally’ in the run-up to the World Environment Day
celebrations.
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color:#000099'>Lecture on climate change
KADAPA:
N. Kumaraswamy, principal of Vaagdevi
Engineering College, Proddatur, will deliver a
lecture on `Your planet needs you – Unite =
to
combat climate change’
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color:#000099'>Environment Day rally
NIZAMABAD:
Jana Vignana Vedika=
State
president P. Ram Mohan Rao called upon all the =
people
to come together for the protection of environment.
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color:#000099'>Environment Day contests
TIRUPATI:
On the occasion of ‘Environment Day’ on June 5, Regional Science
Centre will be conducting a painting contest for school students (LKG ̵=
1; X
class)
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color:#000099'>‘Green Rally’
Vijayawada:
Mayor M.V. Ratnabindu will flag off a ‘Gr=
een
Rally’ jointly organised by the Gora Scie=
nce
Centre and AP Pollution Control Board to mark the World Environment Day, on
Friday.
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color:#000099'>Educate farmers about government schemes, says MLA
Karwar: Haliyal MLA Suneel Hegade has asked officials of the Agriculture, Hortic=
ulture
and Sericulture Departments to hold meetings every month to provide the
information to farmers about the different schemes of the government, subsi=
dy
given to farmers, new methods in cultivation and the problems faced by them=
.
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color:#000099'>A small step toward a ‘Zero Waste Bangalore’
Bangalore:
In a bid to lessen the problem of garbage in Bangalore, a city that generat=
es
3,000 tonnes of waste every day, non-government=
al organisation Saahas has t=
ied up
with The Forum in Koramangala for a novel initi=
ative.
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color:#000099'>Geology, forest officials go through anxious moments
BIDAR:
Officials of the departments of Geology and Forests went through anxious
moments after a private Kannada television channel flashed news of a
“volcanic eruption” in Honnikery fo=
rest
area of Bidar taluk=
on
Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>10 centres in Pavagada
for distribution of seeds
Tumkur:
Minister for Small-scale Industries and Sericulture P. Venkataramanappa
reviewed the sale of groundnut seeds to farmers at sub=
sidised
rates at Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district on Tuesday.
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color:#000099'>Plan for poultry farmers
KOLLAM:
Minister for Food and Animal Husbandry C. Divakaran
said here on Wednesday that the State government would soon implement a Rs.10-crore scheme under which livestock and poultry=
would
be distributed free to farmers.
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color:#000099'>Mobile rice clinics to boost paddy production
Thrissur:
The Kerala Agricultural University and the Agriculture Department will laun=
ch
three mobile rice clinics under the Paddy Mission programme to help farmers=
in
tackling the tackle technical problems associated with paddycultivation.
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color:#000099'>Environment Day programmes
PUDUCHERRY:
The Department of Science, Technology and Environment will inaugurate World
Environment Day programmes in the Conference Ha=
ll of
the Public Works Department, at 10 a.m. on June 5.
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color:#000099'>Agriculture Holds Key to Solving Global Warming
Agriculture,
so often cited as a factor in global decline - for claiming natural grassla=
nds
that store carbon, soil erosion and pesticide runoff - could become a big p=
art
of the solution to global warming, according to a hopeful report by Worldwatch Institute released today.
http://www.enn.com/to=
p_stories/article/40013
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