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water, poverty and livelihoods of marginalized communities - issues that cry
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stories that are relevant to India and the world outside it. We hope The Vi=
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will help you to be more informed.
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15, 2009
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color:#000099'>Animals make farmers’ life miserable
KODAIKANAL:
With incidents of man-animal conflict on the rise, hundreds of vegetable
growers in Upper Kodaikanal hills have been forced to abandon their
agricultural land and migrate to urban areas for survival.
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color:#000099'>Dalits still at the receiving end in matters relating to
temples: study
MADURAI:
Temples continue to be spaces for oppression and resistance and remain a ma=
jor
source of caste clashes, a study has found.
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color:#000099'>“No priority for irrigation schemes”
Pattali
Makkal Katchi president G.K. Mani alleged here on Sunday that the State gov=
ernment
had not accorded priority to irrigation schemes:
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color:#000099'>Wireless sensor network deployed to detect landslides
COIMBATORE:
A wireless sensor network system for landslide detection has been developed=
by
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in collaboration with the European Commission.
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color:#000099'>Salem to get mobile public toilet
The
mobile unit will be stationed in public places where sufficient space for
constructing permanent toilets is not available and places of public gather=
ing
such as markets and bus stands.
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color:#000099'>Cotton worth Rs. 3.7-cr. Gutted
GUNTUR:
A major fire destroyed over 3,200 cotton bales worth about Rs. 3.70 crore i=
n a
godown on the premises of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) located=
on
the Chilakaluripet road on Sunday morning.
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color:#000099'>Reservation for women
Once
again the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women has taken the centre
stage. The ostensible reason which has been creating hindrances is the ques=
tion
of reservations for the backward and dalit women.
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color:#000099'>Tribals are poised to become land owners
Srikakulam
: The tribals and forest dwellers are poised to become land owners with the
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by
issuing pattas to the lands occupied by them for cultivation purposes.
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color:#000099'>Powered by the sun, it runs on water
BANGALORE:
Imagine a world where the same liquid that rejuvenates you could also be us=
ed
to fuel your car; one in which cars run with water and where the air you
breathe is not choked with vehicle exhaust.
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color:#000099'>A theme park on rainwater harvesting
BANGALORE:
One of Jayanagar’s biggest lung spaces in Fifth Block is now home to a
“rainwater harvesting theme park”.
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color:#000099'>Commission recommends more power to Panchayat Raj bodies
GULBARGA:
The three-member Third State Finance Commission, headed by A.G. Kodgi, in i=
ts
final report submitted to the Government, has recommended further devolutio=
n of
the financial and executive powers to Panchayat Raj institutions and to
reconsider the role of the legislators in Panchayat Raj institutions.
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color:#000099'>Law sought to prevent use of farmland for non-agricultural
purposes
Madikeri:
M.C. Nanaiah, MLC, on Friday urged the State Government to frame a special
legislation to prevent use of agricultural land for non-agricultural purpos=
es.
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color:#000099'>Students develop alternative fuel system for two-wheelers
Thiruvananthapuram:
A team of students from Mohandas College of Engineering here has developed =
an
experimental system to operate a two-wheeler on a mixture of hydrogen and
ethanol.
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color:#000099'>Ensure quota for women, Dalits: KDF
KOZHIKODE:
Equal opportunity will become a reality in India only if women and Dalits g=
ain
access to political power, Kerala Dalit Federation (KDF) president P.
Ramabhadran has said.
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color:#000099'>Delhi getting ready to host first ever ‘green’ G=
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NEW
DELHI: As it prepares to host the first ever “green” Commonweal=
th
Games in the city next year, which will also be the largest sporting event =
ever
to be hosted by the country, what Delhi hopes to leave behind with the Game=
s is
a legacy.
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color:#000099'>International live stock and dairy expo
NEW
DELHI: A three-day international live stock and dairy expo is being organis=
ed
by Pixie Consulting Solutions in collaboration with Thailand-based N. C. C.
Exhibition Organisers at Pragati Maidan here beginning July 2.
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color:#000099'>‘Eradicate social evils’
Muktsar:
Punjab Chief Minster Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday called upon the people to
play a pro-active role in combating social evils like female foeticide, drug
addiction and dowry and be involved in other developmental works as well.
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color:#000099'>Permission sought to use biofuel
The plea submitted to the CM
through Deputy Commisioner, the Association has stated that auto drivers ha=
ve
resorted to use kerosene, available at cheaper rates, instead of petrol, th=
us
contributing for increase in the air pollution.
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color:#000099'>Global PC makers chant Green mantra
Analysts say going green has become=
a
business plan unto itself for industry’s heavyweights: a way to stand
apart from rivals, win over a growing segment of environmentally conscious
consumers, and shore up branding worldwide.
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color:#000099'>Mushrooming shrines
About seven decades ago Basavanagudi
was the southernmost locality of Bangalore, beyond which there were only fi=
elds
and jungles. It was then that we, as primary school children of this locali=
ty
happened to kill a snake that had sneaked into our playground from the near=
by
bushes.
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color:#000099'>Venetians encouraged to drink ‘the Mayor’s
water’
In this hot and noble city, discard=
ed
water bottles float by gondolas on the edges of the canals and spill out of
trash cans on the majestic Piazza San Marco.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/8128/venetians-enco=
uraged-drink-mayors-water.html
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