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attempts
to distill that information which is crucial to everyday life – water,
poverty and livelihoods of marginalized communities - issues that cry for
attention but can and do get obscured in the larger media scene. These are
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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16, 2009
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color:#000099'>Reviving American Chestnut Trees May Mitigate Climate Change=
ScienceDaily
(June 15, 2009) — A Purdue University study shows that introducing a =
new
hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the
all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount of carbon in the
Earth's atmosphere.
http://www.scienced aily.com/ releases/ 2009/06/09061015
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color:#000099'>Officials move in to clear illegal wells
KARUR:
After a rather long wait, the authorities have moved in to clear the over 50
illegal wells sunk by unscrupulous elements in the dry Amaravathy riverbed.=
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color:#000099'>Deer park to be set up in Yelagiri hills
YELAGIRI
HILLS: A children’s park-cum-deer park will be established in Yelagiri
Hills at the cost of Rs.15 crore, C. Rajendran, Vellore Collector, said her=
e on
Sunday.
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color:#000099'>100 huts gutted in Nandambakkam
TAMBARAM:
More than 100 huts were destroyed in a fire along the banks of the Adyar in
Nandambakkam early on Monday. Though no one was injured, damage to property=
was
extensive.
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color:#000099'>SHG for aravanis planned in Villupuram
VILLUPURAM:
District Collector R.Palanisamy has said that proposals will be sent to the
government for the formation of self-help groups by the aravanis (transgend=
ers)
in Villupuram district.
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color:#000099'>SHG members complain of cheating by leader
KRISHNAGIRI:
Annai Therasa Mahalir Manram, a women self-help group at Periyar Nagar in
Uthangarai on Monday complained to Anisha Hussein, Superintendent of Police,
here that they were cheated of Rs. 5 lakhs by the group leader Malarkodi and
Nethaji Social Service Organisation Director Saravanan.
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color:#000099'>Aid to install rainwater harvesting systems for farm wells
VILLUPURAM:
The State government has launched a scheme to recharge open farm wells by
installing rainwater harvesting systems.
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color:#000099'>25 village panchayats get ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’=
ARIYALUR:
A total of 25 village panchayats in the district have bagged the ‘Nir=
mal
Gram Puraskar’ for 2007-08, an award in recognition of their proper
ecological maintenance and upkeep of the villages.
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color:#000099'>Awareness programme on source segregation of garbage
CHENNAI:
Chennai Corporation and Neel Metal Fanalca organised a rally as part of an
awareness programme on source segregation on Monday.
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color:#000099'>Cauvery water project to be completed in three months
DINDIGUL:
A special Cauvery drinking water project meant for 735 rural habitations wi=
ll
be completed within three months. Seventy per cent of work was over and the
rest was being expedited, said Minister for Revenue I Periasamy.
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color:#000099'>Farmers, traders allege malpractices
ERODE:
Turmeric farmers and traders have levelled serious allegations against at t=
he
turmeric market run by Erode-based turmeric merchants and warehouse owners.=
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color:#000099'>Food safety programme organised for women
Udhagamandalam:
A two-day programme to train women on ways to detect adulterants in food got
under way here on Monday.
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color:#000099'>30 removed from NREGS implementation
SANGAREDDY:
Services of 30 field assistants, who have been held responsible for corrupt=
ion
in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, ha=
ve
withdrawn.
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color:#000099'>Publicity to crop insurance scheme urged
ANANTAPUR:
The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham (APRS) affiliated to CPI(M) on Monday urged
the district Collector to give adequate publicity to the crop insurance sch=
eme
in villages so that every groundnut-cultivating farmer could avail the sche=
me
by paying premium on time.
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color:#000099'>Tribal farmers told to raise commercial crops
Srikakulam:
Congress-led UPA government at the Centre was instrumental in the introduct=
ion
of three main legislations which revolutionised the economic and social lif=
e of
the common people, particularly the rural poor and tribals, said Revenue
Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao.
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color:#000099'>Is nitrogen being good for vehicles all ‘gas’?
Bangalore:
Does the high cost of filling vehicle tyres with nitrogen gas worth it? A
cross-section of people The
Hindu spoke to did not appear particularly excited at the prosp=
ect.
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color:#000099'>‘Revival of tank will be futile’
Bijapur:
Although steps taken by district in-charge Minister Govind Karjol to develop
historical Begum Talab tank, which is an example of technological excellenc=
e of
Adil Shahi Rulers, are appreciable, the ambitious project will not be
scientifically feasible as it will not help in solving drinking water probl=
em
in the city.
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color:#000099'>Environment Day celebrated in city schools
The
Cochin Refineries School, Ambalamukal, celebrated World Environment Day und=
er
the aegis of its Love Green Club.
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color:#000099'>Corporation takes over operation of waste plant
KOCHI:
The Kochi Corporation has taken over the functioning of its solid waste tre=
atment
plant at Brahmapuram.
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color:#000099'>Modernisation of lift irrigation projects on anvil
KOCHI:
A project is being readied to modernise various lift irrigation projects in=
the
district for which the State government has allotted Rs. 6 crore to the
district.
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color:#000099'>Greening programme
PALAKKAD:
K.K. Divakaran, MLA, inaugurated a programme under the Green Kerala
afforestation scheme at the Venkatesapuram Colony in the town on Monday.
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color:#000099'>Waste disposal: UDF seeks solution
PATHANAMTHITTA:
The United Democratic Front has warned that it will intensify its agitation=
if
the government does not intervene immediately to solve the problem of garba=
ge
dumping in Thiruvalla town.
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color:#000099'>Minister to open meet on water conservation
Thrissur:
The Southern Regional Forum of ‘Water Community’, hosted by the
district administration with the support of the United Nation’s Solut=
ion
Exchange, will begin at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration here on
Tuesday.
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color:#000099'>‘Steps are taken to distribute seeds’
Appropriate steps have been underta=
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to distribute sowing seeds for the cultivation of groundnuts and paddy to t=
he
farmers, informed Agriculture Assistant Director Chandrashekaran.
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color:#000099'>Cow dung, a wise choice to enrich soil fertility
Use of chemical fertiliser has pois=
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it
has gradually turns fertile farm barren and consequently, drop in yield. Th=
is
has made farmers turn to natural manure.
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color:#000099'>KSOU’s short-term courses for farmers
The KSOU inked a memorandum of
understanding in this regard with the University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore on Monday.
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color:#000099'>Bachagaon goes green again
In an experiment, the VFC has devel=
oped
acacia plantations in the region, but in the future, the committee hopes to
plant valuable species, which can help sustain resources in the region.
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color:#000099'>Return of native strains
The organic food movement is receiv=
ing
a new boost, thanks to the efforts of the Organic Farming Research Centre at
Shimoga. The Centre has been able to regenerate at least 83 traditional
varieties of rice through a concerted effort during the last two years.
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color:#000099'>Carbon shapes to treat water
The hydrosphere (total amount of wa=
ter
on earth) is composed of enormous amounts of water, of which about 97 per c=
ent
is saline and unfit for human consumption.
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color:#000099'>A river interrupted
The birds are on a high and the air=
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filled with their twitter. Underneath, the gurgling river tries to keep pac=
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color:#000099'>Understanding climate change
The Earth’s climate has always
varied, so the term climate change is now generally used to describe the
changes caused by human activity: specifically, greenhouse emissions such as
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color:#000099'>Snippets
In the Malaysian and Sumatran rain
forests, tapirs are rarely glimpsed. Ponderous, powerful herbivores, weighi=
ng
about 650 pounds, tapirs have faces like anteaters, with an incessantly
sniffing mobile snout. In dim rain forests, smell and hearing are the impor=
tant
senses.
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color:#000099'>The other half — up close
Our previously peaceful residential
locality is slowly becoming a central commercial district.
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