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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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18, 2009
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color:#000099'>“Developing nations victims of meltdown”
Geneva:
Noting that developing countries are “unfortunate victims” of t=
he
global economic turmoil, India has said the International Labour
Organisation’s role becomes more relevant, and its ‘global job
pact’ could counter the job crisis created by the meltdown.
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color:#000099'>NGO constructs 100 permanent houses
VILLUPURAM:
Non-governmental organisation, ‘Real,’ has constructed 100
permanent houses for tsunami affected people at Vasavankuppam on East Coast
Road near here, with financial assistance from the German service organisat=
ion,
Karl Kubel Stiftung. Each house has been built at the cost of Rs. 2.4 lakh.=
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color:#000099'>Artificially ripened mangoes prove risky
CHENNAI:
A few days ago, Kasiamma of Thoraipakkam, a domestic help, reported for work
with a swollen face.
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color:#000099'>Rights panel’s directive on contaminated water issue
CHENNAI:
The State Human Rights Commission on Monday ordered that the Commissioner, =
the
Chennai Corporation, the Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supp=
ly
and Sewerage Board and the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, fi=
le a
report in two weeks with regard to a media report about contaminated drinki=
ng
water supply at Virugambakkam here.
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color:#000099'>8,500 hectares to come under SRI
DINDIGUL:
Cultivation of paddy will be expanded to 8,500 hectares in the district this
year under the Systematic Rice Intensification (SRI) programme.
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color:#000099'>“Bio-safety is need of the hour”
MADURAI:
Proper disposal of biomedical waste is mandatory for hospitals/ clinical
laboratories and the Health Department will not allow any lacunae in that
aspect, S. Elango, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, said =
here
on Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>Farmers investing heavily in short-term crops
MADURAI:
Farmers in the district have been investing heavily in short-term crops in
recent years.
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color:#000099'>Call to plant more saplings
SALEM:
Collector J. Chandrakumar called upon the non-government organisations to
encourage people to plant more saplings in the district.
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color:#000099'>Farm testing laboratory to be set up in Natarajapuram
TIRUCHI:
The Tiruverambur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society disbursed
jewel loan to the tune of Rs. 1.38 crore during last year (2008-09), accord=
ing
to its special officer, P. Sundaramoorthy.
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color:#000099'>Lessons on solid waste management
NALGONDA:
A delegation comprising the engineers of various municipal bodies, Pollution
Control Board and other agencies from different States visited Nalgonda
municipality on Wednesday as part of a training programme on Municipal Solid
Waste Management.
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color:#000099'>Effective cattle insurance to contain Anthrax mooted
VISAKHAPATNAM:
Even as the medical and health authorities battle to contain cutaneous Anth=
rax
in the tribal areas of the district that border Orissa, one of the root cau=
ses
for the spread of anthrax can be effectively checked by introducing an
insurance scheme for cattle.
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color:#000099'>Shops ‘raided’ by Greenpeace activists
BANGALORE:
Shops and establishments on Church Street and Brigade Road witnessed raids =
of a
different kind on Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>Fragmentation of forest areas has increased elephant menace:
officer
Madikeri:
Fragmentation of forest areas, particularly in the northern parts of Kodagu=
, is
one of the main reasons for the increased man-elephant conflict in the
district, outgoing Deputy Conservator of Forests B.B. Mallesh said here on
Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>Birds are farmers’ friends, says forest official
Madikeri:
Birds are an integral part of the ecosystem and play an important role in
maintaining the equilibrium of nature.
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color:#000099'>Drive against water-borne diseases
KATTAPPANA:
The Health Department in association with the Thodupuzha Municipality on
Wednesday launched a special drive to prevent the outbreak of water-borne
diseases.
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color:#000099'>Rs.1.75 crore to check vector-borne diseases
CHANDIGARH:
The Centre has sanctioned a Rs.1.75-crore scheme for Haryana under the Nati=
onal
Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme for prevention of vector-borne disea=
ses
like Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Chikungunia in the Sta=
te,
Director Health Services (Malaria) Satbir Chaudhry said on Wednesday.
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color:#000099'>Address farmers’ issues in Union Budget : CPI
JAIPUR:
Communist Party of India national secretary Atul Kumar ‘Anjaan’=
has
asked the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre to keep in m=
ind the
rural India while formulating the Union Budget for 2009-10.
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color:#000099'>‘Completion of Kundamestri water project top
priority’
Interacting with Deccan Herald
after assuming charge on Wednesday, he said he would take steps to accelera=
te
the project after learning its progress in consultation with the City Munic=
ipal
Council President and officials.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/8739/completion-ku=
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color:#000099'>Shadows of global crisis on agriculture
In the 250-year history of industri=
al
capitalism, there have been numerous cyclical crises, at least three of them
global and systemic, including this one. In the preceding crises, capitalis=
ts
always introduced measures to repair the system and restart the cycle of
expansion and capital formation.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/8715/shadows-global-crisi=
s-agriculture.html
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