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| 2-day workshop on forestry |
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| The New Indian Express , Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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A two-day national workshop on ‘Info Systems for Decision Making in Forestry’ was inaugurated here on Thursday by S V Ranganath, chief secretary of the state government.
Ranganath, in his inaugural a ...More
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| Kerala coast vulnerable to tsunami inundation |
| T. Nandakumar |
| The Hindu , Thursday, May 09, 2013 |
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The entire stretch of the Kerala coast could be vulnerable to inundation caused by tsunami waves originating from different sources, a numerical modelling study of tsunami propagation in the South Eas ...More
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| M&M to take up tree plantation drive in Araku Valley |
| V. Rishi Kumar |
| The Hindu Business Line , Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
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Mahindra & Mahindra has sewn up plans to take up a massive plantation drive in the picturesque Araku valley of Andhra Pradesh covering fruit trees and coffee plantations.
This is part of the group’s ...More
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| India, US research gets fresh leg-up |
| Charu Sudan Kasturi |
| Hindustan Times , Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
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India and the US will announce eight new agreements between top research universities at a summit level meet in June in a bid to give fresh impetus to their education diplomacy under the $10 mn Singh ...More
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| This isn't the weather we grew up with |
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| The Guardian , Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist (or an earth scientist for that matter) to know that today's weather isn't the weather we grew up with – and today's climate isn't the climate of yesterday. As a sci ...More
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| Mumbaikars see red on climate change |
| Chinmayi Shalya |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
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MUMBAI: Climate change is no longer an environmentalist's concern. Erratic weather, change in temperature, depletion of air quality and wind patterns seem to be weighing on Mumbaikars' minds too.
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| State's future holds high temperature, erratic rains |
| Dilnaz Boga |
| DNA , Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
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A survey released on Tuesday by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) assessing the public's attitude towards the environment showed that 80% respondents in Mumbai refused to segregate garbage.
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| Power for the people |
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| The Indian Express , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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SC has usefully separated valid safety concerns from generalised fears of nuclear power
In clear and ringing terms, the Supreme Court has backed the operationalising of the Kudankulam nuclear power ...More
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| That sinking feeling |
| Quirin Schiermeier |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Land plants create a huge carbon sink as they suck carbon dioxide out of the air to build leaves, wood and roots. The sink varies from year to year, but on an average, it soaks up one-quarter of the a ...More
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| Climate the culprit in megafauna's demise |
| Bridie Smith |
| The Age , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Humans can rest easy. According to scientists, climate change caused Australia's megafauna to become extinct, rather than human activity such as hunting and burning vegetation.
A literature review by ...More
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| India, US joint research gets fresh leg up |
| Charu Sudan Kasturi, |
| Hindustan Times , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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India and the US will announce eight new agreements between top research universities at a summit level meet in June in a bid to give fresh impetus to their education diplomacy under the $10 mn Singh ...More
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| Karimadom residents to get CFLs free of cost |
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| The New Indian Express , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Houses in five low-income housing colonies in the city will be provided with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) free of cost, as a follow-up action to Earth Hour 2013. Two CFLs each will be distributed t ...More
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| Science Express to be in state from May 11-20 |
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| The Times of India , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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LUCKNOW: Science Express - Biodiversity Special, a collaborative initiative of the department of science and technology and Union ministry of environment and forest, and coordinated by Vikram A Sarabh ...More
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| Shades of Green |
| M.S. Mahesh Krishnan |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Some common phrases we hear around Delhi at this time of the year are “It’s so hot these days” and “As soon as winter is over, the temperature hits the roof”. I didn’t give much thought as to why it w ...More
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| Safe storage of water? Go underground. |
| Kate Galbraith |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Wise usage Experts are stressing the importance of building reservoirs below the ground. This will solve many of the difficulties associated with above-ground water shortage. Proponents say that the t ...More
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