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This may be the first case in the country linked with Internet wildlife trade. Officials said members of the gang used the Orkut networking site for meeting new customers as well as to close deals with existing clients in the Middle East and Europe.

In Mumbai, new forms of cooperation between local government and
citizens seek to improve local representation and the quality of services. This paper examines which residents are represented or excluded in these arrangements, the mandates and processes by which the arrangements are negotiated and the outcomes. Local representation through elected councillors is compared with

The Indian mining industry indicates almost the full range of extractive and mineral products and their operations range from small-scale mining through to some of the largest mining operations in the world.

The Centre province of Cameroon is facing both soil degradation problem in rural areas and the household waste management problem in Yaound

This paper suggests that the contribution of cities to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is often overstated. Many sources suggest that cities are responsible for 75

Launched in 1998, the Golden Quadrilateral is part of a $30-billion plus National Highways Development Project-the most ambitious building spree here since Britain created the railway system in the 1800s. Much as the U.S. Interstate Highway System mobilized American society, India hopes the Golden Quadrilateral will push the country's economic engine into overdrive.

This study reveals detailed geochemical investigation of inorganic constituents including heavy metals in the ground water surrounding the dumpsite area at Muzaffarpur. The pH was found to be increased in some cases. Few water samples showed the total hardness and alkalinity value beyond the standard limit. COD value was found to be maximum in nearest points to dump sites.

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is situated in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. In around 1993-1994, the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, after a thorough study found this forest to be a suitable habitat for the relocation of the Asiatic lion, now confined to the range of about 1800 sq kms of the Gir forest, its only current habitat in the world.

Out of the 12 notified bird sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh, six bird sanctuaries namely - Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao District, Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra District, Patna Bird Sanctuary, Etah, Saman Bird Sanctuary, Mainpuri, Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary, Gonda and Bakhira Bird Sanctuary, Sant Kabir Nagar were surveyed for the inventorisation of aquatic plants growing in and around these h

In this study, the anaerobic digestion of different types of organic wastes including swept flour from the floor of flourmills, leftover food and vegetable waste is investigated. The performance of an anaerobic digester is dependent on the type and composition of the materials to be digested as well as the environmental factors such as pH and temperature.