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Agencies gear up to rate plantation companies

Rating agencies are gearing up for the fresh influx of business that they are likely to reveive from plantation companies once Sebi makes it mandatory for them to have their collective scheme s

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Armymen called upon to think 'green'

If reversing the trend of environmental drgradation requires action on a war-footing, then who is better equipped to lead the fight than the Army? That question was both asked and answered by

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India-Australia research on wheat weeds

India and Australia have entered into a collaborative research project to examine the problem of herbicide-resistant weeds of wheat, which is a growing problem in both the

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Power generation from farm waste

A privately owned plant at Dohana in Haryana is already producing 4.5 MW power from agriculture waste, including husk, according to the Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Mr. A.

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Policy issues

TERI starts discussion forum on Internet: As part of its effort to disseminate information and stimulate a purposeful debate on issues pertaining to energy and environment, the Tata Energy Research

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Grasim restrained from discharging effluents

The judicial first class Magistrate Court at Kunnamangalam near Kozhikode has restrained the Grasim Industries at Mavoor from discharging the trade effluents into the Chaliyar river or any other

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Kerala HC directs govt. to enforce pollution norms

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to issue appropriate directions to all local authorities, including municipal corporation, to strictly enforce the pollution control laws and

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Quake kills over 4,000 in Afghan

Over 4,000 people have been killed by a severe earthquake in the northern Afghan province of Takhar, a Pakistan-based Afghan new service reported on Friday.The quake hit the city of Rustaq, 280 km

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Farmers' suicide frenzy spreads to Karnataka

At least three persons were reported to have committed suicide in Bidar district, Karnataka, following the loss of the tur dal crop, caused by pest attacks and erratic and scanty

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Govt finds no takers for eco label

The 'ecomark' scheme launched in 1991, to help consumer's identify environment friendly products has failed to take off, due to a lack of interest of both the industry and the

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