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In support of Hazare
Politicians, social activists and non governmental organisations rally behind Anna Hazare
Politicians, social activists and non governmental organisations rally behind Anna Hazare
Indian cities are being engulfed by vehicular pollution. Under such circumstances, the electric autorickshaw and bicycle offer some respite
At the time of going to press, Anna Hazare was released from jail. The Maharashtra government ordered his release after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray wrote in the Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, that the
Anna Hazare says that he will not appeal against the judgment. Speaking with Down To Earth, from Yerawada Jail, Pune, Hazare says that his fight is not against any individual, but a corrupt system
One of India's most eminent social workers is sent to prison for three months
Researchers at the Magan Sangrahalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra, have designed an efficient charkha (spinning wheel). This three-spindle spinning machine is simple, light and reasonably priced. A team
The Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), Wardha, Maharashtra, has developed a microbiogas plant with a battery of 300 litres clay jars, which is known as Ranjan biogas plant. The biogas plant is a
About 150 families in village Velaghat in district Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, have been issued eviction notices to vacate their homes for a five-star hotel to be constructed by the Taj Group.
<b>DANISH FIRM IN INDIA: </b>A S Velfrost, a US $200-million Danish freezer and deep freezer manufacturer, is considering India as a possible manufacturing base, its first outside Denmark. According to executives, a deal is being negotiated with Blue Star India for a joint venture. However, the plans have not taken off yet because neither companies have found market conditions encouraging. "We would like to have a production unit with a minimum capacity of one lakh units per annum,' said Ole Miller Jensen, sales director of the Danish firm.
over 6,000 fisherfolk, farmers, tribals and artisans took part in a protest march in coastal Maharashtra recently against the setting up of India's largest industrial port at Vadhwan by Peninsular
DESPITE opposition from environmentalists, the 84 km Mumbai-Pune express-way has been given clearance by the Union environment ministry. However, the ministry has not given clearance for the Ghat
Maharashtra government is none too keen to talk on Enron
Is the Indian government silencing protests against the Enron power project?
<p>Special regulations for development of tourist resorts/holiday homes/township in hill station type areas.</p>
The last of the dinosaurs could have inhabited parts of central India
<font class="UCASE">better </font> late than never seems to be the motto of Enron Corp.
The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm
...with materials that can sense changes in the environment and adjust accordingly
Developed by an agricultural institute , electric rickshaws can combat auto pollution
A new waste disposal technology has been developed by Mumbai-based Excel Industries Ltd, an agricultural and industrial chemicals company. The company'scost-effective strategy involves waste