http://newsrack.in/rss/sattva_1/environmentset1/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user sattva_1 for topic environmentset1 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:56 GMT environmentset1 environmentset1 2013-05-21T15:09:56Z http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333764/defence-secretary-shashi-kant-sharma.html Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333764/defence-secretary-shashi-kant-sharma.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333768/cbi-approaches-sc-removing-dutt.html CBI approaches SC for removing Dutt from Coalgate probe team energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333768/cbi-approaches-sc-removing-dutt.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttarakhand/govt-sets-time-frame-for-implementation-of-jermain-dam-project_849997.html Uttarakhand government on Tuesday set a time frame to launch construction of the long awaited Jamrani multipurpose dam project on Gola river in Nainital, awaiting implementation since 1975. water Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttarakhand/govt-sets-time-frame-for-implementation-of-jermain-dam-project_849997.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324102604578496880575381550.html A day after a series of violent tornadoes swept through towns just south of Oklahoma City, rescue workers frantically sought survivors amid the rubble of homes and buildings that included more than one elementary school. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324102604578496880575381550.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_23288678/president-obama-speak-oklahoma-disaster WASHINGTON&#8212;President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_23288678/president-obama-speak-oklahoma-disaster The Associated Press 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23289169/medical-examiner-24-dead-oklahoma-twister MOORE, Okla.&#8212;The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23289169/medical-examiner-24-dead-oklahoma-twister The Associated Press 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23289418/jersey-shore-readies-1st-post-sandy-summer SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J.&#8212;The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23289418/jersey-shore-readies-1st-post-sandy-summer By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23288678/president-obama-speak-oklahoma-disaster WASHINGTON&#8212;President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_23288678/president-obama-speak-oklahoma-disaster The Associated Press 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/thiruvananthapuram/39391696_1_kerala-church-coffin-other-churches Kerala church says no to Chinese coffins energy Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/thiruvananthapuram/39391696_1_kerala-church-coffin-other-churches 2013-05-19T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/world/208305931.html disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/world/208305931.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.startribune.com/nation/208304201.html disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/nation/208304201.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2021026675_apusobitraymanzarek.html?syndication=rss Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2021026675_apusobitraymanzarek.html?syndication=rss 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021026680_apasjapannuclearcompensation.html?syndication=rss Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021026680_apasjapannuclearcompensation.html?syndication=rss 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2021024934_apusoklahomatornadoobama.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2021024934_apusoklahomatornadoobama.html?syndication=rss 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026674_apussuperstormjerseyshoreawakens.html The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026674_apussuperstormjerseyshoreawakens.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/tuesday-memo-booze-burglary-binge-seahawks-drug-use-powell-case/?syndication=rss Booze burglar busted on Bainbridge: A man from the Renton area who reportedly has a nasty Oxycontin habit was arrested at the ferry dock on Bainbridge Island a few days back after burglarizing a Safeway and making off with $500 worth of booze, says our community partner Inside Bainbridge. But that a health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/tuesday-memo-booze-burglary-binge-seahawks-drug-use-powell-case/?syndication=rss 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.seattlepi.com/news/medical/article/More-tornadoes-from-global-warming-Nobody-knows-4534619.php More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows Updated 7:42&amp;#160;am, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 In any case, scientists just don&apos;t know whether there will be more or fewer twisters as global warming increases. They&apos;re not easy to incorporate in the large computer simulations scientists use to gauge the impact of global warming. Some scientists theorize that the jet stream is changing because sea ice in the Arctic is shrinking. A. The tornado destroyed an elementary school and flattened neighborhoods with winds up to 200 miles an hour. ... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.seattlepi.com/news/medical/article/More-tornadoes-from-global-warming-Nobody-knows-4534619.php By The Associated Press, 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56342500-68/oklahoma-obama-federal-including.html.csp the Associated Press Published May 21, 2013 08:07AM MDT WASHINGTON • President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of “one of the most destructive” storms in the nation’s history. “In an instant neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured,” Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. “Among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew — their school.” The president added that the town of Moore, Okla., “needs to get every... ... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56342500-68/oklahoma-obama-federal-including.html.csp 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.rediff.com/news/report/coalgate-cbi-asks-sc-to-remove-top-cop-from-probe-team/20130521.htm The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to remove its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt, arrested in a corruption case, out of the team probing the coal blocks allocation scam. energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.rediff.com/news/report/coalgate-cbi-asks-sc-to-remove-top-cop-from-probe-team/20130521.htm 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?798686 <p>Activists here today alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading people on the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar), touted to end water woes of the arid Saurashtra region. disaster water Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?798686 2013-05-21T18:30:00Z http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?798692 <p>Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was today appointed as the next Comptroller &amp; Auditor General (CAG) at a time when the institution is under focus in the wake of controversies surrounding its mandate. energy Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?798692 2013-05-21T18:30:00Z http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/a-survival-plan-for-americas-tornado-danger-zone/ Dot Earth Blog: A Survival Plan for America's Tornado Danger Zone disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/a-survival-plan-for-americas-tornado-danger-zone/ By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/live-updates-from-the-devastation-in-oklahoma/ The Lede: Live Updates From the Devastation in Oklahoma disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/live-updates-from-the-devastation-in-oklahoma/ By JENNIFER PRESTON 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185746429/oklahoma-tornados-finding-aid-giving-aid?ft=1&f=1001 Residents of Moore, Okla., are searching for survivors and coming to terms with a massive tornado that left dozens of people dead and injured more than 200 others Monday afternoon. As aid and recovery groups search for victims and try to reunite loved ones, they're also seeking donations and coordinating housing. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185746429/oklahoma-tornados-finding-aid-giving-aid?ft=1&f=1001 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/20/185572055/less-sleep-for-teens-means-higher-risk-for-car-crashes?ft=1&f=1001 New, young drivers are much more likely to have an accident if they're short on sleep, researchers say. And teenage drivers are far more impaired than adults when facing an equivalent lack of sleep. health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/20/185572055/less-sleep-for-teens-means-higher-risk-for-car-crashes?ft=1&f=1001 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185763117/after-tornado-a-dog-rescue-raises-spirits-and-gains-fans?ft=1&f=1001 In a stroke of luck that added a rare bright spot to what has been a sad story of widespread devastation and loss of life, Moore, Okla., resident Barbara Garcia was reunited with her dog in dramatic fashion — during an interview with CBS. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185763117/after-tornado-a-dog-rescue-raises-spirits-and-gains-fans?ft=1&f=1001 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/daily-circuit-oklahoma-tornado Two knowledgeable voices join The Daily Circuit to talk about yesterday&#039;s disaster.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/DSm2EIAWBAU" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/daily-circuit-oklahoma-tornado 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/weather/20-children-among-dead-after-oklahoma-tornado Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/9OzBx-yS1cU" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/weather/20-children-among-dead-after-oklahoma-tornado 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/daily-circuit-tornado-facts What was it about this tornado that proved especially destructive and lethal? How is climate change affecting the frequency and intensity of tornadoes?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/ILVu3FqPqk8" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/daily-circuit-tornado-facts 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/moorhead-may-stop-making-sandbags City Manager Michael Redlinger said the city spent nearly half a million dollars preparing for potential flooding for this spring, and most of that was for 50,000 sandbags for some of the 87 homes still left on the Red River.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/-OsRsefWmi8" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/moorhead-may-stop-making-sandbags 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/oklahoma-tornado Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/R9WgIFacXak" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/oklahoma-tornado 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/emerald-ash-borer-awareness-week-begins The designation is part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the destructive nature of the tree pests, and to spread the word about the &quot;three P&#039;s of EAB&quot; -- Prepare, Protect, and Plant.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_NewsFeatures/~4/0_c1SfJRm-8" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/emerald-ash-borer-awareness-week-begins 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/news/wis-panel-to-hear-bill-limiting-local-recalls The Republican-sponsored bill is up for a hearing Tuesday before the Assembly&#039;s Committee on Campaigns and Elections.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_Politics/~4/jWg2YEcRfg0" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/news/wis-panel-to-hear-bill-limiting-local-recalls 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/news/dru-sjodin-case-hearing-scheduled-in-appeal Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., of Crookston, Minn., was sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of raping, beating and stabbing Dru Sjodin of Pequot Lakes, Minn., in 2003.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_LawJustice/~4/qIMSfrcfB3g" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/news/dru-sjodin-case-hearing-scheduled-in-appeal 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/agriculture/planting-conditions--improve-in-minnesota A miserable start to spring planting for Minnesota farmers has greatly improved with a stretch of better weather.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_Business/~4/Q81bXA1CBsM" height="1" width="1"/> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/21/agriculture/planting-conditions--improve-in-minnesota 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/president-karzai-invites-cii-to-set-up-healthcare-and-skill-building-centers-in-afghanistan-113052100856_1.html In an exclusive interaction with a group of CII CEOs , President Karzai called for Indian Investment in prominent sectors including Healthcare, Agri business, Telecom and Capacity Building.He briefed the Indian investors on emerging business ... food Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/president-karzai-invites-cii-to-set-up-healthcare-and-skill-building-centers-in-afghanistan-113052100856_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/karzai-seeks-more-indian-investment-in-afghanistan-113052100842_1.html Afghan president Hamid Karzai Tuesday called for Indian investment in critical sectors such as healthcare, telecom, agri-business and capacity building. food Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/karzai-seeks-more-indian-investment-in-afghanistan-113052100842_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cbi-approaches-sc-for-removing-dutt-from-coalgate-probe-team-113052100828_1.html CBI today approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to remove its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt, arrested in a corruption case, out of the team probing the coal blocks allocation scam. The agency sought the permission as the apex court ... energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cbi-approaches-sc-for-removing-dutt-from-coalgate-probe-team-113052100828_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cerc-advises-power-min-to-amend-electricity-act-tariff-policies-113052100869_1.html Amidst rising fuel uncertainty faced by power producers especially due to the change in the policy by the respective countries, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has advised the power ministry to modify the bidding guidelines ... energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cerc-advises-power-min-to-amend-electricity-act-tariff-policies-113052100869_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/thai-police-seize-record-4-49-million-meth-tablets-113052100870_1.html Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said today the tablets and 60 kilograms of crystal meth were smuggled from ... health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/thai-police-seize-record-4-49-million-meth-tablets-113052100870_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/oklahoma-tornado-victim-finds-her-pet-dog-alive-under-rubble-113052100935_1.html An elderly woman in Oklahoma, whose home was flattened by a killer tornado, has been reunited with her pet dog after the animal was buried under a pile of mangled metal. Barbara Garcia was clutching the dog in the bathroom of her home in Moore ... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/oklahoma-tornado-victim-finds-her-pet-dog-alive-under-rubble-113052100935_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/moily-asks-kelkar-to-suggest-roadmap-for-freeing-gas-prices-113052100948_1.html The panel has been asked to prepare a "Roadmap for switching over to the market determined gas pricing at the end of 12th plan period" energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/moily-asks-kelkar-to-suggest-roadmap-for-freeing-gas-prices-113052100948_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arrangements-finalised-for-kheer-bhawani-mela-officials-113052100944_1.html All necessary arrangements have been finalised for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela next month in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, an official spokesman said today. The arrangements for the mela to be celebrated on June 17 were finalised at a ... waste Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arrangements-finalised-for-kheer-bhawani-mela-officials-113052100944_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/margin-pressure-concerns-on-drug-pricing-policy-take-toll-on-apollo-hospital-113052100995_1.html Apollo Hospital stock has seen corrections of almost 9.4% from its 52 week highs of Rs 1096.15 seen on 17th May'15. The decline has come after the company reported its fourth quarter and financial year results which were slightly below expectations ... health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/margin-pressure-concerns-on-drug-pricing-policy-take-toll-on-apollo-hospital-113052100995_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/defence-secy-shashi-kant-sharma-is-the-new-cag-113052101018_1.html Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was today appointed as the next Comptroller &#38; Auditor General (CAG) at a time when the institution is under focus in the wake of controversies surrounding its mandate. The 61-year old 1976 Bihar cadre ... energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/defence-secy-shashi-kant-sharma-is-the-new-cag-113052101018_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cil-set-to-achieve-highest-production-growth-rate-in-five-years-113052101029_1.html State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal miner, is set to achieve a five year-high output growth this financial year energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cil-set-to-achieve-highest-production-growth-rate-in-five-years-113052101029_1.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.latimes.com//news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-rescue-efforts-ongoing-as-grim-scene-emerges-after-tornado-20130521,0,4342973.story Rescue efforts ongoing as grim scene emerges after tornado disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.latimes.com//news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-rescue-efforts-ongoing-as-grim-scene-emerges-after-tornado-20130521,0,4342973.story By Matt Pearce 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbi-seeks-removal-of-vivek-dutt-from-coal-scam-probe/article4736404.ece the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to remove its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt, arrested in a corruption case, out of the team pro... energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbi-seeks-removal-of-vivek-dutt-from-coal-scam-probe/article4736404.ece PTI 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/jk-nod-to-creation-of-medical-supplies-corporation/article4736324.ece Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday decided to set up a medical supplies corporation for purchase of drugs and medical equipment at State health care institutions. According to an official spoke... health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/jk-nod-to-creation-of-medical-supplies-corporation/article4736324.ece 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/jk-paper-q4-net-up-89-at-rs-21-cr/article4736375.ece JK Paper Ltd today posted 88.66 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 20.98 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 11.12 crore in the... energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/jk-paper-q4-net-up-89-at-rs-21-cr/article4736375.ece 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22607522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa What we know - and cannot know - about the forces driving through Tornado Alley disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22607522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22571681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time. disaster Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22571681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-17T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22544145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, scientists report. health Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22544145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22540853#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa For the first time scientists have developed a map that shows the world's most unique and endangered species. health Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22540853#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-15T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22540374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Human cloning is used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine, say US scientists. health Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22540374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-14T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22572096#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a study suggests. disaster Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22572096#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-16T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22596561#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22596561#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22575544#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest data on EU bathing water quality is released, showing that 93% of more than 22,000 sampled locations meet the minimum standards. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22575544#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/demolish-illegal-structures-yamuna-hindon-flood-plains-says-green-tribunal <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <!--paging_filter--><p>Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh</p> </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered demolition of all illegal structures on riverbed and flood plains of Yamuna and Hindon in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.</p> <p>The five-member bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, observed that the authorities, including the Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s irrigation department claim to have issued notices to the persons who have raised unauthorised&nbsp; constructions on the flood plains of the Yamuna, but that these had no effect.</p> disaster water Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/demolish-illegal-structures-yamuna-hindon-flood-plains-says-green-tribunal admin 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/un-praises-bangladesh-evacuation-ahead-cyclone-mahasen <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <!--paging_filter--><p>One million people evacuated from 13 coastal districts 24 hours before landfall; 13 fatalities reported so far</p> </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><p>The government of Bangladesh has received praise from the United Nations for its timely evacuation of about one million people before tropical cyclone Mahasen hit its coastline on May 16. <br /> In a statement released on May 20, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says, &ldquo;While tropical storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the government and humanitarian partners saved countless lives.&rdquo; </p> <p><strong>Prepared for disaster</strong></p> disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/un-praises-bangladesh-evacuation-ahead-cyclone-mahasen admin 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/tornado.htm Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into a war-zone. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/tornado.htm 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/oklahoma-tornado-scene/index.html Kids screamed for their parents and parents hollered their children's names, walking and searching in panic in the parking lot of Briarwood Elementary in Moore, Oklahoma, Monday. The tornado that wrecked their town had just left. The sky behind them was still dark. Rain fell in a light mist. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/oklahoma-tornado-scene/index.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/iyw-how-to-help-moore/index.html For the second day in a row, violent storms have ripped through America's heartland. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/iyw-how-to-help-moore/index.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/oklahoma-1999-tornado/index.html Monday afternoon's devastating tornado in the Oklahoma City suburbs brought to mind a May 1999 E5 twister that killed 36 people and smashed some of the same communities. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/oklahoma-1999-tornado/index.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/severe-weather-forecast/index.html It's already killed scores of people in a massive tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Oklahoma. And it's not over yet. disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/severe-weather-forecast/index.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manmohan-should-be-replaced-as-pm-upa-has-lost-credibility-poll/393111-3.html Manmohan should be replaced as PM, UPA has lost credibility: Poll - IBNLive - IBNLive energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manmohan-should-be-replaced-as-pm-upa-has-lost-credibility-poll/393111-3.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manmohan-should-be-replaced-as-pm-upa-has-lost-credibility-poll/393111-37.html <img src='http://static.ibnlive.in.com/ibnlive/pix/sitepix/05_2013/upa_reportcard_338x225.jpg' width='90' height='62'>As Congress-led United Progressive Alliance completes four years in office on May 22, what is the mood in urban India? In a 12-city poll conducted by CNN-IBN in age group of 18 years or more, the verdict is emphatic and overwhelmingly against the current regime. energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manmohan-should-be-replaced-as-pm-upa-has-lost-credibility-poll/393111-37.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2013/05/21/nurse-sues-hospital-hep-outbreak-case/N8HxabYhks23soEDun6nyO/story.html Nurse sues hospital in NH hep C outbreak case health Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2013/05/21/nurse-sues-hospital-hep-outbreak-case/N8HxabYhks23soEDun6nyO/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/education/2013/05/21/brown-not-expected-act-divestment-this-week/VqWgzd5n5hjBVwZ75fSC1K/story.html Brown not expected to act on divestment this week energy Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/education/2013/05/21/brown-not-expected-act-divestment-this-week/VqWgzd5n5hjBVwZ75fSC1K/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/2012/08/06/tips-for-apartment-renters/CivpXbYKZk2y5KPWkwEehI/story.html transportation Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/2012/08/06/tips-for-apartment-renters/CivpXbYKZk2y5KPWkwEehI/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/weather/2013/05/21/medical-examiner-dead-oklahoma-twister/ZG76wWq1hwWeY0AmgSWmlI/story.html Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/weather/2013/05/21/medical-examiner-dead-oklahoma-twister/ZG76wWq1hwWeY0AmgSWmlI/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/05/21/jersey-shore-readies-for-post-sandy-summer/b5YEOFYNDiCxeMLWMbNTdI/story.html Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/05/21/jersey-shore-readies-for-post-sandy-summer/b5YEOFYNDiCxeMLWMbNTdI/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/2013/05/21/obama-pledges-urgent-aid-oklahoma-town/jfvlRDMwkVzPqRdvSkRL8N/story.html Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/2013/05/21/obama-pledges-urgent-aid-oklahoma-town/jfvlRDMwkVzPqRdvSkRL8N/story.html 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://prospect.org/article/disaster-close-range As the reports from Oklahoma got worse and worse Monday afternoon, it was increasingly hard not to take some emotional distance. “Why didn’t they leave?” I asked myself of the Moore, Oklahoma, residents as the death toll began to climb. As scenes of flattened buildings and huge gray clouds rolled on television, I told myself we would have left—somehow. The CNN and MSNBC anchors went over and over the sheer enormity of the tornado, a mile at its base, with more than two-and-a-half miles of debris swirling around it, until news began breaking of the little children, stuck in their elementary schools when the funnel cloud touched down. ”Would we have sent children to school if there was any chance of a tornado hitting?” I thought. “Surely not.” It’s all stupid, of course—the things you tell yourself to feel at least a little safe. No one in Moore, the populous suburb outside Oklahoma City, could have anticipated the level of destruction this tornado, one of the most powerful on record, would ... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://prospect.org/article/disaster-close-range Abby Rapoport 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_JERSEY_SHORE_AWAKENS?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_JERSEY_SHORE_AWAKENS?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By WAYNE PARRY 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_TOLL_REVISED?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_TOLL_REVISED?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_QA?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:... disaster Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_TORNADO_QA?SITE=CAFRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By The Associated Press 2013-05-20T18:30:00Z