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Joint committee of U`khand Govt and Army to be set up - Zee News : States

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A joint committee of Uttarakhand government and Army would be constituted to speed up the progress of pending issues, including that of Annandale ground, between the two sides, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said.

Haryana Farmers to Visit Israel for Specialised Training - Outlook Wires

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Farmers from Haryana will now get an opportunity to visit Israel for specialised training in agriculture.

Now, waterproof fabric that drains sweat - New Kerala: Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Washington, May 21 : Bioengineers at the University of California, Davis have invented waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat, using microfluidic technology.

Govt sets time frame for implementation of Jermain dam project - Zee News : States

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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.

Taste of Iran: Lari kebab recipe - The Guardian -- World Latest

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Iranian student in Italy recreates a traditional dish – with a twist The Leaning Tower of Pisa is lit against the night sky, the square empty save for a couple walking hand in hand and a man with a dog by his side. In a top-floor apartment a few blocks away, Peyman Majidzadeh is putting the finishing touches on his favorite dish, Lari kebab, made on the stove instead of the grill and with chicken instead of lamb. It might be a stretch to call it Lari kebab, but that's what Peyman calls it and so will I. During the four years I lived in Iran, not only did I never eat Lari kebab, I had never even heard of Lar, the county seat of Larestan in Fars province. Four hundred kilometres from Shiraz, the province's best known city, it's not one of the more visited corners of Iran. Larestan sits in the desert, close to the other Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. It has its own dialect, but it has no oil and little in the way of other mineral resources. It has no sites of particular interest to ...

DR Congo waits on funding for Grand Inga - Guardian: Environment

John Vidal — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Complete set of Grand Inga dams on the Congo River would generate a massive 40,000MW of electricity The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo River with the world's largest set of dams has moved closer, with the World Bank and other financial institutions expected to offer finance and South Africa agreeing to buy half of the power generated. French, Belgian, Chinese, Brazilian and African engineers have, over 60 years, all hoped to dam the Congo. But decades of civil war, corruption, and the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) reputation as a failed state have limited the hydropower developments at Inga Falls to two relatively small dams, built in 1972 and 1982. These, dubbed Inga 1 and 2, have a theoretical capacity of 1,400MW but produce only about half that. A new $20bn development to generate a further 4,800MW was announced over the weekend in Paris with work planned to start in October 2015. According to the DRC government, working with European and other consultants, five further ...

Modi Misleading People on Kalpasar Project: Activists - Outlook Wires

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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.

Is your kitchen clean? - Hindu: News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

So, you want a spotless kitchen? Cecilia David, microbiologist-in-charge, Vivanta by Taj-Surya, says it’s simple

Rover drills second rock sample - BBC: Science

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Nasa's Curiosity rover drills a second sample of Martian rock to deliver to its onboard laboratories for analysis in the coming days.

Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon flood plains, says green tribunal - Down to Earth

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

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.

The five-member bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, observed that the authorities, including the Uttar Pradesh’s irrigation department claim to have issued notices to the persons who have raised unauthorised constructions on the flood plains of the Yamuna, but that these had no effect.

28 years of Earth’s surface changes on Google - Down to Earth

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Watch a city expand or a glacier shrink through a series of satellite images

It is now possible to track how the landscape across the world has changed in the recent past. Google has released a new environment monitoring platform, Google Earth Engine, which brings satellite images of the planet’s surface over the past 28 years on to viewers’ screens, giving people the opportunity to look at land surface changes at any place on the earth.

Modi misleading people regarding Kalpasar project: Activists - Zee News : States

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Activists here on Tuesday 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.

Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe - Top Headlines

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Cyprus has been ranked the European Union's best in the latest EU bathing report published on Tuesday.

MGP holds silent protest in front of MCC - Star of Mysore

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

MGP holds silent protest in front of MCC

Police guard canals and pipelines in KRS region - Star of Mysore

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Police guard canals and pipelines in KRS region

Activists lambast Modi for politicising water scarcity issue - Latest News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Social activists in Gujarat on Tuesday lambasted Chief Minister Narendra Modi for taking political milage out of drought situation in Saurashtra region and making false claims on hydro projects like Narmada dam and the ambitious Kalpasar project ...

Modi misleading people regarding Kalpasar project: activists - Latest News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Govt sets time frame for implementation of Jermain dam project - Latest News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Uttarakhand government today set a time frame to launch construction of the long awaited Jamrani multipurpose dam project on Gola river in Nainital, awaiting implementation since 1975. Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar held a meeting with Central Water ...

Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth - Govt of india: PIB Features

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth

Delhi, 18 UP districts to get additional Ganga canal water - Zee News : States

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Uttar Pradesh government will release additional 1,000 cusec of water on Tuesday to meet the demands of Delhi and its neighbouring districts.

A look at Delhi`s dying trees - Zee News : Science and Technology

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Be it the Caribbean trumpet with its lovely yellow blooms, the towering scented Eucalyptuses or even the prolific Neems and Jamuns, Delhi is currently staring at dwindling numbers of trees owning to serious space crunch.

How illegal salt making threatens Sambhar Lake's ecology - Rediff: Business

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Even the sweltering heat of April does not deter the 10,000-odd tractors, mostly Ferguson-Masseys, from ferrying unrefined salt extracted from the brine of this largest inland saltwater lake in Asia.

New waterproof fabric can drain sweat - Latest News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Move over, deodorants! A new fabric that whisks out sweat and remains completely dry has been developed by US scientists using microfluidic technology. The new fabric works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by ...

Nagpur municipality proposes action against private water supplier - Down to Earth

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Orange City Water Limited fails to supply 24X7 clean water; people demand cancellation of contract

After a spate of complaints regarding water supply, contamination and corruption, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has at last decided to take action against private water supplier Orange City Water Limited (OCWL).

Water supply by tankers in 24 Hrs - newindianexpress.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT