New Delhi, February 2, 2012
Blasts LANCO’s duplicity and NVVN’s non-transparent attitude
Finds one company walking away with 40 per cent of projects – in contravention of one project-one proponent norm
March - May 2012
In 2009-10, 51 tigers were killed in India, in spite of all the conservation programmes, awareness drives and public campaigns to save them. India hosts the majority of the world’s tiger population -- about 1,700 tigers, according to the May 2011 census. But a combination of threats is holding this meager number to ransom, and poaching and trade in wildlife parts is just one of them. A shrinking habitat, conflicts with humans, growing tourist interference… the tiger has a lot to contend with.
CSE does noise level survey, finds many areas in Delhi crossing the norms
Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Pollution Monitoring Lab tracks noise levels in Delhi and finds them to be very high in some places
Constant exposure to noise can have serious health implications, ranging from deafness to heart conditions to sleep disorders
CSE slams hike in petrol prices. Says it should not be done without narrowing the price gap with diesel. Calls it “mindless”
It is leading to gross misuse of the poor persons’ fuel by rich car owners, massive revenue losses for the government, and serious damage to public health
Government should ban use of diesel in cars, increase price of diesel and tax on diesel cars
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Mendha Lekha wins right over bamboo, finally
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