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'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.''There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.' IMAGE: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB.......

'Wayanad Is A Man-Made Tragedy'

'It was specifically mentioned in the Gadgil Committee report that this particular area where the colossal landside happened now should be in the Environmentally Sensitive Area under Zone 1.' 'Zone......

Sudha Murty, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT panel to develop new textbooks

Infosys Foundation Chairman Sudha Murty, music maestro Shankar Mahadevan, economist Sanjeev Sanyal and 16 others are part of a new committee constituted by the NCERT to revise textbooks according......

'We must not deny children the advantages of knowing English'

'English must be taught extremely well to all children in all schools, and especially so in those schools where the medium of instruction until Grade 5/8 is in the mother tongue/local......

Joshimath crisis: Govt ignored warnings, says expert

Geological factors apart, the failure of successive governments to act on the warnings by experts about possible hazards in Joshimath and adjoining areas has emerged as a major reason behind the......

Implement Kasturirangan report to conserve Western Ghats: Govt

A glimpse of the Western Ghats. Photograph: Reuben NV/Rediff.com The Centre on Wednesday told the National Green Tribunal it would pursue the implementation of the Kasturirangan......

Climate change: Call for more R&D funds

The Planning Commission on Friday pitched for higher public expenditure for research on impact climate change. This follows concern expressed by environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh over......

Highway projects get special green exemption

In a major step towards removing hurdles to implementing national highway projects, the Cabinet Committee on Investment on Thursday relaxed forest clearance norms for these projects. It decided to......

HPCL's Rs 30k-cr plant stuck on Western Ghat moratorium

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report, submitted by ecologist Madhav Gadgil last year, was further delaying the Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300-billion) refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corp......

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

The UPA government looks set to give the contract a decent burial and, in turn, redeem ISRO and itself. G Madhavan Nair, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), has been......

BCCI pitches committee chairman resigns

The Board of Control for Cricket in India'sground and pitches committee chairman, G Kasturirangan, has resigned on health grounds, Boardsources said inKolkata on Monday.Kasturirangan, who has not......

Venkat Sundaram to head pitches committee

Former Delhi skipper Venkat Sundaram has been appointed chairman of the reconstituted Grounds and Wickets Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.Making the announcementat Kolkata on......

Bangalore pitches promise a new start

The Challenger series is the start of the new domestic season and with it comes the excitement of seeing all the India hopefuls in action on a level playing field.This series is probably the last......

Decision on Kanpur soon: Dalmiya

Board of Control for Cricket in Indiapresident Jagmohan Dalmiyasaysa decision onKanpurhosting the first cricket Testbetween India and New Zealand, from October 8-12, willbe taken soon."The Board is......

Some short-pitched stuff

This February the official statistician of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Mohandas Menon, quit. Four months later, the Board's executive secretary, Sharad Diwadkar, gave notice. On July......

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