For green cause: Bangalore, Brikesh Singh knows all about scaling great heights to protect environment. Be it the UK Parliament or trees on the sides of Sankey Tank Bund Road – thankfully spared by the axes of the city corporation – he had used his skill to climb buildings and trees to spread awareness.
Flouting court orders, the Yeddyurappa government is serving packaged food to kids, finds Imran Khan
Stomachs get filled but in the long run, malnutrition takes its toll on the kids
Bangalore, The Legislative Council, on Thursday, introduced battery-operated vehicles to ferry its members from the Legislators’ Home and back during legislature sessions. Going green: Legislative Council members travel in the battery-operated ferry service which was launched in Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday.
The State government has planned to provide farmers with agro logistics at a cost of Rs 2,000 crore, to ensure better price for agriculture produces. Agro-zones, for better price addition The proposed logistic service will focus on procurement of produce and setting up cold storages, said Economic Advisor to chief minister K V Raju at a workshop on potentials in agro-marketing and warehousig in
RAMPANT ILLEGAL harvesting and trade in a wild plant endemic to the Western Ghats called narakya (Mappia foetida), which has anti-cancer properties, has made it an endangered species.
Rs 20-lakh project to encourage cultivation of jasmine, betel leaves and banana with GI tags
Brand crops Special varieties of jasmine, betel leaves and banana grown in Mysore region.
Mishaps At Indian Nuclear Plants
• 2001, Rajasthan: Turbine blade failures, cracks in end-shields, leaks in calandria, leak in many tubes in the moderator heat exchanger.
