Carbon market compensation for reduced deforestation under REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) can help cut global emissions but countries like India are not likely to benefit much from it. Instead, such countries should focus tapping the carbon market through afforestation for which there is a vast scope, asserts international environmental expert Dr Adam J.

MALKANGIRI: Heavy loss of kharif crops has been reported from Podia and Kalimela blocks of the district.

The crop cutting report submitted to the State Government recently revealed that there has been 50 to 70 per cent (pc) crop loss in the various non-irrigated lands of Maoist-infested Kalimela and Podia blocks.

Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro today admitted in the Assembly that there had been more than 50 per cent crop loss in autumn paddy.

Replying to an unstarred question from Adikanda Sethi (CPI), the Minister said that according to assessment made from the crop cutting experiment in 3,264 villages and 41 wards in 15 districts, there is more than 50 per cent loss in autumn paddy.

BHOPAL: Pointing to years of alleged official neglect by the Central and State governments, the organisations putting in serious efforts to bring justice to the kin of the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have once again expressed concern over the manner in which the whole issue has been treated over the past 25 years.

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday blamed the state government for the damage caused to lives and property in the Konkan after Cyclone Phyan hit the coastal areas last week.

"It was the duty of the government to inform fishermen about the cyclone earlier," Subhash Desai, leader of the Sena in the assembly, said. He was speaking after a visit to the cyclone-affected areas.

Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that those who lose their land to railway projects will be provided jobs apart from compensation. She also announced a reward and jobs for those warning the Railways of accidents.

BHAWANIPATNA: As the farmers in Kalahandi district are readying to harvest winter paddy, spectre of a depleted production haunts them due to diseases and pest attack.

BPH and gundi bug pest attack along with diseases like sheath blight and sheath rot severely damaged paddy crops during pre-harvesting period.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed to provide adequate compensations to the farmers who are affected by the existing drought in Ampara District, Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

The farmers in the area have been experiencing heavy losses due to the prevailing drought as their economy is highly depended on the agriculture.

Adilabad, Nov. 9: Komuram Seetharam, 58, a tribal farmer from Chinchughat of Adilabad mandal died of cardiac arrest while climbing the steps of the collectorate on Monday afternoon to meet officials to seek an early release of compensation for his 11 acres of land which was lost for creation of a tank in the village.

REEDA Shaikh's house is lonely and silent, as if death still lurks in all corners. Both her sisters are not allowed to go own to play and have only recently joined school. The Country's first victim of swine u, Reeda died on August 3 and it seems as if a curse fell n the city that saw 100 deaths in three months.

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