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Instead of merely fretting over irregular power and water supply, seven final-year MBA students have decided to contribute their mite towards redressing the issues.

In the absence of agricultural fields, or perhaps because of that, a school in Delhi is revisiting its kitchen dustbins, newspapers and musty corners.

Jaipur: Andy Pag set out from London three and a half months back to spread awareness about climate change. His mission was to drive around the world in an old, refitted Mercedes bus that ran on biofuel. He travelled through Europe, then Iran, Pakistan and finally entered India through Wagah border. But late on Sunday night, he was picked up by the cops in Pushkar and finally arrested on Monday.

At the time when the whole world is alarmed about Catastrophic Repercussions of Global Warming & Climate Change, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning an academic short-term awareness programme focussing these crucial issues. The courses would shortly be launched at the national level, including Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that indiscriminate cutting of trees for executing developmental projects would create ecological imbalance in the world.

Ranchi, Jan. 4: Two students of Jharkhand State Bal Bhavan, Rishabh Raj of St Thomas School and Mohit Kumar Gupta of Holy Child School, left for New Delhi today to take part in the National Young Environment-alist Conference to be held from January 6 to 10.

TIRUCHI: Students should educate the public on the serious problem of global warming and help in minimising the man-made disturbances to the environment, said G.M. Akbar Ali, Judge, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, here on Sunday.

The students of 500 schools across six major cities participated in the The Times of India-MetLife I Want be an Editor initiative