Shivani Bhakoo
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is tight-lipped over test reports of samples taken by its teams from 38 industrial units in Ludhiana on July 16 and 17. Chairman of the board Yogesh Goel said since the case (Pollution in Buddha Nullah) was pending with the Punjab and Haryana High Court, he would provide all details to the court on the next date of hearing.
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has established a technology marketing and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cell for creating awareness about IPR and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act (PPV&FRA) among
farmers.
There was an exceptional thrill in store for Surinder Kingra, a retired doctor to drive the world's cheapest car from Ludhiana to Ferozepur. Not that he had not driven a car or he could not afford a costlier car. But only because he wanted to be among the first to drive the car that had created a sensation the world over.
Falling water table in the state has been forcing farmers to go for deeper submersible tube wells with cemented structures at the base. Though found in select areas of Bathinda and Mansa districts, where water table has gone below 300 feet, experts feel other areas will also have to have deep tube wells very soon.
The failure of the government to form a clear-cut policy to control/treat tuberculosis (TB) in animals has led to spread of the disease in humans.
Non-pasteurised milk is the most common carrier of this infection as mycobacterium is the main cause of tuberculosis in bovine animals, which is transmitted to humans through infected milk and milk products.
Ludhiana: In a major tree plantation drive, at least 5,000 trees will be planted tomorrow in Sarabha village led by Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman of the Zila Parishad. The drive will cover the rural areas in the entire district before the financial year ends.
The warning "Sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products to a person below 18 is strictly prohibited" has failed to deter minors from using these due to their ubiquitous availability.
Also, vendors are guilty of "indirectly" encouraging the adolescents as they have failed to put up the warning notice as necessitated by the act.
Does Vana Mahotsav celebrations hold any good when lakhs of trees are being ruthlessly axed at alter of the strategic developmental planning being undertaken by the rulers of the day?
