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In 1986, a drought lowered the Sea of Galilee, and two brothers saw old wood in the mud. It was no driftwood, and it changed Biblical historyIn 1986, a harsh drought caused the Sea of Galilee to recede, unveiling an incredibly well-preserved boat dating back to the first century ...- Astra Microwave to demerge space, meteorology & hydrology biz into a separately listed entityAstra Microwave Products is planning a demerger. Its space, meteorology, and hydrology business will become a new company called Astra Spac...
- Need to take forest cover seriouslyThe Haryana Forest Department has sent notices to more than a dozen people for encroachment on 35 acres of protected Aravali forest land, a...
- River linking projects may adversely impact monsoon: ExpertsThe Ken-Betwa scheme, the first being implemented under the National River Linking Project (NRLP), seeks to bring nearly 11 lakh hectares o...
- Sustainable strategy honours BahugunaThe forest that might have to be cleared should be counted as asset depreciation while computing the costs and benefits of the project at h...
- Advance landslide warning system for SikkimKolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Sikkim will soon have an advance warning system against landslides that would enable authorities to safely evacuate p...
- 417 coal blocks fall in inviolate forest area and can endanger fresh water sourcesAccording to the activist firm, last year, the Forest Survey of India (FSI) assessed 825 coal blocks based on the draft parameters for iden...
- Environment ministry to declare 'inviolate' parts of forests soonMinister of Environment & Forests Prakash Javadekar told ET that “the whole issue is under examination of the ministry.”
- Environment ministry launches GIS based online support mechanismEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the GIS-based "Decision Support System" will fast track the process of regulatory forest cleara...
- 90% of coal-bearing forests could be mined, says Forest Survey of IndiaThe FSI has, at the request of the ministry, conducted an assessment to determine how much of the forests should be kept out of bounds of m...
- New forest diversion norms too simplisticThe MoEF's new procedure for identifying forests which can be given for mining is lax and likely to do a lot of harm.
- Environment Ministry reworks yardsticks for giving mining nodEnvironMin is diluting current system of using 6 indicators to decide on forest areas where mining will not be permitted. Working on system...
- No clearance for captive coal blocks for UMPPs in ‘inviolate’ forest areas: MoEFBut in the event the captive coal block is not located in an “inviolate” area, MoEF will delink the clearance for the 4,000 mw projects fro...
- Sharad Pawar to assess environment ministry's report on 'No-go' mining areasThe government has set up a nine-member Group of Ministers headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar to assess the environment ministry’s...
- Environment Ministry panel suggests ban on mining in select forest areasThe work on the assessment of the forest areas where mining will not be allowed will only be taken up once the methodology suggested by the...
- Ban mining in national parks, tiger reserve areas: PanelEnvironment Ministry recommends complete ban on mining activities in areas of national parks, tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries.
- Multibagger idea: Bank of America- Merrill Lynch sees 65% upside in Jaiprakash AssociatesBank of America Merrill Lynch has maintained 'buy' rating on the co and set a target of Rs 112, a premium of 65% to the current price.
- MoEF draft seeks to keep miners away from ‘Inviolate Forest Areas’The ministry's draft lists criteria for identifying forest patches where mining should be banned following the GoM on coal's decision to ju...
- Forests off limits for all mining?If the environment ministry’s draft proposal for ‘inviolate forest areas’ is accepted, large swathes of healthy forests, including national...
- NHPC offers long term value to the investors: SharekhanSharekhan is of the opinion that NHPC offers long term value to the investors.
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