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  • Natural Refrigerants can pave the way for a green future: Ravichandran Purushothaman

    Chennai : On the occasion of Ozone Day, time has come to retrospect one major challenge faced by the refrigeration and air conditioning industry worldwide which is the on-going pressure to accept Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Refrigerants that have lesser impact on the environment. In the process of adhering to the guidelines set by […]

    Research findings need to reach farmers and industry

    Hyderabad : With one fifth of the world’s livestock in its kitty India is the highest producer of milk globally. Numbers and not productivity make India number one. Despite holding largest livestock only 9% of cow milk and 67% of buffalo milk of world’s total production comes from India. While India aim’s to achieve 175 […]

    Heavy rains in Jharkhand; Bihar issues alert

    An alert was sounded by Bihar government Saturday as over three lakh cusec of water entered Sone river following heavy rainfall in Jharkhand. The government asked people living along the river bank to vacate their huts and houses and not to venture into the river. “There has been very heavy rainfall close to Daltonganj in […]

    FIAPO announces India for Animals 2014, a national conference for protection of animals

    Jaipur: Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) has announced its 3rd edition of India for Animals 2014 (IFA2014) in association with The Dogs Trust and Compassion in World Farming. IFA2014, India’s largest conference for animal protection, will be held in Clarkes Amer, Jaipur starting 12 to 14 September 2014. A large number of national […]

    Centre to set up Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam

    The Centre will create a Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam to protect the animal from poaching and form a task force to enquire into encroachment of forest land in the state, Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. “We will have zero tolerance for rhino poaching. With the help of Central funds, […]

    Jain Irrigation launches Integrated Solar Powered Micro Irrigation Systems for small farmers

    Jain Irrigation today launched Integrated Solar Powered Micro Irrigation Systems for Small Farmers  at World Water Week 2014 being held at Country Capital Stockholm. While launching the pioneering concept informally, the Company’s President Dr. Dilip Kulkarni said, “ In India, small farmers are deprived of both water and power. Most of them hardly have any […]

    The Fertiliser Association Of India Emphasis On ‘Allocation Of Domestic Natural Gas For Production Of Np/Npk Fertilisers’

    New Delhi: The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) – a non-profit, non-trading company mainly representing fertiliser manufacturers, distributors, importers, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and suppliers of inputs – has emphasised on the need of Allocation of Domestic Natural Gas for production of NP/NPK Fertilisers. According to FAI, there is a need for allocation of domestic […]

    International wheat seminar from Sept 2 at Chennai

    Chennai : Keeping in view the present scenario of global perspectives and national priorities, Wheat Products Promotion Society (WPPS) is organising the 7th International Seminar on Wheat from 2 Sept at Hotel Sheraton Park Hotel, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The seminar would be inaugurated by renowned agricultural scientist Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, Founder Chairman and […]

    Complete deconcretisation within one week: NGT to authorities

    Observing that trees are the lungs a city, the National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to complete deconcretisation work in four Delhi colonies within a week. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar appointed Sharan Thakur, an advocate, as local commissioner in the matter and directed him to inspect the colonies — R […]

    Pepperfry.com announces Green drive – To plant one lakh trees

    Mumbai: To pledge its commitment towards creating a positive environmental impact, Pepperfry.com India’s No.1 furniture and home products marketplace has announced that it will enable planting of least one lakh trees by December 2014. In its bid to add substantially to India’s green cover the leading ecommerce company extended this initiative to its customers. For […]