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Madison Co. to hold hazardous waste collection day

11th May 2010 - http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/1F13721C264FDA9386257720007C0A13?OpenDocument

MARYVILLE - Madison County will sponsor a free household hazardous waste collection on May 22 at the Maryville Community Library, 8 Schiber Court, just off Illinois Route 162. The collection is limited to Madison County residents and no business or...

Micro irrigation gains popularity in Gujarat

26th Apr 2010 - The Economic Times

State Aims To Double Farm Area under MIS in 2010 – 11 to 3 Lakh Hectares With popularity of micro irrigation schemes (MIS) increasing significantly, the under MIS to 3 Lakh hectares by the end of the current fiscal. In addition to government ...

MAIT welcomes draft e-waste (Management and Handling Rules), 2010

03rd May 2010 - http://dqweek.ciol.com/Headline/MAIT-welcomes-draft-e-waste-(Management-and-Handling-Rules),-2010/120148/0/

E-waste is one of the world's fastest growing waste streams and with increased consumption of IT and electronic products; India will soon be faced with the challenge of managing the same. MAIT has congratulated the Union Minister of State for Enviro...

Mumbai's Mithi may gasp for air despite oxygen

04th Apr 2010 - http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mumbais-mithi-may-gasp-for-air-despite-oxygen/390710/

Mohit Vaz has been traveling in Mumbai’s local trains for over 20 years. He boards the train at Church gate and alights at Vasai. Regardless of whether he’s reading a newspaper or taking a nap, Vaz routinely whips out his handkerchief whe...

Moser Baer to commission 2nd solar farm in next quarter

15th Apr 2010 - http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/moser-baer-to-commission-2nd-solar-farm-in-next-quarter/391972/

Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global technology company Moser Baer, plans to commission its second solar farm in the country in the next quarter. The 5-Mw farm will be set up in Tamil Nadu, with an investm...

Maharashtra government plants eco-villages new

07th Feb 2010 - Planet earth

In order to develop rural areas,the maharashtra government has embarked on eco-village concept.The plan that aims at developing rural areas,will provide incentives to villlage for preserving the environment. Also,the development plan will try to ensu...

Microbes Reprogrammed Oil for Renewable bio fuel

13th Apr 2010 - Chemical Weekly

Using genetic sleight of hand, researcher Xinyao Liu and Professor Roy Curtiss at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have coaxed photosynthetic microbes to secrete oil -- bypassing energy and cost barriers that have hampered green biofuel...