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CAG is auditing Water Pollution - any lake to suggest?

14 February 2010 - 12:32pm — silkboard

By the way guys, saw ads in papers saying that CAG is conducting a performance audit on the subject of Water Pollution and that if we want to draw attention of CAG to any particular instance of water pollution, we can reach them at their email/fax. See details in the ad image below.

Pollution levels dropped on Bus Day

7 February 2010 - 2:03am — kbsyed61

Deccan Herald carried this new story on pollution levels measured by KSPCB on Feb 2, Feb 4 and Feb 5th.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/51309/pollution-levels-dropped-bus-day.html

Lead poisoning - spreading awareness

4 February 2010 - 8:04am — bikram satpathi

Lead poisoning a silent threat is spreading - lack of awareness. GOI got LEAD FREE petrol all INDIA since 2000 for this reason. Only one remedy AVOID EXPOSURE. Mother to child transfer in the womb ensures this last for generations. Has many pathways it can enter your body. PAINT is one.

The international effluent trade

30 December 2009 - 9:42am — psaram42

Is it so easy to dump harmful chemicals in our country especially in our city of Bangalore? About 40 Barrels of unknown chemical were dumped at vacant railway yard near the slums of Okalipuram supposedly on Monday night. We seem to be totally unaware and un prepared for such exigencies.

White Pollution (Plastics)

17 November 2009 - 10:51am — Aparna V K

FKCCI Meet with BBMP Commissioner Mr. Bharat Lal Meena

12 November 2009 - 12:17pm — psaram42

This meeting took place at FKCCI Committee room at KG Road Bangalore. The following FKCCI office bearers were present.

Please do not plan to settle down in Bengaluru, it is dying.

8 November 2009 - 10:38am — Vasanthkumar My...

All those dear Indians and others from all over the world,

Please do not mistake this post. This is for your own good and ours too; while the final choice is yours, have a look at the bleak future you may face if you come and settle down:

Source: Deccan Chronicle-front page-todate:

Nutshell: RITES Report -

Brainstorming Session on Conservation and Management of Urban Lakes - A Report

27 September 2009 - 5:06pm — sanjayv

The meeting was held in CiSTUP seminar room from 9 am to 5 pm. The room was full with a good complement of students.

We had the initial round of formalities followed by morning tea/breakfast

The morning session had several speakers discusing various aspects of urban lake conservation after which we had an afternoon discussion/brainstorming session

Water and Carbon cycle in Nature and how to mange them safely

25 September 2009 - 11:02am — psaram42

Major portion of our body (90%) is water. Water is the elixir of life. Life on earth which is carbon based has lead to the study of biochemistry. There is a speculation about a possible parallel life system elsewhere in the Universe based on silicon [1].

Vehicular Pollution Awareness- Students Initiative

15 July 2009 - 1:11pm — asim_bmsce

This was an initaitive by students body of Mechanical Engineers Association BMSCE.

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