-IANS NEW DELHI: Intense and destructive storms are likely to occur more frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace said on SaTurday. "Such intense and destructive storms are likely to become more frequent in the fuTure as global warming intensifies. Even a small increase in the ocean's warmth can Turn tropical disTurbances into hurricanes or pump up an existing storm's power," said Greenpeace India member Biswajit Mohanty. According to the organization, Cyclone Phailin which...
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The Throneless...-Uttam Sengupta
-Outlook The faecal matter hits the rotary blades, politically-but we're still staring at a sanitation disaster "Indians defecate everywhere. They defecate mostly besides the railway tracks. But they also defecate on the beaches; they defecate on the hills; they defecate on the river banks; they defecate on the streets; they never look for cover." -V.S. Naipaul An Area of Darkness, 1964 Not...
More »Cyclone Phailin: Panic buying in Odisha sends prices soaring -Binita Jaiswal
-The Times of India CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of twin city dwellers on Friday made a beeline for shops to stock up on vegetables and dry food. The mad rush led to a steep rise in prices of chura (flattened rice ), potatoes and candles. Soon they vanished from the market. "I bought a kg of chura for Rs 28. In the evening the shopkeeper hiked the rate to Rs 45 a kg. I...
More »Some good news: Farm sector likely to grow over 5%-Surojit Gupta & Sidharth
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: AgriculTural GDP is likely to grow by over 5% this year thanks to the most abundant rains in nearly two decades, a government thinktank has forecast. If the prediction Turns out right, it could help tame food inflation, provide a much-needed boost to rural incomes and a knock-on effect on other sectors of the economy. The demand for two-wheelers, tractors and mobiles, in particular, could rise...
More »Acquittals in massacre case kindle new fear in Bihar's caste battleground -Deepu Sebastian Edmond
-The Indian Express Arwal (Bihar): Baudh Ram paused while laying out clothes to dry, to spew expletives. Then he said, "Go look at the memorial. That is all that is left now." Anger and frustration provide a not-so subtle cover for fear in Subash Nagar of Laxmanpur Bathe village of Arwal district - site of the December 1, 1997 killing of 58 people by upper-caste men - after the 26 convicted...
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