33 Vulture, 10 Kites Dead in
Sikkim In a first ever
incident, Sikkim reported the
mysterious death of 33 vultures
and 10 kites at heights of
10-20,000 feet.<More>
Bird Flu Virus Spreads to Gujarat
The district bordering
Maharashtra’s Navapur in Gujarat
has reported incidents of chickens
being infected with the dreaded
H5N1 bird flu virus.<More>
BSNL Plans 60m GSM Lines Government owned
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
is planning to invite bids for 60
million GSM lines valued at USD
4.5 billion.<More>
Indo-UK Council on Science UK Minister for
Science and Innovation Lord
Sainsbury announced the formation
of India-UK Science and Innovation
Council to forge industry-oriented
commercial research.<More>
Philippines Announces Emergency Philippines
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
announced the arrest of heads of
two elite security forces groups
and other right and left leaders
to crush a coup attempt.<More>
PM Convenes Round-table Meeting on
J&K Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh convened a
round-table meeting on Jammu &
Kashmir. With the exception of the
Hurriyat Conference (an umbrella
group of separatist groups) most
political parties and interest
groups participated in the
discussions.<More>
Wildlife Trust in Wild Buffalo
Protection MoU Delhi-based NGO
Wildlife Trust of India has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Chhattisgarh Forest Department
to initiate a 3-year program to
revive and conserve the wild
buffalo population.<More>