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The Forest department is working towards opening up the Pallikaranai marsh, which includes the Perumbakkam wetland, for public viewing from early next year.The move is part of rejuvenation the marshland.A walk path for 1 km has been constructed from Madipakkam signal till National Institute of Wind Energy, at the Velachery-Tambaram Main Road, Pallikaranai.The department has also planted 6000 saplings across the bund of marshland, which include indigenous species like Aal, Arasu, Aththi, Naval, Neermaruthu. Magizham among others, according to a forest department official. The newly-laid walk path from Madipakkam signal till National Institute of Wind Energy, at the Velachery-Tambaram Main Road, Pallikaranai   | Photo Credit: Sanjay Vijayakumar  “70% of the construction work is over and remaining 30% would be completed soon and we are hopeful of opening the park for public view early next year,” he said.The official also noted that one of the key challenges … [Read more...] about Pallikaranai marsh likely to be opened for public view early next year

NEW DELHI: Agriculture crisis is one of the biggest problems the country is facing at present, and while prices of fertilisers, diesel and electricity are rising, those of food grains are falling sharply, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said. This, he said, was the reason why farmers were committing suicide. “I am not sure how visible it is, but this is also a concern for the country … the agriculture crisis,” Gadkari, who is also the minister for micro, small and medium enterprises, said at the ETAuto Natural Gas Vehicle Conclave 2019 here on Friday. “The reason behind this is surplus of rice, surplus of wheat and surplus of sugar. Because of this, our agriculture economy is nearing its end,” Gadkari said. Gadkari said the government was focussed on diversification of agriculture into energy and power, and industry must also invest in rural and agricultural sectors to create employment and diversify wealth generation. … [Read more...] about Agriculture crisis one of country’s biggest problems: Nitin Gadkari

Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, experienced its worst ever floods since 1966 this year with water rising as high as six metres in its streets and piazzas. Floods have become something of a regular feature in this medieval ‘city of canals’ in recent years as global warming has led to rising sea levels. This is impacting tourism, the mainstay of modern-day Venice. At the same time, studies show that tourism is one of the big contributors to the warming of the planet. As representatives of governments work to develop an international policy to tackle climate change at the ongoing UN climate talks in Madrid, there’s an effort to identify sectors and actions that help meet the goal. Tourism figures prominently in this list. For experts, tourism’s contribution to climate change presents a conundrum. It is a key sector employing millions and significantly adding to local and national economies, but it also has significant carbon footprint. In … [Read more...] about Reducing tourism-related emissions key to check climate change impacts on tourism

Email By business reporter Michael Janda Updated December 06, 2019 20:19:07 Photo: Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry fears the current economic slowdown may be a long-term one. (ABC News: John Gunn) Related Story: If you're saving like Gretta, you could be accidentally hurting the economy Related Story: Consumers and businesses are on strike and that's dragging the economy down Related Story: 'Deeply sorry': NAB bosses resign, admitting the bank failed customers Map: Australia Former Treasury boss Ken Henry says "something is desperately wrong" with Australia's economy, which is beset by "structural deficiencies" that cannot be fixed by interest rate cuts or government largesse. Key points:Ken Henry conducted the last major tax review in 2008-09; he went on to be NAB chairman but resigned in the wake of the banking royal commissionDr Henry says Australia's economy appears to face structural problems that can only be addressed through major reformsHe says key reforms … [Read more...] about Australia’s economy can’t be fixed by stimulus alone, says former Treasury boss Ken Henry

On cleaning up “fake news” on social media, Mr Albanese touched on the problem he encountered when men’s rights activist Leith Erikson doctored an image from his Facebook page. “What was originally a graphic supporting Australians’ right to protest became a graphic pushing Mr Erikson’s loopy campaign against the Family Court,” he said. Facebook declined to do anything as it was not a breach of its guidelines. “Why do Facebook’s laws of the jungle to trump Australia’s laws of the land?” he went on to say. Algorithms and complacency from social media giants means that people's views are becoming more polarised, often entrenched by fake news that is allowed to run rampant and unchallenged. We need to call this for what it is – a threat to our democratic process. pic.twitter.com/if9KOkYAW5— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) December 7, 2019 Mr Albanese also took aim at billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for … [Read more...] about Anthony Albanese sounds the alarm on social media giants like Facebook