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Jan 16, 2007 : Goans fight back
The gathering anger against large scale acquisition of land to promote tourism and industry at the cost of local people’s interest, has been further stoked by Regional Plan 2011 proposed by politicians in Goa. For over an year common citizens across social divide have come together to form campaign groups and to march in the streets. The Plan seeks to convert forest and beachside lands into real estate available for development into resorts and luxury homes.Then late last year, journalists of the news channel NDTV pulled in their weight and made a huge difference. Controversial minister Babush Monserrate resigned on January 4, 2007. But giving credence to the widespread suspicion that he has volunteered to be the lightning rod, the Chief Minister has refused to accept his resignation. The battle continues but people have smelt victory and the power of the media has come to back them. A report from 2005 NDTV on the issue GoodNewsIndia story
Jan 15, 2007 : Bottled coconut water
A way to increase the shelf life of coconut water for upto three weeks has been developed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation [FAO] of the UN. Basically the idea is to filter, quickly chill and seal it in sterilised bottles. This prevents fermentation of coconut water that begins soon as it is exposed to air. The process seems a little too complex to be followed in the field but FAO claims to have developed a mobile plant that is error free.If coconut water is reliably delivered, India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines will carve out huge, new markets that will benefit rural folk. Full report
Jan 10, 2007 : ISRO’s nine in a row
ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] made its ninth consecutively successful run into space today. It is termed a copy-book launch and makes India’s launch service a reliable one. The PSLV injected 4 satellites: the Cartosat-2, a space recovery module and one satellite each for Indonesia and Argentina. The Cartosat in particular is likely to carve out a large share in the lucrative space imagery market as it is capable of 80 cm. resolution, bettering the 1M offered by global leader Ikonos.ISRO’s marketing arm Antrix says it has a steadily growing order book. Canada, Italy and Singapore are some of the countries that are turning to its assured, lower-cost service.
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