Something rotten Sitaram Yechury December 15, 2009 First Published: 21:22 IST(15/12/2009) Last Updated: 21:28 IST(15/12/2009) Print The global negotiations on Climate Change at Copenhagen enters its final stage with the three-day Heads of States Summit starting today. Reports so far indicate the unfolding of the Shakespearean dilemma of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark: “To be or not to be...”

Clean, free-flowing Ganga by 2020: Govt PTI 31 December 2009, 03:29pm ISTText Size:|Topics:Govt clean Ganga 2020 VARANASI: The Centre has expressed confidence that by 2020 the polluted river Ganga would be cleaned and Rs 15,000 crore will be spent on it. Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment "The Union Government is confident of getting the holy Ganga river cleaned by 2020. Rs 15,000 crore will be spent for this purpose under the river development fund," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here. The Centre plans to save the river by making it 'nirmal' (clean) and 'aviral' ( free flowing), he told reporters yesterday.

Instead of reduction of emissions let us concentrate on making this world greener all over globally. Today was sad day of my life when I saw picture of vehicles parked in the area that used to be a sort of lake or big pond below the world famous fort Amber fort. Its hind pond has dried. Pushker lake is dried. Ramgarh lake of Jaipur has dried. Water table has gone as low as 1200 feet. The deep water is full of fluoride and heavy metals unfit for agriculture and drinking . We are trying to bring water from Bisalpur to Jaipur. Bisalpur dam is drying > Will there be Jaipur from 50 years from now. Make it green give back its greenary. When it used to be dense forests on hills of Jaipur the rainwater used to trickle down to mavathas below on ground.