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Project Web targets illicit ivory Internet sales

March 7, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Lyon: Interpol is targeting illicit ivory Internet sales via Project Web. INTERPOL has reported hundreds of items worth approximately EUR 1.45 million for sale on Internet auction sites across nine European countries during a single two-week period. Project Web, supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), collected details of 660 advertisements on 61 [...]

Filed Under: Environment, World Tagged With: IFAW, International Fund for Animal Welfare, INTERPOL, Ivory, Project Web

ONGC ranked 386th in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2012, Wipro 2nd

January 24, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

New Delhi: ONGC’s (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) environment friendly initiatives have earned it a place in Newsweek magazines green list. ONGC has been ranked 386th in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2012 Global 500 list published on Oct 22, 2012. The private sector energy company Reliance Industries is ranked 342nd. There are 13 Indian companies [...]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Coal India Limited, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, TATA Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, WIpro

10th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013 begins

Hyderabad: India’s most exciting and hard fought motorsport event for young racing enthusiasts is back. 2013 marks the 10th successful successive year of India’s only Karting championship-the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013. The opening round of the 2013 championship will get underway on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Kart Centre at [...]

JD (U) and BJP part ways in Bihar, alliance over

Patna: In an inevitable outcome after Narendra Modi’s elevation as key person for Bharitya Janta Party’s 2014 election campaign, the Janta Dal United (JD (U)) and the BJP have parted ways in Bihar. States Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met the Governor DY Patil in Patna and has sought fresh vote of confidence in a special [...]

Indian Railways to launch mobile tickets

New Delhi: Indian Railways ticketing is set to get a boost as a pilot non internet based mobile ticketing has been announced through Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Traveler’s with simple mobiles can access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. Print outs are nit required. The procedure involves user sending an SMS to a [...]

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests

Mumbai: City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah yajnesh Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what [...]