Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held consultations with water resources minister PK Bansal on the Mullaperiyar dam – an old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which has been reignited by a movie, Dam 999, and fresh cracks on the dam following two minor quakes in the region.

MALE, January 29 (HNS) – An Indian NGO, Terry Policy, and the Maldives Housing and Environment Ministry kicked off a film festival on Thursday, aimed at creating awareness about environmental issues.

The “Safe Planet Film Festival”, which will end this evening, will screen feature documentaries, short movies and interviews with experts, for parents and students. The film festival is also open to the public.

Documentaries to be screened at the festival include Oscar-winning ‘The Cove’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour’.

In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 per cent glaciers are melting due to global warming.

Unique solution Obaid Jan with friends in his barsati, reminiscing about home

Elixir of life The plastic water pots that mark the city

The government would be launching 'Health TV' in 2010 costing Rs 20 million in a bid to inculcate awareness among the masses on health issues including prevention and cure of major life threatening diseases.