A new English-language fm radio station intended to promote Israeli-Palestinian dialogue has begun operations. ram fm, operating from Ramallah in the West Bank, is backed by a South African group which had operated a station--702 Talk Radio--in the apartheid era to promote racial harmony.

"Being from South Africa, where independence and freedom of speech were hard-won victories, we understand these things better than others," ram fm news director Andrew Bolton said.

bbc has a mixed environmental record, according to the recently released bbc's Corporate and Social Responsibilities Report 2006.

Carbon emissions went up to almost 0.25 tonnes per broadcast hour in 2005, compared to just over 0.15 tonnes the year before.

The total waste per employee also rose, from almost 250 kg per person to just under 300 kg. However, recycling improved from 30 per cent to around 37 per cent.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to take a decision on the beaming of ads with racist overtones. The ads in question were telecast by Nimbus Communications Limited, owner of the tv channel Neo Sports, during the the recent India-West Indies and India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket series. A division bench was responding to a public interest petition seeking a stay on the beaming of the ads.