Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
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Environment clearance for Ken-Betwa project to get delayed
Expert committee asks why opposition of MP wildlife officers was overruled The Centre's wait for Ken-Betwa river linking project's environment clearance (EC) has got longer as the Union environment
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Budget 2016: Pollution cess on cars a welcome step, says CSE
Green body CSE on Monday welcomed the Centre's move to integrate pollution concerns with the Union budget and send signals to discourage polluting technologies but said several concerns, including the
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MA join hands with Awaaz foundation to tackle noise pollution
The meeting on March 6 is being held under the campaign National Initiative for Safe Sound (NISS). In what could prove to be a shot in the arm for movement against noise pollution, Indian Medical Association
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Budget 2016: Renewable energy industry seeks solution to policy lag, more incentives, reforms
There is a lack of clarity at the individual state level on tariffs and policies preventing execution of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in a time bound manner With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus
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Volvo to study, suggest public transport for Thane city
Though Thane has grown as a city in the past decade, with many people choosing to make it their first home, public transportation is still a huge problem. To study and suggest a suitable mode of transport
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Chhattisgarh govt issue notices to 19 infra projects for violating environment norms
According to regional officials of the CECB, notices were recently issued to several townships and infrastructure projects as they were flouting green norms. Chhattisgarh government has issued notices
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North Pole to the Third Pole: Following climate change debate from the Arctic to the Himalayas
Corps Diplomatique column | A recent gathering in the northern Norwegian town of Tromso called Arctic Frontiers became an interesting forum for a global discussion on the region and the impact its sensitive
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Linking of Ken-Betwa may take off only by year end
According to officials of the water resources ministry all three clearances are before different expert appraisal panels of the union environment ministry, under process. The Ken-Betwa river linking
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Behind Centre's new sand mining policy, a Solapur model
According to data from the union environment ministry and Solapur district administration, there was a massive revenue increase of Rs.50 crores in the 2013-14 financial year due to e-auctioning, spike
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Air pollution level in Kolkata much higher than permissible limit: CSE
CSE has recommended that Kolkata should start acting on emergency pollution control measures like Delhi. The city's air pollution level is much higher than the permissible limit, the Centre for Science