First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Govt should focus on effective rehabilitation of endosulfan victims: Sunita Narain
Equating the serious health hazards wrecked in the district due to the indiscriminate exposure of endosulfan pesticide for over two decades with that of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, acclaimed environmental activist Sunita Narain has said that the major task before the administration was to bring hopes and cheers back to the life of the hapless victims of the “killer” pesticide spraying. “Assuaging the hurt feelings of the hundreds of victims of aerial spraying of the endosulfan pesticide in the state owned cashew estates in the district is the most important task before the administration and the State government and the local Member of Parliament had played critical role in partially assuaging the hurt feeling of the ill-fated victims and their families”, the Padmashree award winning environmentalist said.
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A token clean-up won’t detox Bhopal
The Centre’s plan to dispose a fraction of the hazardous UCC waste is too little, too late, for the long-suffering victims, says Shonali Ghosal THE CENTRE has finally decided to dispose of 350 metric
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Court order hailed by Gurgaon citizens but setback for builders
The recent Punjab & Haryana High Court direction barring the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing fresh licences for housing projects in Gurgaon without an undertaking from the builders
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Gurgaon backs HC order against groundwater use for construction
The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directive to Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), stating that “builders should not be issued licenses for housing projects in Gurgaon if they don’t give an undertaking
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CNG losing out to diesel in city
New Delhi: Diesel’s gain is CNG’s loss in the capital, spelling bad news for the city’s air. Dealers are reporting a 60%-80% drop in sales of CNG kits for private vehicles since the beginning of 2012.
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Builders fudge water data
Says CSE Report Based On Review Of 900 Haryana Projects. Builders seem to be fudging data related to water consumption while seeking green clearance for their projects, according to a recent report by
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Haryana's Kudankulam: Farmers oppose plans for nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur
An open forum convened by the Haryana government at Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district, the venue of proposed nuclear plant in the state, ended abruptly on Tuesday after leaders of opposition parties
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Farmers Say NO to Nuclear in Haryana, Boycott the Farcical Public Hearing
The public hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in Fatehabad, Haryana came to an end within 40 minutes of its start yesterday after the local people’s
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Rising towers, depleting water
About two months ago, Gurgaon suffered one of its worst ever water shortages. The raw water supply to the city – already insufficient – shrunk all the way to 40-45MGD, whereas it is estimated that the
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People talk
We have taken certain measures to tackle the problem of water depletion in the corporation area. We have built 78 rainwater harvesting structures so that the groundwater level goes up . Also, we have asked