State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Seeding success
In about 75 villagers in Medak district, Karnataka, there are at least 1,500 farmers, most of them Dalits, who have their own see banks with enough seeds to cultivate more than 20,000 acres. They
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Western predator stalks desi garbage
A largely western predator has been slowly and steadily invading our desi garbage dumps and resulting in widespread contamination under the nose of environment protect laws and international
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Reviving a river
The million dollar question is whether or not all the king's horses and all the king's men could ever succeed in reviving dead Yamuna again. While the chances of breathing some life into Yamuna look
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Living on the edge: Wildlife falling prey to hunger, Uttaranchal politics
In an alarming testimony to the fact that the natural habitat of wild animals is depleting at an feverish pace, bits of plastic were found in the stomach of a three-year-old leopard, who got caught
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Talking tribes
This documentary film, is worth watching. It traces the life pattern of the Idu Mishmis, who inhabit the border areas of the eastern Himalayas in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Dibang Valley,
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Murder in forests
The fate that has befallen more than half a dozen leopards in Uttaranchal in recent months is hardly the kind that ought to visit such majestic and graceful creatures. At least six leopards have died
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Goa welcomes 'Green' industries, shuns 'Red'
Red, Orange and Green - these three colours will now decide the fate of industries that intent to come to Goa, with a lucrative package of subsidy and other incentives. Classifying industries into
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Govt. sitting pretty while cyclone victims suffer
More than two-and-a-half years after the supercyclone hit Orissa, hundreds of people are still living in makeshift shelters with Government's rehabilitational assistance woefully inadequate for their
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Vanishing blue whales
The Blue Whale figures among Canada's endangered species and environmentalists say its numbers will keep falling in the absence of concerted government action. Said Kate Smalwood of the Seirra Club:
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Anti-TB drive
Delhi Health Minister Dr. A K Walia has called upon all the people involved in TB control programme to worked with more dedication. Dr. Walia, while addressing a meeting called to review the revised