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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Not a stray problem
The Capital has around 2.5 lakh stay dogs. And they are multiplying, intimidating and biting people, thus spreading rabies - a disease that can often prove fatal. While dog-bites continue unabated,
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Centre convenes urgent meeting on drought
The mild rains that this part of the country witnessed over the last few days has not watered down the impact of "The Great Monsoon Betrayal." The clouds have again begun to vanish from larger areas
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Summit for Earth
World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held in Johannesburg from August 26 to September 4, offers an historic opportunity to confront growing threats to human well-being: A third of world's
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1,000 exotic birds perish in slum fire
An accidental fire in a slum in Kolkata has killed some 1,000 exotic birds. Hundreds of mynahs, parakeets, parrots, cuckoos, macaws, cockatoos, lorikeets and loverbirds, among others, had been kept
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Starved of ideas for public distribution
The prospect of a failure of the monsoon in large parts of the country, particularly in the important farming states of Haryana, Punjab and western UP is a cause for serious concern. While paddy
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Can that creepy-crawly save lives?
A group of scientists from the Entomology unit of Australia's Government-funded scientific research agency, CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization on Monday launched
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Dikshit to get lessons in river cleaning
The Delhi Government has decided to adopt the model of river Thames to clean the Yamuna river. Thames Development Authority will make an hour long presentation for Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit in
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DFC to target multiplex, tourism sectors
After having registered a 33 per cent growth rate in its income during the last financial year. Delhi Financial Corporation (DFC) plans to focus on multiplex and tourism related activities said
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Goa too will ban gutka
Following Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Goa too is now planning to ban consumption of gutka in the tourist state. The tiny coastal state has already banned smoking and chewing of any tobacco products
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Drought: Orissa lists its needs
Orissa is learnt to have sought Rs 500 crore as assistance from the centre to tackle the drought situation arising out of monsoon failure. 28 out of the 30 districts of the state are reeling under a