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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DMA launches 'gutkha-free' campaign
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has launched a "Gutkha Free Delhi" campaign and has demanded a ban on all tobacco-based products in the Capital in view of various health hazards. The initiative
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Monkey check
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), known for campaigns to save endangered wild species, plans to send a team of veterans into a jungle in Thailand to neuter hundreds of Macaque monkeys, a news report
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Cargo of exotic birds seized
A cargo of exotic wild birds illegally making its way to a former minister's house in New Delhi was seized by the customs and wildlife authorities at the Sahara Airport early on Thursday morning. The
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NGOs to look after student's health
Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to involve NGOs to provide comprehensive health care to 12 lakh students in all Delhi Government Schools. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that 15 NGOs have been
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50,000 attend Khurja health fair
A three day health fair in Khurja was organised by Mr. Ashok Pradhan, the BJP MP, Union Minister of the State for Labour. The fair was held by the Union Labour Ministry's Employees State Insurance
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UNEP played up pollution report on India with eye on summit
With an eye on the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in a fortnight, it is hardly surprising that the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) chose to play up the findings of
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Yamuna Action Plan-II soon
A committee has been set up by the Government of Delhi to initiate the second phase of the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP), which is likely to commence from January 2003, with financial assistance from
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Telemedicine leap: AIIMS doctors on call at Leh
Patients in Ladakh and Guwahati will now be able to avail of the sources of top doctors and surgeons in AIIMS without making a long and arduous journey to the Capital. The All India Institute of
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Court seeks report on disaster management
The Delhi High Court has sought a report from the Union Government on steps being taken by it to deal with disaster management, after setting up of the National Committee on Disaster Management under
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Diarrhoea kills over 20 in Orissa
Even as most of Orissa is reeling under an unprecedented drought, the woes of people in districts like Ganjam, Gajpati and Rayagada are being compounded by the severe outbreak of diarrhoea caused by