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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'World Bank project flouts policies'
The World Bank-backed coal mine project in Parej Hazaribagh, Jharkhand is violating various policies involving resettlement, environment, information and cultural property management, according to a
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TDP, Opp join hands for drought-hit farmers
Concerned over the plight of drought-hit farmers, Telugu Desam Party joined the Opposition in Lok Sabha in demanding immediate steps like waiver of entire interest on farm loans, easy credit
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Have yoghurt, live 100 yrs
Russian scientist Ilya Mechnikov, a 1908 Nobel Prize winner, linked yoghurt to longevity. Mechnikov, who worked at Pasteur Institute, Paris, compiled statistics from 36 countries. He found more
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WB team inspects health project
The Representatives of the World Bank inspected the schemes run by the Uttar Pradesh Government under the Health System Development project. The ten-member World Bank team visited various districts,
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Fishing for health troubles
Many doctors recommend fish for improving health, especially to reduce the risk of heart troubles. This is mainly based on the observations of the Japanese, who are the most-recognised example of a
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No folk dance, this
NGOs and the government have always been considered the key movers of social and economic development. To understand the equation between them, a study was conducted recently by a group of Jawaharlal
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Robbing women of dignity
Parej and Duru Kasmar villages of Jharkhand are scarred with opencast mining pits, many abandoned after use. Green forest patches are few. Those that remain are likely to die of lack of water and
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Wildlife Wise
Rampant illegal fishing for shrimp seedlings in Orissa is beginning to take a toll on valuable fish species in the state, says a wildlife body. About 660,000 people are engaged in fishing in the
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Basmati to get 5-star treatment
Uttaranchal is on the edge of a high tech rice revolution, with the fabled Dehradun Basmati, the main focus of the imminent change, which is all set to get a kick start in the global market.
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HP to boost off-season agriculture
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Virbhadra Singh said that the Government would give priority to creating irrigational facilities in such areas where there was scope for diversification so