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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How green is your building?
To make buildings environment-friendly while cutting down on energy consumption, TERI has come up with the Green Building Rating System (GBRS). The system, based on integrated energy management at
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Gender bias fuels hunger
The greatest violation of human rights in our world is the subjugation of women and the persistence of world hunger is its greatest consequence. Famines grab our headlines; yet famines account for
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Parched hopes
The Planning Commission's National Human Development Report-2001 has said that the development process has to be ultimately assessed for bettering the quality of life. According to UNICEF statistics,
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Sultangarhi Scheme: An environmental catastrophe
It is astonishing to find Delhi Development Authority (DDA) issuing a press note on Environment Day about its Sultangarhi scheme, which is an environmental catastrophe infringing upon citizens'
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Bhalaswa landfill gives tough time to residents
A compost plant on one side and a stinking pool of garbage on the other, welcome to the Capital of India. Delhi, surely has a distinct way of welcoming people.The Bhalaswa sanitary landfill near the
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Surprise checks at Jharkhand hospitals to stop foeticide
Authorities in Jharkhand have constituted a "flying squad" that will conduct surprise checks on maternity clinics to find out if they are aiding cases of female foeticide. "Doctors found guilty of
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Kalam ignites herbal 'revolution' in N-E
A brief meeting was held in early May between President A P J Abdul and northeasern MPs. President Kalam talked about the rich bio-diversity, medicinal plants and herbs of the region, which could
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Rs 400 cr package likely for Bihar
The Union Government is likely to provide Rs 400 crore financial assistance to Bihar under the Development Reform Facility (DRF). In a bid to get the Bihar package cleared, four Union Ministers from
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Monument to greed
In what can only be described as an appalling development, the Yamuna river-bed, 500 metres away from Agra's Taj Mahal, has been dug up for the construction of a 1,600 metre wall that is supposed to
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HP Minister demands hill development council
The Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Major Vijay Mankotia, has stressed upon the need for setting up of a Regional Hill Development Council for the hill states of Himachal,