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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Govt's generous deadline irks Wildlife Dept
The Wildlife Department has been snared by the Delhi Government's decision to give six months' time to the public to voluntarily declare, if they possess any trophies and wild animals as pets. The
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Week-long AIDS awareness campaign to begin today
A week-long family health awareness campaign will be organised by the Delhi State Aids Control Society (DSACS), in the Capital. Announcing this, Delhi Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr A K Walia
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Pollution panel asks Gurgaon Municipal Committee to check burning of garbage
In a notice sent to the Gurgaon Municipal Committee (GMC), the regional officer of the Haryana Pollution Control Board has ordered that the sanitation workers' practice of burning garbage in the open
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Anthrax scare haunts Koraput
Anthrax scare continues to grip Lamatapur and Boipariguda blocks of Koraput district, where the disease is reported to have claimed seven lives in the last few months. Notwithstanding the
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Patent sharks target Indian wheat variety
After neem, turmeric and Basmati, a hybrid of a traditional variety of wheat has been patented by a multinational corporation. The scientific establishment has reacted with shock to this latest case
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Non-veg, Guwahati style
The 800 meat shops in Guwahati city, only 150 have licenses. For a city that is predominantly non-vegetarian, Guwahati is a health disaster in the making. People falling ill after consuming meat is
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Jharkhand to use cowdung to ward off tusker terror
The forest department in Jharkhand has found out a unique way to prevent tuskers from veturing into villages for food and liquor. According to the plan, the forest officials would be painting
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'Wash' drive
Sulabh International Social Service Organisation in association with Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council of Switzerland has launched the wash campaign. The campaign aims at creating
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Calamity management groups'
Centre announced creation of two groups to disburse timely information on cyclones and floods after the states said the current meteorological system was proving inept for the purpose. The groups
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Old blinkers
A new Government proposal to conserve wildlife and prevent poaching envisages the active involvement of private parties to breed wild animals for their extracts and organs which have medicinal value.