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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Seed crunch adds to Andhra farmers' woes
Saddled with debt following three years of drought, struggling farmers in Andhra Pradesh now have a new cause for worry - a severe seed crunch. Two incidents of violence in the past week highlighted
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Orissa starts anti-desertification drive
Experts trying to unravel the mystery of the phenomenal rise in the mercury levels at Titlagarh have stressed the need for taking immediate steps to stop the process of desertification in the
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Craving for ivory
A recent study by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, reveals that hundreds of craftsmen are using ivory for their work till date. The investigative report - An Assessment of the Domestic
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Assam flood situation worsens, over 5 lakh affected
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Thursday as two children drowned in dhemaji and over five lakh people were affected in 14 districts due to the rising of the brahmaputra and its tributaries,
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Anderson gets extradition notice
Finally, after a long wait, the Union Government has served notice to the US for extraditing Warren Anderson, former Chairman of US multinational Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), in connection with
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Life-giving rain brings death, poachers
The impending Monsoon has drawn out poachers from their lairs and many are concentrated in the Greater Noida area adjoining the National Capital. July is the season for poachers to hunt peacocks for
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Delhiites beware: Cholera, dengue at Capital's door
Cholera and dengue are knocking at the capital's door. A record 139 cholera cases have been reported in June only, while the aedes mosquito, which causes dengue, has got conducive climate for
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Neighbour states also to blame for floods in Assam
Assam has as much reason to blame its neighbours for the ravaging Brahmaputra as the incessant rains. Even as several lakh people in the State are stranded by floods, plans to build water detention
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Basmati flavour of US food show
Indian Basmati could soon be spreading its aroma to quintessential Western dishes like risotto and paella! The long grain aromatic rice was the flavour of the India pavilion at a three-day annual
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Killing fields
More atrocities continue to be reported against India's wildlife. In the latest instance of poaching in the shape of a disgraceful outrage right in the outskirts of the National Capital, carcasses of