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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After Cancun
The WTO negotiations at Cancun have failed. The rich countries were not willing to reduce the $300 billion-a-year subsidies being given to their farmers. This is more than the annual income of
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No water p(l)ees
Should you be wishing to visit a Sulabh toilet complex sometime in the near future, you can take the cloth peg off your nose. And surprise, surprise... you don't even need to pull on a flush once
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Asbestos still a health hazard in India
Several lakh factory workers have contacted lung cancer after inhaling ultra-fine asbestos fibre for decades. Health experts have demanded that the Government build a concrete framework to phase-out
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Digvijay announces sops for farmers
The Madhya Pradesh government announced that about 10 lakh farmers as well as 10-12 lakh people living below the poverty line would enjoy remission of their electricity bill payments pertaining to
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Himachal HC forms panel to study stone crushers' plight
Himachal Pradesh High Court has stepped into streamlining the operation of the stone crushers in the State, as the State Government had failed to check their indiscriminate operation. The High Court
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'Urban, rural areas should be complementary to each other'
The Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi Vijai Kapoor on Saturday said that urban and rural areas should be seen as complementary to each other and not opponents. Mr Kapoor was speaking after laying the
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Deer poaching rampant in Bhitarkanika sanctuary
Rampant poaching is posing a serious threat to the deer population in the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary in Kendrapara district of Orissa. Killing of deer for its flesh and skin has turned into a
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Green killer on the rise
A very unhealthy, alarming and deadly disease is ringing alarm bells not just in Delhi but most of northern India. Entering the body and then sneaking into the brain undetected, invisible organisms
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Govt apathy adds to Jharkhand tribes' plight
The declining population of Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) it seems that nobady's concern in Jharkhand, although the State was formed for the welfare of the people of the region, especially for the
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HC stays Govt notification on sweetened aerated water
The Delhi High Court stayed till further orders the notification which required companies manufacturing and selling sweetened aerated water to print 'date of manufacture' and 'best before date' on