Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Notice to govt on gas tragedy
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on a petition seeking disbursement of about Rs 13.6 billion meant for victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy. A Bench of Justice Shivaraj V Patil
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It's a war on the environment too
The bird doesn't appear like a bird. Covered in oil from head to toe, it stumbles along a black beach;black, because there is no sand visible, only oil. This is the image of Gulf War of 1991.
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India speaks out against Doha development agenda
New Delhi has expressed concern over the lack of any progress on the Doha development agenda, such as implementation issues, special and differential treatment, TRIPs and public health at the WTO
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Now SMS can also be an SOS
Some would say it is two years too late. A lecturer in Bhavnagar Engineering College has developed a disaster warning system that can send out an SMS message within seconds of a natural disaster. If
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Tanning troubles
With its 833 tanneries, Tamil Nadu is unquestionably India's biggest leather producing region. India exports over Rs 9,200 crore worth of leather and leather goods every year, 45 per cent of which is
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Maharashtra has maximum polluting industries: Baalu
Maharashtra has the maximum polluting industries in the country followed by Uttar Pradesh, the Environment and Forest Minister, Mr T R Baalu, informed the Lok Sabha. Mr Baalu said that of the 1,551
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CAG debunks govt claims
Top Gujarat government officials have frequently decalred that quake rehabilitation and reconstruction works in Kutch and the rest of the state have been better and faster than elsewhere in the
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SC seeks suggestions on noise standards for firecrackers
The Supreme Court directed the amicus curiae, Jitender Sharma, to give suggestions to an affidavit filed by the Department of Explosives expressing its inability to comply with the earlier orders of
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3 lakh tonnes of foodgrains released to State
The Task Force on Drought in the Union Ministry of Agriculture has approved ad-hoc allocation of food grains to the Karnataka state under the special componet of Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojane and
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Burning of chicken waste causes pollution
Burning of chicken waste, old tyres and other waste materials by anti-social elements everyday near the old bus stand in Chengalpattu town in Tamil Nadu poses a major health hazard and pollute the