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NHPC pays Rs 16.04 cr to PWD for widening road
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has made advance payment of Rs 16.04 crore to the Himachal Government's Public Works Department (PWD) for the widening of 46-km-long
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SEZ: Unfazed Punjab wants some more
Notwithstanding the ongoing controversy surrounding the granting of special economic zone (SEZ) status to industries across the country, the Punjab Government has forwarded three more proposals to
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SC turns down plea to unseal banquet hall
The Supreme Court refused to unseal a banquet hall which was operating from a plot in an industrial area in Central Delhi observing that it was illegally running in connivance with the civic
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Youth body keeping watch on hydro projects
In order to cope with global warming, the Himachal Pradesh Youth Development Federation has mapped out a strategy to wage war against private hydropower enterprises. These enterprises are recklessly
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1,670 cases of child labour ban violation
Over 1,670 cases of violation have been detected by 11 State Governments and the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh since the October 10 notification was issued banning employment of children
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'No fresh field trials on transgenic crops'
Noting that no adverse effect of BT cotton had been reported so far, the Government said it had not approved any fresh field trials on transgenic crops after the Supreme Court directive on September
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'Necessary assistance' to cyclone-hit in A.P.: Patil
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday assured Andhra Pradesh of 'the necessary assistance' to provide relief to the people of Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam districts of the State which were
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Sathyagraha mooted to make hunger history
In the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi's Sathyagraha movement, launched in Durban in September 1906, yet another Sathyagraha was mooted in Chennai
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Ebola virus kills 5,000 gorillas
An outbreak of Ebola virus in northwestern Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 gorillas, helping to push the threatened species even closer to extinction, a study says. The estimate is made by a team
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LSE announces setting up research centre in India
The London School of Economics has an India connection which is not known to many. In 1912, industrialist Sir Ratan Tata donated a huge sum of money to the LSE to fund research on the causes of
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After rats, giant snails munch their way through Mizoram
After rat swarms ravaging crops, tribal villagers in Mizoram are now witnessing another bizarre phenomenon - swarms of giant snails raiding vegetable gardens. Witnesses said snails in large numbers
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Malaria helps spread AIDS, says study
Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges. It's a vicious