Bye Bye blueline
For years, they have been known as Delhi's killer buses. But not for much longer. The Delhi Government has finally decided to phase out the 4,200-bus Blueline fleet system, involving hundreds of
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Work on Karcham project begins
Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Limited has begun construction on the Rs 7,760 crore 1,000-MW Karcham-Wangtoo Hydroelectric Power Project on the Sutlej here amid protests by residents of nearby
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Haryana to introduce CNG buses in NCR
The Haryana government is planning to introduce CNG buses in Gurgaon, Sonepat and Faridabad districts falling in the National Capital Region (NCR). Haryana Transport Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala
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Lone ranger on a clean-city mission
When the series of
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New scheme to provide substantial funds to village panchayats
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will on January 21 launch the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam, a scheme under which substantial resources will be provided to all village panchayats over the
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Quiet transfer of commons - Pastoralism, shrinking pastures and the new GR in Gujarat
<p>On 17 May 2005, the Government of Gujarat issued a resolution (GR) to bring wastelands under cultivation inviting big corporate houses and rich farmers – a beginning of corporate farming in a big way in the state. The GR has the provision of giving wastelands up to 2000 acres for a lease period of 20 years.
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Heavy metal pollution in drainage network of Colombo City and suburbs of Sri Lanka
<p>Being the commercial and administrative capital cities of Sri Lanka Colombo and Sri Jayawardhanapura and their suburbs accommodate many industries, residences and commercial and administration institutions and infrastructure. As a result this urban area has become one of the most polluted areas in Sri Lanka.
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In 2006, India's JE vaccines to come from China
The worst of encephalitis is over but India has finally iden tified a potential provider for bulk vaccines -- China. The health ministry has sent a letter of intent to China and plans to procure five
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Patels will save girl child, over a laddu
New Year for the 1.75 crore Patels across Gujarat will begin with an atypical vow taken over a laddu in an earnest tradition: No to Female Foeticide. Hosted by Surat-based Samast Patidar Samaj,
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Nod for child health programme
Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has approved guidelines for implementation of a national strategy for Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health under the second phase of the Reproductive and
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Paints pose danger to health, environment,warn researchers
Long gone in developed countries, lead-based paints continue to be part of the market in India. And with the country having little by way of legislation or regulation of lead or other contaminations
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Campaign against female foeticide
The health authorities here have intensified the campaign against female foeticide and misuse of ultrasound machines. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ram Lal Sharma, during surprise check found
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Tree felling: forest officials deny knowledge
Senior officials of the Forest Department, including the DFO, Pathankot division, deny having any knowledge about contractors being involved in the felling of trees. The contractors, however, seep
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Rs 45-cr package for Sirsa
A special grant of Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for the district under the "Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana'. The amount will be spent on the development of Sirsa, which is the only district in Haryana
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Safe corridor for tuskers in State
Probably for the first time in the country a unique conservation experiment is unfolding in southern Karnataka in which an NGO with foreign funding has acquired land, which will be transferred to the
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KNP loses 80 rhinos during 2005
A total of 80 rhinos of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam died during 2005of which seen were killed by poachers and 73 died due to natural reasons. On the other hand, forest guards killed eight
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AIDS in J&K steadily striking roots
Despite a constant flow of funds and the hype around AIDS control in J&K the number of people afflicted by it continue to rise. Sources reveal that the numbers afflicted is much more then what the
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Land-grabbers on the rampage
The buzz in Idukki's Cardamom Hill Reserve region in Kerala is disturbing. The filthy rich and politically and religiously powerful land sharks hold thousands of acres of land in CHR under the lease
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Power plants vie for city garbage
The government will encourage setting up of power plants which produce electricity using garbage around the twin cities. The twin cities will generate 3,000 metric tonnes of garbage in three to four
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A decade of the Maharashtra groundwater legislation: Analysis of the implementation process
<p>Maharashtra is among the few states in India that has enacted and implemented legislation to regulate the use of groundwater. The Act, known as Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act 1993 stipulates inter alia, a minimum distance of 500 metres between a public drinking water source (PWS) and a well or a bore well of any farmer not used for that purpose.