Rajasthan seeks nod for irrigation project
The Rajasthan Government has urged the Centre to give environmental clearance to the proposed lift irrigation project for Karauli, Sawai Madhopur and Dausa districts without delay to extend benefit
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Heavier debt burden on rural households'
Rural households are more in debt vis-a-vis urban households, and account for over 60 per cent of the total debt in the country. The latest data on household indebtedness in India brought out by the
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Plan to revamp 63 cities in fast mode; directorate set up
The Union urban development ministry is all set to go ahead with its ambitious project, the JawaharLal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), intended to develop 63 cities around the nation,
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On the bigfoot's trail
Malaysia's wildlife department on Thursday said it would investigate claims that "Bigfoot' man like beasts are roaming the jungles of southern Johor state. Newspaper have this week aired stories
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Rly tunnels creating water scarcity in Udhampur claims MLA
The government has been asked to take steps to check the water scarcity in Udhampur district in Jammu resulting out of creation of a large number of tunnels in connection with the
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2,000 villages of Punjab in dark zone
Magsaysay award winner and member, River interlinking empowerment committee, government of India, Rajinder Singh sounded a warning note against gross misuse of water in Punjab. Speaking at at
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18,000 pouches of water seized from illegal factory
The Bureau of Indian Standards (ISI) has unearthed an illegal factory of mineral water in Sarswati Vihar area in Loni, Delhi. In a raid on the factory some 18,000 pouches of water were also seized.
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Mafia grabbing' land of dam oustees
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Dharamsala alleged that the land allotted to Pong Dam oustees in Rajasthan was being grabbed by the land mafia and demanded a CBI inquiry into the case. Mr Rumail Singh
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Desecration of Ganga, Yamuna continues
A large number of sewage treatment plants (STPs) installed under the Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan are not functioning properly, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said,
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New chemical for fire extinguishers developed
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a dry chemical powder that acts as an "environmentally safe, highly efficient' fire extinguisher. The powder which is "based on the
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Water being drained in Barmer
The Rajasthan Government pressed into service high-power pumps to drain water from submerged areas in the flood-ravaged Barmer district. The death toll in floods increased to 139 with the recovery of
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Consultant for Kelo project
The Chhattisgarh Government has decided to appoint a consultant at Delhi to obtain clearance from the Centre for its ambitious Rs 288 crore Kelo irrigation project. The State Government has decided
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Twist in the tale: When mice beget rats
In Major Scientific Breakthrough, Japanese Develop Rats From Sperm Cells Generated By A Different Species. Truth is stranger than fiction. And to prove it, Japanese scientists have generated rats
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Mizoram literacy rate soars 90.27 pc
Mizoram Education Minister Dr Lalthanglina announced that the state literacy had soared up to 90.27 per cent during the last academic year and is expected to exceed that of Kerala's during the
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Villagers pool together for river based irrigation
When government fails to deliver, it is the will of the people which matters most in the drought hit Asom. The people of a distant village of Darrang district in Asom have come forward to arrange
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Unloading begins at Port
The Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, has given the quality assurance for the controversial consignment of wheat from Australia. Australian cargo vessel MV Turicum, which
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CII comes out in support of establishing SEZs
The CII is all for the concept of special economic zone (SEZ), which it believes is an instrument for export-led growth and employment growth, according to Mr R. Seshasayee, President. In CII's first
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National water portal on the anvil
A national water portal, which will allow an exchange of information and data on the country's water resources, is in the pipeline, announced Mr Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the National Knowledge
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Himalya seeks patent for mushroom substrate tech
A small Indian agro business company has turned an environmental challenge into an opportunity. The Rs 22-crore Himalya International Ltd, a Himachal Pradesh-based processor and exporter of mushroom,
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CCEA approves pooled finance development fund
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its nod for setting up a pooled finance development fund (PFDF), which would enable urban local bodies, including small and medium-sized