CNG mini buses in Tripura soon
The Tripura Government has decided to strengthen the city bus service in the State capital by introducing 50 CNG mini buses. A proposal for introduction CNG mini bus service in the Agartala Municipal
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State claims 600MW power from Subansiri project
The Government of Asom is insisting on allocation of 600MW of power from the 2000MW Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project and a percentage of free power as the State would have to face the adverse
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River project: court declines to pass order on Goa plea
The Supreme Court refused to pass any order on a Goa application in a suit for an interim injunction to restrain Karnataka from constructing the Kalasa Banduri project across the Mandovi river. A
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Dams can solve NCR water crisis: Hooda
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda described as "unfortunate'' the water dispute between Haryana and Punjab over the share of the former in Ravi-Beas waters at the conclave of Chief
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Mauritius looking for Indian cos to market mineral water
Mr Raju Jaddoo, Managing Director, Board of Investment, Mauritius, who is looking for Indian companies to market deep sea desalinated water from his country. In Hawaii, he said, water from 600 metres
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UP cuts supply; South, East Delhi face water crisis
WATER woes returned to south and east Delhi areas as the Uttar Pradesh government decided to reduce water supply to the city from 300 to 100 cusecs today. These areas had been receiving water from
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Healthy heart, the Kalam way
A low-fat, high-fibre vegetarian diet and an hour-long daily walk, accompanied by stress management through rajyoga meditation not only leads to regression of coronary artery disease (CAD) but also
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In Maha, it may soon pay to be in school
In a bid to draw more children into schools and raise the overall enrollment rates, the Maharashtra government is considering paying students a small sum as pocket money. While the finer details are
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Malaria cloud on Puja
During Durga puja and immediately afterwards, thanks to the frequent wet spells. After reviewing the situation at a meeting with health officials, municipal commissioner Alapan Bandyopadhyay has
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'Neem town' project gets underway at Jorhat
Jorhat MLA Rana Goswami inaugurated the first plantation drive along the Tulsi Natayan Path to formally implement the ambitious project to turn Jorhat into a neem town. Asom Forest Minister Rockybul
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Environment: Talking about a bridge on the river Brahmaputra
Protestors demand immediate halt in construction of the Bogibeel road cum rail bridge on the mighty river Brahmaputra in eastern Asom, unless an environmental impact assessment study is carried out
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Asom ready for rabi crops
After the bitter lesson from the recent unprecendented drought like situation in Asom, Dispur has taken up a slew of measures to make sure that farmers in Asom do not have to depend on rain water
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Benefits can at times be fictional in a fiscal switch to green
Green taxes are the future: so say a large coalition of politicians, economists and environmentalists. Their dual promise of a better environment and extra tax revenues gives these a unique appeal.
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California's law can be a catalyst on climate change
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's governor, signed into law this week a bill that makes California the first state in the US to mandate broad-based reductions of greenhouse gas emissions - the
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Call to widen drugs information in Europe
European pharmaceuticals companies could soon be able to help provide medical information on their drugs to patients for the first time. Draft recommendations prepared for a pharmaceuticals forum,
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'Doha round' freeze makes US farm subsidy reform a more distant prospect
Another casualty of the suspension of the Doha round of global trade talks could be the long-awaited reform of US farm subsidies. Reformers are worried that the absence of Doha as an incentive to
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WTO plans to probe US cotton farm subsidies
The World Trade Organisation is to investigate a claim by Brazil that Washington is still illegally subsidising US cotton farmers to the tune of billions of dollars a year. A landmark WTO ruling in
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Construction in flood prone areas unabated
"Most of the government buildings are being constructed in flood prone area', said Tahir Ahmad Shah a civil engineer. He added that the state Haj complex, high court complex and western bus terminal
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State allowed to start Kalasa Bhanduri work
Karnataka can go ahead with the conditional commencement of the work on the Kalasa Bhanduri project as the Supreme Court on Thursday did not uphold Goa's plea for restraining the state from starting
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Centre unveils action plan for North East
Alarmed at the bamboo flowering in Mizoram and Tripura, the Central Government has envisaged a comprehensive action plan to tackle the bamboo flowering in the north-eastern States. Under the plan, a