TB fight, KBC-style
The popularity of quiz shows post-Kaun Banega Crorepati has prompted the Nadia authorities to use them in poor, little-educated villages to spread better understanding of a disease that many in rural
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Coke plants posing serious threat to environment
Industrialisation, which is a must for economic development, may become a bane for the environment as well as public health. Taking the cue of country's chaotic and opportunistic approach to
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Udalguri district in grip of drought
Along with many other districts of Asom, drought has hit Udalguri district hard and farmers are found to be the worst hit by the ongoing spell of dry weather. According to district agriculture office
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Unique herbal garden coming up at Diphu
Fifth Kilo, hitherto an overlooked area in the Diphu town of Karbi Anglong, deserves to be a 'red dot' in the eco-tourism map of the country experts claim. And they have their reasons: the unique
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Aqua Technology Park to be set up in Kochi
The country's first export-oriented ornamental fish park is slated to come up near Kochi shortly. Close to 10 acres of land besides the Kochi International Airport has been identified for the project
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Polio death turns scanner on UP
The death of a nine-month-old infant in Hardwar due to polio has turned the spotlight on Uttar Pradesh again
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Now, tiger skins going to Chinese homes: Report
Latest investigations conducted by Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), an Indian NGO, and the international Environment Investigative Agency (EIA) shows there has been no decline in the
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Gaps in implementation stifling NREGA success: Review panel
Seven months after the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) came into effect, it is being officially acknowledged that half-hearted implementation is not allowing it to change the face of
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Wealth creation must reach farmers: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said development of farmlands in India must be equitable and sustainable and that the process of creating wealth through agriculture must include farmers as
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Raghuvansh SEZ prime farmland grab should stop
After Congress president Sonia Gandhi sounded a word of caution on the controversial Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on the issue of conversion of prime farmland for non-agricultural purposes, Union
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Despite anti-polio drives, Bhind records MP's second case
The Pulse Polio campaign in Madhya Pradesh suffered a major setback with the outbreak of a fresh polio case in Bhind district despite the fact that the victim had been administered the drops during
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Amity to bear certification cost for organic produces
In an effort to boost peri-urban agriculture in the country, Amity University has planned to bear the cost of certification of the organic produces so that the farmers can get easy access to global
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Progress of rural job scheme reviewed
The first meeting of National Rural Guarantee Council held under the chairmanship of the Union rural development minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday reviewed the implementation of the
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India should be more pro-active on green issues, says ICRIER
The Indian Council of Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has said that India and other developing countries should engage pro-actively in environmental negotiations at the WTO and
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Drive to smoke out dengue
In view of the rising Dengue cases in Delhi, MCD has started fogging operations in the city. Municipal health officer Dr N K Yadav said,
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No package, only assurance
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not announce any package for the state, not even for debt-ridden farmers. However, he said the problem of loans and debt was being considered and solutions would be
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Opposition demands red alert over dengue
The Leader of Opposition in Standing Committee, Mr Vijender Gupta, demanded that the authorities concerned should declare red alert in Delhi as hundreds of people were suffering from the dreaded
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Punjab to have first national public health institute
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, announced the setting up of the country's first National Institute of Public Health in Punjab. The institute will be established in Mohali by the Public Health
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SEZ: farmers plan satyagraha
Resentment against the SEZ has been building up in Pen, Uran and Panvel talukas of Raigad district, where over 10,000 hectares in 45 villages will be acquired for the Reliance group's Mumbai Special
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Ayurveda herb holds hope for heart patients
Ayurveda's wonder herb Ashwagandha has been found to prevent heart attack in rats. In a series of pre-clinical animal studies conducted by AIIMS, researchers have for the first time demonstrated how