Hooda to ensure fair canal water distribution
In a major decision, the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has ordered a survey of distribution of canal water in the state with a view to ensuring equitable distribution in all
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DJB plans a reverse osmosis plant -
After introduction of a 24x7 system of water supply in two zones, the Delhi Jal Board has now decided to install its first Reverse Osmosis Desalination plant in the Najafgarh area on the direction of
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South asian global water partnership begins operation in Lanka
The South Asian Regional Headquarters of the Global Water Partnership will begin operations in Sri Lanka shortly. Mr. Nanda Abeywickrama, former Secretary of Ministry of Lands, Irrigation, Mahaweli
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Mercury study identifies problem spots
A four-year study in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada released identifies several so-called mercury "hot spots" and suggests contamination by the toxic metal is more pervasive than
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World Bank intervention in Baglihar no solution
India expressed hope that a tangible solution would be found bilaterally between New Delhi and Islamabad on the issue of the construction of Baglihar power project and reiterated its stand against
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Private tubewells banned in 54 talukas of north Gujarat
Faced with rapid depletion of ground water, the Gujarat state government has banned digging of new tubewells in 54 talukas of north Gujarat's Mehsana, Patan, Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts,
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State asked to collect water tax from TN
The Akhila Bharatha Vokkaligara Mahasabha has urged the Government to collect water cess from Tamil Nadu on the lines of the tax collected by Maharashtra for releasing water from Varun reservoir.
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City lakes facing serious pollution threat
Bhopal Municipal Corporation is spending lakhs of rupees on cleaning various lakes of city every year but due to absence of public awareness these endeavors proves futile. Recently corpora- tion has
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East Godavari allocated Rs 60 crore under SSA
An amount of Rs 60 crore has been allocated for Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in the district for 2005-06. The amount would be used to provide infrastructural facilities in the schools, according to Sarva
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India won't implement river-link plans, says Dasmunshi
Indian Water Resources Minister Priyoranjan Dasmunsi said that the Congress led Coalition Government will not implement river linking projects in Eastern Zone to avoid any dent in relationship with
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The demise of the Sundarban biodiversity conservation project
According to an Asian Development Bank news release dated January 31, 2005, it has cancelled the loan approved for the Sundarban Bio-diversity conservation Project (SBPC) as well as for two Technical
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Farakka barrage creates desertification for us all
A noted environment scientist of the country and former Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Prof Jashim Uddin Ahmed said, Bangladesh is facing severe water crisis due to withdrawal of the
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PMO finds holes in ship canal project, says fix them first
The tsunami has put a huge question mark on the future of the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project which the DMK, gearing for Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu next year, has already declared as the
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GSI strikes gold in Rajasthan, across 25 km
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has struck huge reserves of gold ore in Rajasthan's Banswara district. While the commercial viability of mining these is being evaluated, GSI claims the reserves
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When marine life turned to death
Human casualty figures in the wake of a tragedy have a numbing effect how do you ract when you hear that over 150,000 people were killed by the tsunami? However, the horrific scale of the human
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MCD plan to fight cash crunch not just gas
To deal with the resource crunch that the MCD is facing
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Anti-smoking pill in the offing!
Researchers are racing to develop a drug that would make smoking as treatable as erectile disfunction, high cholesterol and acid reflux disease. Pharmaceutical companies see the potential for
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Bird lovers want 'Project Bustards'
Even when the Project Tiger is showing signs of turning into a disappointment with the wild tigers missing from the country's sanctuaries of late, bird lovers have sought setting up of a Project
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India to be special invitee at forum on climate change
India will be among the special invitees at a G 8 roundtable meeting in London later this month to consider the challenge of achieving a sustainable and secure energy future for all in a lower carbon
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Sex tests to be curbed to check adverse sex ratio
With the sex ratio in the Capital on the decline, the Delhi Government is all set to bring about a legislation providing for stringent auditing of the records of ultrasound clinics. "The Government