Remove illegal construction near heritage sites : HC
The Delhi High Court ordered the removal of unauthorised construction surrounding three heritage sites
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CNG deadline for Mumbai Jan 31 : SC
The Supreme Court has dismissed the application of Mumbai bus Owners Association seeking an extension of the January 31 deadline for converting eight-year old diesel
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Finns tap arctic water supply for Arab exports
The land of a thousand lakes wants to sell you some of its water. With a seemingly endless supply of the cleanest ground water in the world, Finland's capital Helsinki has set up a company that
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Rawal Lake pollution to be checked
The Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pepa) has decided to periodically inject activated carbon into the water of Rawal Lake in the catchment area to neutralize the alarming level of pollution.
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Environmental education to be part of curricula
The Pakistan ministry of environment and the ministry of education have jointly started implementation of a Rs26 million environmental education promotion project at school and college level. The
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Key issue, but not enough safe water to drink
The candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Assam have been raising the issue of development of basic amenities in their different constituencies, including medical facilities and supply of potable
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NGO to file contempt of court petition against Govt, GMDA
A recent public meeting in Guwahati resolved to file a contempt of court petition against Asssam State Government and its agencies like the GMDA, on the issues related to Solabeel. The meeting was
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Community guides told to bring awareness on water
Painting a grim picture of the future water scenario, Development Commissioner Vijay Gore asked people to either conserve water now or face perennial droughts in the future. "Three years of
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Water woes haunt Haveri
Water scarcity is nothing new to the people of Haveri in Karnataka. They have been confronting with this problem for quite sometime. In fact, the people are so used to the problem now that they are
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There is only stench left in this lake
The Hyderabad-Karnataka region is infamously known for its dry, scorching heat. Among that, Gulbarga city is one place outsiders love to avoid. One can hardly find trees in this place. No attempt has
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Centre, Nabard will fund Sujalam Sufalam project
Central government organisations like Nabard will largely fund the Rs 6,200-crore Sujalam Sufalam project of the Gujarat Government. "The State government's contribution will be only Rs 562 crore.
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Clever cars for smart city driving
A new type of vehicle, just one metre wide for city use, is being developed by a team of European scientists. It is designed to combine the safety of a micro-car, and the manoeuvrability of a
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New IUCN office hopes to represent Asian and African sustainability
The World Conservation Union this week established a presence in Amman giving representation to the West and Central Asia and North African (WESCANA) region. "The world knows so little about what is
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"Thevara-Perandoor Canal will be cleaned on a war-footing'
The culvert over Thevara-Perandoor Canal at Kaloor in Kochi, Kerala will be raised within a year to solve the waterlogging problem in the region, Excise Minister and local MLA K V Thomas said. Thomas
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Call to conserve ground water
June 10 will be officially celebrated as Ground Water Day and all necessary steps would be taken to harvest rainwater and recharge ground water. This was stated by Shakir Ali, Minister for Minor
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Students work on environment friendly project
It's passion that earned them recognition. At a time, when discussions are on about plastics and their disposal, Saurav Bannerjee, Rohit Mohan and Yogesh Nayak
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Parties using plastic publicity material
Plastic publicity material is being used blatantly despite the Election Commission banning its use in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll. During rallies of national leaders held in the district recently,
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The development laboratory
Last year, Congress Chief Minister Digvijay Singh lost the Madhya Pradesh (MP) state elections. In 2001, the Communist-led coalition lost in Kerala. Both governments had promoted decentralisation.
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Expert takes a close look at farm subsidies
The noted agricultural economist and former Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), S.S Acharya, has called for "greater caution" in handling the issue of subsidies in
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Ind-Swift bets on diarrhoea drug in Asia
Keeping up the tempo of new drug introductions, pharma major Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd (ISLL) is launching an antidiarroheal molecule 'Nitazoxanide' for the first time in Asia. This is the first