Water crisis may force migration: Cong MLA
Mr. Narender Singh, Congress MLA from Ateli Mandi, plans to raise the issue of water shortage in Mahendragarh district in the coming assembly session. He lamented that there was no water even to
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Centre to help trace Saraswati river
The Union Tourism Minister, Jagmohan, has said that the Central Government will undertake digging of the entire course of the extinct Saraswati river with the help of State Governments on the basis
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MCD to tap technology to solve water crisis
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has developed a 'decentralised water and sewage treatment system' to solve the twin problems of water shortage and drainage. MCD officials point out that the
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Acid rain, not half as deadly
After taking a close new look into soil chemistry and where calcium comes from, scientists said that acid rain may be doing less damage to forests than anticipated. In a report published in Nature,
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NHPC completes Kurichu Project
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) has successfully synchronized the 15 MW fourth unit of the 60 MW Kurichu Project in Bhutan on 29th May, 2002, seen months ahead of schedule. With
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Govt. to form Ground Water cell to protect resources
With the Governor Mohd. Fazal giving his assent to the Ground Water Regulation Bill, 2002, protecting and regulation of ground water resources in Goa will be governed by Ground Water cell which will
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Electric vehicles in bureaucratic tangle
Despite the Nepal government's populist slogan to promote electric vehicles, five electric cars, a new alternative to polluted Kathmandu, have been collecting dust in the backyard of the Customs
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Policy on small hydel power projects soon
Power Minister Kadavoor Sivadasan informed the Assembly today that the Kerala Government would announce its policy on small hydel power projects, soon. He said, hydel schemes with a capacity of up to
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Water scheme: Venkiah's pat for TN govt.
Tamil Nadu has emerged as a torch bearer in the implementation of Rural Water Supply Sector Reform Projects, Union Minister of Rural Development Venkiah Naidu said in Chennai on
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Water shortage threatens EU, industry body says
Europe's water supplies are under threat from rising demand and ecological pressure, and failure to act promptly could damage the region's economic prospects, water industry body Eureau warned.
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Panchayats privatise water supply
Many panchayats have handed over the maintenance of protected drinking water schemes to private parties in the Adilabad district in Andhra
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Water harvesting: Tuglaqs did, govt. does'nt
When you see a 600-year-old water harvesting structure being encroached upon and used as a garbage dump, it is difficult to give any credibility to the Delhi government's enthusiasm for water
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India, Pakistan included in education project
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are among the 23 countries which have been invited by World Bank to join the "Education for All Fast track" to help developing countries meet the millennium development
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Rs 1.81 cr for Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Mr. Ashok Gehlot, on Wednesday announced compensation to the tune of Rs 1.81 crore for Beesalpur dam oustees in Tonk district who had encroached on the Government land
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Efforts on to trace Saraswati's course
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Jagmohan has said research work on the Saraswati river would be undertaken on a priority basis. While addressing a seminar on Saraswati river research held in
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Review rehabilitation of Maan project : CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has directed officials to review displacement and rehabilitation work of people affected by Maan project in Dhar district. He gave this directive in a
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Nematighat dam work stalled again
The work of the rock dam at Nematighat, Assam, which had to be inaugurated three times, is likely to suffer yet another setback as the contractors threatened the authorities not to do any work of the
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Labour unions to support NBA
City Trade Union Council, Bhopal has said various labour unions from the city will support Narmada Bachao Andolan(NBA). A meeting of representatives of several trades and labour concluded under the
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Literacy rate increases to 50.5pc: survey
The Pakistan economic survey 2001-02, released, has estimated the literacy rate at 50.5 per cent, registering an increase of over one per cent from the last year's figure of 49 per cent. The survey,
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USAID announces international biotech collaboration
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a Collaborative Agricultural Biotechnology Initiative (CABIO) that, it says will help developing countries access and manage