National mission against anaemia
The departmetn of women and child welfare, after conducting a study of the problems of anaemia and malnutrition, has proposed setting up of a National Nutrition Mission. The mission will aim to
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This farmer refuses pesticides
opts for frogs instead : This scenic seaside village in south Gujarat is in the news for the brutal suppression of the villagers' struggle against a proposed port there but horticulturists and farm
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Deforestation of Tibet may affect monsoon
Sinologists and environmentalists have expressed deep concern over what they see as 'militarisation' of Tibet saying it posed a grave threat to environment and could become an irritant in
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Just blame it on Delhi
Since Independence, successive Rajasthan governments haven't tried to make any permanent plan to solve the water and fodder problems of western Rajasthan where rainlessness is the rule rather than
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Vitamin E may not save your heart
If you are a heart patient and are popping Vitamin E capsules to protect yourself, here's bad news: a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine says the vitamin supplement
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Water trains to roll down to drought-hit areas in Gujarat
Special trains will begin ferrying water to the worst-affected areas if there is no improvement in the drought situation in the next few days, Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya said at New Delhi on
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Drought kills 18 in Dadu & Thatta
At least 18 persons have died in Dadu and Thatta districts of Pakistan in one week while hundreds of others are struggling for life due to drought and heatwave in southern Pakistan, people living
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Orissa plans to hand over forest land to encroachers
In a bid to win over tribals and dalits, Naveen Patnaik government is considering plans to legalise forest encroachments by giving them permanent land
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Maharashtra No. 1 in industrial development
Maharashtra continues to retain its place of primacy in industrial development with foreign direct investment of Rs 24,588 crore - the highest in Maharashtra governor Dr P C
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Year after scandal, Andhra villagers begin selling children again
Caught in a vicious cycle of poverty and hunger, the Lambada tribals are again selling off their
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WRI report issues environmental warning
Despite greater environmental awareness, growing demand for resources is threatening the world's environmental health more than ever, according to a United Nations-sponsored report that said humans
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State liable for failed family planning operation
SC: The Supreme Court, in a major ruling given for the first time on the liability of the state to pay compensation due to medical negligence on the part of a government doctor in performing
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'Badaam bowl' under threat
The 'Badaam bowl' of Saurashtra is threatened by severe drought affecting large parts of Gondal(Gujarat).Groundnuts, the lifeline of Saurashtra's economy, has been extensively damaged by acute
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Cong sees politics in drought
The Congress on Wednesday accused the Gujarat govenrment of playing politics with drought and doing little to minimise the miseries of people and cattle. The two Gujarat leaders, Saunsibhai
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9,900 acres of Indonesian forest vanish every day
Experts: Indonesia's forests are disappearing at a rate of 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) a day and the governemnt appears to be unable to do anything about it, experts
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Flamingoes migrate due to water scarcity
A small pond on the Rajkot highway near Sarkhej on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, has become a favourite spot for flamingoes this
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S Korean firms hit by computer virus
The so-called Chernobyl computer virus struck South Korea today, wiping out hard disks at hundreds of companies, the Ministry of Information and Communication said. The ministry reported it received
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Unfinished business
Different countries may have slightly different environmental concerns, but one sentiment spans the EU: Europeans want a greener society, but not at the expense of faster growth. Efforts to promote
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How poverty pollutes
Not long after the first Earth Day, Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi addressed the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm. She startled her audience by declaring that
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Flirting with strange ideas
South African president Thabo Mbeki reaches out to a controversial AIDS researcher, David Rasnick causing an uproar among the international community. Rasnick has very controversial theories about