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Committee may complicate Bt brinjal issue
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi March 11, 2010, 1:08 IST
The tussle over the genetically-modified brinjal, also known as Bt brinjal, between the various lobbies in the government may turn more complicated, as a Parliament Standing Committee representing various political parties is likely to disapprove of the introduction of Bt brinjal in India in its suo motu report on the issue.
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- 11/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Politicos ask to lift ban on elephant use
Hyderabad, March 9: Forest officials are under extreme pressure from political leaders who want to lift the ban on hiring of captive elephants for processions.
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- 10/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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No political will on BRTS, says man who got it done in Bogota
Mumbai The administration in Mumbai lacks the will to execute the proposed Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) that has been stuck in the planning stage for the last four-and-a-half years, said Dario Hidalgo, the man instrumental in the implementation of much acclaimed BRTS in Bogota, Colombia.
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- 03/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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CPI opposes Centre’s proposal on water resources
Sushil Goyal
The CPI today opposed the Centre’s proposal to include water resources subject in the Concurrent list saying it is an another step to further weaken the states as at present this subject is a part of the state list, which means that only the states can enact law on the subject.
- Date:
- 20/02/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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BJP says it'll launch a `clean Ganga' rally
YOJNA GUSAI
NEW DELHI
A committee head- ed by former party chief Rajnath Singh will come with an action plan to clean the Ganga
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- 20/02/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Maoists target leaders over bauxite mining
Visakhapatnam, feb. 14: Maoists have increased pressure on the government on the issue of bauxite mining in the Agency. Last week’s incidents have warned officials that the Maoists will not hesitate to step up violence to create hurdles for the proposed bauxite projects in the Agency.
- Date:
- 15/02/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Left fails to push NREGA in Bengal, Kerala
Ravish Tiwari, Manoj CG
New Delhi: While the Left parties often claim that the Congress returned to power benefiting from schemes like the NREGA which came about because of the Left parties’ sustained pressure, figures show that the CPI(M)-led governments failed to push through the rural job guarantee programme in West Bengal and Kerala.
- Date:
- 03/02/2010
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- Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Fast planned against Bt brinjal
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Sunday, at the Martyrs Square in the city, environmentalists, farmers, political and cultural leaders in the State will go on a fast to stop the Ministry of Environment and Forests from giving permission for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. The fast will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran at 10.30 a.m.
- Date:
- 29/01/2010
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- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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BJP `eco-friendly' meet Feb. 17
YOJNA GUSAI
The BJP, which many feel had lost its identity of "party with a difference" in the recent times, is planning to do something different for its forthcoming national executive and national council meetings.
- Date:
- 28/01/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Trinamool asked to take a stand on Bt Brinjal
Ananya Dutta
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- 28/01/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
