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Hope for Bihar tea trade brews in Kishanganj
Following a modest beginning in the early 90s, tea plantation has made a quantum jump in Kishanganj, the only district in the state where tea is grown and has thus put Bihar on the tea map of the country.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Ganga clean-up gets Rs 1,394cr boost
$1bn WB Loan Also On Cards: Ramesh
New Delhi: In a boost to the Ganga cleaning programme, the government has cleared projects worth Rs 1,394.11 crore for the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttarakhand.
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Call goes out to save the Ganges Dolphin
The Ganges River Dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal last month, but is still in urgent need of being saved from extinction, experts on the subject said. There are only about 2,000 left, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago.
- Date:
- 25/02/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Dealing with dam failures
The Central government’s proposal to bring a Bill to Parliament in the ongoing Budget session to enact a dam safety Act seems to be a positive initiative, even though water is a state subject and so the effectiveness of this statue will depend on how well the states implement it. The Bill seeks to establish an institutional system for regular monitoring of the safety of large dams.
- Date:
- 24/02/2010
- Source:
- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Phased rollout of food security scheme likely
Worried over rising food prices hitting the common man, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government may roll out its flagship food security programme for an extended below poverty line (BPL) list.
- Date:
- 22/02/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Kalam for smart water management
Shoumojit Banerjee
PATNA: A plan to integrate the river system in Bihar with the aim of preventing a recurrence of the Kosi deluge was mooted on Thursday by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam who is now on a visit to the State.
- Date:
- 12/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Centre to roll out ‘107 block plan’ in UP, Bihar for polio eradication
The Centre has identified 107 high-risk polio-affected blocks —66 in UP and 41 in Bihar — and mooted a special “107 block plan” to be implemented in these blocks to boost eradication efforts.
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Bihar villagers burn MGNREGS job cards
Govt. could manage 25-30 days against stipulated 100 days of work per year
Job programme has not done well in the State despite efforts, say official sources
- Date:
- 09/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Ten state governments say no to Bt brinjal
Ten state governments have decided not to wait for the end of the controversy over whether genetically modified (GM) brinjal, popularly termed Bt brinjal, should be approved or not. They have decided not to allow it in their states anyway.
- Date:
- 04/02/2010
- Source:
- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Inclusive growth: the missing ingredient in Bihar’s success story
Shireen Vakil Miller
The anomaly between impressive economic growth and appalling rates of malnourishment is not peculiar to Bihar. The country as a whole records malnourishment rates that do not reflect the economic growth. A scene in Madhya Pradesh.
- Date:
- 04/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (New Delhi)
