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Not enough to drink: Groundwater in 33% of India undrinkable
Iron, Fluoride, Salinity, Arsenic Beyond Tolerance Levels In Many Districts: Govt
New Delhi: Groundwater in more than a third of Indian districts is not fit for drinking. The government, in reply to a parliamentary question, admitted that iron levels in ground water are higher than those prescribed in 254 districts while fluoride levels have breached the safe level in 224 districts.
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- 12/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Ranthambhor tigers in danger
Sunny Sebastian
One of the young male tigers found dead outside the Ranthambhor National Park over the past weekend
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Poisoning of tigers sparks debate on management
RASHME SEHGAL
The poisoning March 10: The poisoning f two tigers on the outskirts f Ranthambore National Park has once again trigered a fresh debate etween tiger conservationsts and the government's wn forest officials maning the key tiger sanctuares in the country.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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‘Populist' Budget for Rajasthan
Gehlot raises VAT rate by one per cent; power cess by 10 paise
THE PROPOSALS:Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presenting the State Budget in the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday.
JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who holds the Finance portfolio, presented a marginally surplus Budget for Rajasthan for 2010-11 in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Rs 48-cr surplus Budget for R’sthan
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today presented a surplus Budget of Rs 48 crore, focusing on poor, farmers, potable water, power and health sectors. However, he has given a jolt to urban population by increasing power tariff and tax on four-wheelers.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Two arrested for killing Ranthambhor tiger cubs
‘Frustration, revenge appear to be the motive'
Both remanded to police custody
Admit procuring “chlorophospate”
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- 09/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Ranthambhore: 2 tigers found dead
NARAYAN BARETH
JAIPUR
The forest authorities in Rajasthan have said that two tigers cubs were found dead near the famous Ranthambhore National Park. "It seems to be a case of poisoning. We have ordered a probe," said chief wildlife warden R.N.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Locals poison 2 tiger cubs in Ranthambore
Jaipur: Even as India struggles to keep its tigers alive, in a shocking incident, two 17-month-old cubs were found dead, allegedly poisoned by villagers on the outskirts of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Sunday.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Climate change and extreme weather events mortality in India
This document contains the presentation by Rais Akhtar on Climate change and extreme weather events mortality in India, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
- Date:
- Mar 2010
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- Jawaharlal Nehru University
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NREGS workers on trade union track for empowerment
Villagers of Bajesar, Nimbada and Dungla — the three blocks in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan — are nothing like what job-card holders under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are elsewhere. They are what job-card holders may look like in 2015 — unionised purely asMGNREGS workers.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)







