Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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People ready to resolve future drought crisis - WFP
World Food Program (WFP) has found the people of Hambantota, Moneragala and Embilipitiya showing a willingness to work to find a solution for future drought crises, WFP Representative in Sri Lanka
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Punjab to seek 400 crore package
Punjab, one of the worst drought hit states, will ask the Union Government to pay it Rs 400 crore immediately to help farmers and urban settlements tide over the crisis. Punjab has already announced
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'Declare' drought national calamity
The Indian Youth Congress organised a "garjana rally" near Parliament House in protest against the "anti people policies" of the BJP led government. Chair person of the Khet Mazdoor Congress Balram
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Punjab seeks $ 1 b help from UN agency
The team of Punjab officials led by the Chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, will seek more than $ one billion financial assistance from the United Nations funding agency. The Punjab government
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Burning of narcotics questioned
The Central Pollution control Board has objected to the Narcotics Control bureau's much publicised June 26 bonfire of seized drugs to commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
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'Encourage waste management at community level'
A workshop on 'disposal of municipal solid waste : hazards of the burn technologies' conducted by the Consumer Action Group strongly emphasised sustainable practices that are being overlooked in the
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Perungudi plant awaiting TNPCB clearance
The Chennai Corporation floated the tenders for waste-to-energy plant in 1998. Civic officials, who participated in the meeting said the agency entered into an MoU with EDL to set up a 14.5 MW plant
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Death toll rises to 67 in flood-hit Bangla
Fresh torrential rains caused new flooding and raised the month's death toll to 67, while thousands were stranded in their inundated villages, in Bangladesh, relief officials said on Tuesday.
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7 killed, 9 missing in Nepal landslides
A landslide triggered by heavy rains swept through a village near Kathmandu, killing at least seven people, the police said. Nine others were reported missing. The landslide hit Matatirtha village in
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Dikshit to get lessons in river cleaning
The Delhi Government has decided to adopt the model of river Thames to clean the Yamuna river. Thames Development Authority will make an hour long presentation for Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit in