Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding on whether non-governmental organisations financed by government fall under RTI Act 2005, 17/09/2019
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society & Others Vs Director of Public Instructions & Others dated 17/09/2019 on whether non-governmental
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Pattiseema doesn’t have environmental clearance
Visakhapatnam: Environment activist and former bureaucrat EAS Sarma said on Thursday that the Pattiseema project has not been given the required environment clearance. According to Sarma, the project was
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Global City nod flouts green rules: Activists
Gurgaon: Green activists are up in arms over the district administration’s nod to the Global City project which, they allege, has been given without the necessary environmental clearance and despite a
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HC notice on use of PVC flexboards harmful poll material
Ludhiana: Taking serious note of the impact of usage of PVC flexboards and other harmful material being used by the candidates during the elections, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice
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Env impact not assessed for Futala project, Bharat Van road
Nagpur: While making plans for redeveloping the historic Futala lake and constructing a road through the lush green PDKV land in Bharat Nagar, the civic authorities seem to have missed out on evaluating
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Maharashtra tops in HIV-related deaths in 2018-2019
MUMBAI: The state has earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest number of HIV-related deaths (1,509) in the country in 2018-19. It lagged behind Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka at number 3 in
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Delhi: Acoustic cameras to keep honking in check
NEW DELHI: Acoustic cameras at busy intersections may help catch honking drivers by alerting authorities and locating the source. Purpose, a Delhi-based NGO, on Wednesday conducted a trial run of the cameras
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Second deadline gone, Haryana government yet to submit report defining Aravali NCZ
Gurgaon: The Haryana government has missed another deadline to submit a report of the ground-truthing (ground verification) exercise to delineate areas falling under the Aravalis Natural Conservation Zone
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Institutional deliveries in hospitals up by 14% in 5 years
The number of deliveries in private and government hospitals in Delhi has increased by 14% in the last five years, the directorate of family welfare (DFW) has stated in response to an RTI. RTI data