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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Now, Hema Malini accused of destroying mangroves
Former Bollywood actress and BJP Lok Sabha member Hema Malini, currently under fire over a land allotment, has now been accused of destroying mangroves on a plot allotted to her in the 1990s. Quoting
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Despite cases in green tribunal, govt. to go ahead with capital plans
Determined to shift the Darbar by June, the State government is going ahead with its plans to construct a temporary capital, despite the fact that cases are pending in the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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20 of 23 water bodies in Old Gurgaon dead
Gurgaon: Around 20 big and small water bodies in Old Gurgaon that once were not only the main source of supply for surrounding villages but also helped recharge groundwater were allowed to die due to the
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10k suffer from lung diseases in Chanda
Nagpur: Chandrapur is one of the most polluted cities in the country and now this is causing respiratory ailments among the residents of the district. Data provided by the civil surgeon shows that every
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GHMC-run trucks add to rising pollution levels
HYDERABAD: Despite being a Sunday , the pollution levels in the city peaked at 121 suspended particulate matter (SPM). While it is usually considered that vehicular movement is comparatively less than
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Experts ring alarm bells over disappearing lakes
The callousness of government agencies to protect lakes and the helplessness of the citizens in rejuvenating them were the highlights of a discussion on Thursday. The programme - ‘Disappearing lakes
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Tiger census: Commission raps forest officers for not giving info under RTI
Nagpur: The state information commission (SIC), Nagpur Bench, rapped wildlife wing officials of the forest department for violating RTI Act by denying information to consumer rights activist Avinash Prabhune.
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PAU told not to conduct GM mustard field trials
The Punjab government on Wednesday issued directions to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) not to conduct further field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop, following the concerns expressed
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CIC pulls up Environment Ministry over clearance given to Karnataka solar park
The Central Information Commission has directed the Environment Ministry to explain whether it is revisiting environmental clearance given to a solar park in the habitat of Indian Bustard in Karnataka
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Now, prior permission must for clinical trials at GMC
Panaji: Doctors at the Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital, Bambolim, will now have to take prior permissions - administrative and financial - from competent authority before conducting clinical trials,