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
Right To Information (RTI)
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Despite measures, AIDS spreads alarmingly in U’khand
NAINITAL: In an illustration of how fast HIV is spreading in Uttarakhand despite the government spending crores in AIDS-control measures, a query by a Haldwani-based RTI activist has revealed that the
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With Modi as PM, will Centre echo Gujarat opposition to shifting of lions?
Is the Centre under NDA dispensation preparing to change its long-held position that Asiatic lions need a second home outside Gujarat's Gir sanctuary, and instead tilting towards the view of the state
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State gets NGT notice over use of amplifiers
Mumbai : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent a show cause notice to the Principal Secretary of the state government as the authorities have not complied with the directions issued by the NGT about
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Forest dept RTI reply accepts presence of hotels, schools within 500m of RNP
JAIPUR: Wildlife lovers, who claim that T-24 was shifted from Ranthambore National Park following pressure from the hotel lobby and demanding that it be brought back from captivity in Sajjangarh biological
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150 houses on Patancheru lake bed razed
HYDERABAD: In a major victory for environmentalists, revenue authorities in a pre-dawn operation demolished around 150 under-construction houses by pressing a dozen heavy earth movers at Shetti Kunta Lake
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No glacier at Rohtang top, reveals RTI
SHIMLA: It was the concern for melting glaciers and blacking of snow that forced National Green Tribunal (NGT) to order banning of commercial activity at Rohtang Pass. But an RTI query has revealed that
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New deadline for Tawi lake project — March 31, 2016
With work on the artificial lake on the Tawi getting delayed due to repeated political interference, the government has set a new target date to complete the project — March 31, 2016. The project was taken
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Proper survey needed to save Naini lake and environs: Experts
NAINITAL: Ajay Singh Rawat (68), a noted environmentalist, shares most of the credit in his crusade to save Naini lake from human activities, as he continues his legal battle. Reminiscing about the beginning
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PCMC asks for buffer relaxation even before commissioning landfill site
It was revealed that the PCMC had asked the NEERI to submit a document about buffer zone at the Punawale site. Strange as it might sound, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans to
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State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2015: transforming governance
<p>This second State of the World’s Volunteerism Report on volunteerism and governance argues that volunteerism and placing people at the centre of development policy and investment offer untapped potential for sustainable development.</p> <p> </p>