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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Packaged water found unfit to drink, but no action taken
GURGAON: Forget tap water, if you thought packaged drinking water was safe in the city, think twice. Though only four samples of packaged drinking water were collected by the food safety department from
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Taking government out of NGOs
India's democratic depth was evident this past week as the entire establishment, left and right, came together to congratulate Kailash Satyarthi for his Nobel. All of them, from Narendra Modi on, did so
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HC slaps notice on state for delay in setting up tiger force
Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday expressed concern over state government's apathy in setting up a Special Tiger Protection Force (SPTF) to shield big cats from poachers. Division bench of Jabalpur
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Rs 8 cr collected as fine, but none spent on road safety
Despite all the talk about ploughing back a portion of the fines collected from traffic violators for road safety activities, both the Gurgaon and Delhi traffic police have not spent a penny from the penalty
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Plea in HC questions mining lease policy
Panaji: RTI activist Sudip Tamankar has moved the high court of Bombay at Goa challenging the state government's recently-announced mining lease renewal policy. In his writ petition, Tamankar has alleged
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RTI reply belies Assam govt’s wetland promise
Guwahati: At a time the government's priority is conservation of wetlands across the state, a reply to an RTI application filed by environment activist Rohit Choudhury has revealed a startling fact.
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NIH report confirms Rispana river is a perennial stream
Though the Rispana river might appear to be a dying stream carrying waste water, the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Roorkee has revealed that it is a perennial stream. This was stated in response
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State wetland body has not met for 10 yrs
Even as the wetlands of the State are facing rapid encroachment and some of them have by this time been eliminated by encroachment and illegal settlement, the State Level Steering Committee on Wetlands
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Mobile tower signals danger for residents
Gated Community Worried About Radiation-Emitting Installation That's Cropped Up In Their Vicinity The mushrooming telecommunication towers in the city are setting off alarm bells, literally.Residents
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HC directs CP to act on loudspeaker plaint
NAGPUR: A division bench of justices BR Gavai and VM Deshpande of Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has directed city police chief to act 'as expeditiously as possible' on the complaint filed by a legal