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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16% deaths at atomic energy centres due to cancer, says DAE
Cancer was responsible for 16% deaths among Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) employees between January 2010 and April 2014, said epidemiologists from the DAE-run Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, on Tuesday.
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Industries near Kaziranga violating norms
The industrial units located in the eco-sensitive zone of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) have been operating in clear violation of the legal provisions and the government authorities concerned have also
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4 states vow joint ops to limit man-jumbo conflict
Kolkata: Senior foresters from Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, in a joint meeting held almost after a decade on Wednesday, pledged to work together to allow free passage to the elephants that
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NGT orders submission of Mapusa private forest map
PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the forest department to produce an authentic map indicating the area of 12.61 hectares of private forest in Xelpem, Mapusa, to resolve a dispute
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Noisy religious places on cop radar
THANE: After deciding to monitor noisy Dahi Handi celebrations, the city police have shifted their attention to loudspeakers at religious places in Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli and Mumbra. According to sources,
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Elephant attacks in Chhattisgarh agitate tribals
Driven to desperation, a crowd of over 300 agitated local tribals protested and pelted stones at forest officer's residence when elephants destroyed houses of more than three families at Dharamjaigarh
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BMC data `inconsistent' on TB, malaria deaths
Death Certificates Show Higher Toll, Says NGO Report The city's ill-health graph is a bit skewed, claimed NGO Praja Foundation on Tuesday. It used data drawn from BMC's health department to show a huge
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Follow guidelines for success of JNNURM projects: Citizens' group
Citing various lapses and irregularities in JNNURM works taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation, the Nagrik Chetna Manch has demanded that all instructions and guidelines be followed to ensure success
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India Environment Portal Newsletter 06 - 12 July 2014
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India
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TN takes 2nd place in dengue numbers
State Records 677 Cases After Maha's 963; Stagnant Water Intensifies Problem In what is certain to cause concern among health officials, Tamil Nadu has recorded the most number of dengue cases in the