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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Vibhutipura Lake gets a fresh lease of life
Residents' movement pays off as BDA gets on to beautify water body in focus: The Vibhutipura Lake will be beautified at a cost of Rs 2.7 crore in two months. Vibhutipura Lake, in LB Shastri Nagar, near HAL Airport, which was full of water hyacinth, is springing back to life thanks to efforts of local citizens and like-minded volunteers.
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NGT appoints commissioner to oversee tree plantation
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointed commissioner will handle matters pertaining to transplanting and finding the location for planting new trees along the road between Ghorpadi and Mundhwa.
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Shadow tree authority to monitor PMC new panel
In wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) tree authority, in which several city-based non governmental organizations (NGO) were left out, a citizen's
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State loses lakhs due to officials, power firms nexus: RTI activist
The state government has suffered a loss of lakhs of rupees because of connivance between hydel power companies executing power projects in the Kangra valley and officials of the state Forest Department.
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Developers pushed for tourism in Aravalis
The minutes of an NCR Planning Board committee meeting to consider changes in the regional plan reveal how hard Haryana pushed for opening up the state’s fragile conservation zones, such as the Aravalis, for tourism. Out of the nine references made in the meeting by the Haryana town and country planning secretary T C Gupta, seven were filed by real estate developers — all presenting arguments for opening up the zones of tourist activities and giving a free hand to the state governments in these areas.
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Slothful' water board dampens BMRCL's will to revive lake
The BMRCL and the BWSSB blame each other for poor condition of the Kengeri lake. The Kengeri lake is unlikely to be rejuvenated any time soon, due to the lack of co-operation between the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).
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A forest land turned into concrete jungle
The Bada Manvarthe Kaval (BM Kaval) is home to peacocks, deer, rabbits, jackals and a variety of winged creatures. However, the verdant forest, in Bangalore South region, has been turned into a concrete
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NGT warrant against BJP leader over Mandakini river encroachment
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) Central zone bench has issued warrant against a woman BJP leader for her repeated failure to appear before it in connection with construction of a private bridge over
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CAG report observes huge irregularities in Roshni scheme
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report on the revenue sector and public undertakings for the year 2012-13, tabled in the Legislature on Tuesday, has unearthed huge irregularities in land
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Greens come out in full support for biodiversity parks
Activists May File PIL If Rules Are Bent To Back Illegalities Pune: The Green Pune Movement (GPM), a group of citizens supporting Biodiversity Parks (BDPs), has objected to scrapping of the proposal that will open up the hilltops and slopes for construction.