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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Gurugram’s groundwater quality worsening every year
GURUGRAM: Environmental activists have suspected it for long, but now, they can place actual figures against their suspicion. The quality of Gurugram’s groundwater is deteriorating with each passing year,
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Year later, survey of Mumbai's groundwater yet to be completed
It has been almost a year since the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) bestowed the responsibility of conducting a survey on the quality and quantity of groundwater in the city to
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PETA alleges cruelty at ‘rekla’ events
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India on Monday released video footage revealing alleged cruelty to bulls at two ‘rekla’ (bullock cart racing) events held in Tamil Nadu earlier this
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No legal record of cases against pollution violators
Ten of 12 regional offices fail to show data of industrial units flouting norms, reveals RTI petition There’s no legal record of any action taken by several regional offices of the Punjab Pollution
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22 babies died daily within 28 days of birth: RTI reply
Doctors emphasise need for protocol for newborn intensive care As many as 13,541 children under the age of five died in the State in a span of 11 months, a Right to Information (RTI) application has
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No monitoring of dust, noise pollution along U'khand's 900-km Char Dham road project
Dehradun: Beyond Haridwar, the work to take the 900-km charcoal road deep into the Himalayas till the four holiest shrines is going on at a hysterical pace. Amid a cloud of dust, hundreds of diesel fumes
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Mumbai’s air is getting worse day by day: NGO
Praja has gathered the data of air quality through an Right to Information query to the Central Pollution Control Board. Mumbai: The Mumbai-based NGO Praja Foundation has claimed that the Mumbai air
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Ensure protection of noise pollution complainants' identities: HC
The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to scrupulously follow its direction to protect the identities of people lodging complaints of noise pollution. A division bench of Justices
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6 forest fires in a day in SGNP & Thane, 22ha torched
MUMBAI: As many as six forest fires were reported in Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane ranges since Tuesday evening. “A total of six forest fires were reported on Tuesday, including a major blaze at
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Clean air programme 'good' start, but needs transparency of info
NEW DELHI: The government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to tackle air pollution is a "good" start, but it needs public participation from the planning level and transparency in terms of information,