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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Information on occupational health provided by Bhilai Steel Plant under RTI Act
Information on occupational health provided by Bhilai Steel Plant under RTI Act.
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128 kids died after vaccine in 10, govt cant say why
Chennai: More children in India are dying every year soon after being vaccinated, and the government has no clue why. Union health ministry statistics obtained under the Right to Information Act show that 128 children died in 2010 due to adverse effects after immunization (AEFI).
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Request for Information : Information under Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005 of Steel Authority of India Limited Bokaro Steel Plant
The details of the design specifications of the coke ovens battery-wise that includes data such as date of commissioning, chamber height, capacity holding volume, number of ovens, coking duration (hours)
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Stop all river bed work: Pune activists
Emboldened by the interim stay order issued by the Bombay high court on Thursday against construction by civic bodies on river beds, activists in Pune have demanded an immediate cessation of all work related to river bed improvement and storm water drainage. Right to information (RTI) activist, Vijay Kumbhar, issued a notice to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Saturday, asking for immedi
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Effluent treatment plants raise stink: NGO
AHMEDABAD: Of the 26 common effluent treatment plants that operate in the state, 21 are not functioning as per the standards laid down by the Central pollution control board. Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials admitted that a lot still has to be achieved in pollution control.
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Endosulfan bares its fangs in Bhatkal
The ill-effects of endosulfan are beginning to unravel in Bhatkal taluk, close on the heels of similar instances in Kasargod of Kerala and many parts of Dakshina Kannada. The ill-effects of the pesticide sprayed in cashew plantations have disabled a number of people in several villages of the taluk. Endosulfan is being used in hundreds of acres of plantations of the Karnataka Cashew Developm
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Gogi mine to yield 150 tonnes uranium a year
The proposed uranium mining and processing plant at Gogi in Shahapur Taluk of Yadgir District, 75 km from here, is expected to extract 150 tonnes of uranium a year in the form of sodium diuranate (SDU) salt for about 15 years, giving impetus for atomic energy generation in the country. The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is all set to exploit the techno-commercially viable deposits
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Lokpal panel meets today
New Delhi: After a fortnight-long break saw civil society members battle accusations of lobbying, the joint drafting committee of government and Anna Hazare nominees will resume work on Monday to draw up the Lokpal Bill amid strong differences on its architecture. Civil society was hopeful that substantive discussions on the anti-graft ombudsman would start with the second meeting after the
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Dont pay bribe, file RTI application
Equally Effective In Ensuring Service: Study New Delhi: Transparency measures like the Right To Information Act are intended to reduce levels of corruption, but is there any proof that this actually happens?