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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No mechanism to compile data on ‘Pollution Under Control’ certificates: CIC
On January 18 this year, an RTI applicant Deepak Juneja had sought from the transport department information about the number of PUC certificates issued for different class of vehicles in Delhi. Pollution
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Alarming prevalence of obesity in Kashmir can turn children diabetic: Study
Doctors said in addition to the healthcare system, various government bodies, schools and parents too had a responsibility. Kashmir faces a serious threat of “diabetes epidemic” owing to alarming prevalence
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Fresh complaint against VCA for holding match sans police nod
Nagpur: Activist and advocate Ankita Shah has lodged a complaint with commissioner of police K Venkatesham demanding action against Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) for holding One-Day International
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For many at Jantar Mantar, home is where the protest is
Protesters find it difficult to come to grips with NGT’s order asking them to relocate to Ramlila Maidan “I have been protesting against the ingrained corruption in the government departments. I have
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Govt yet to act against polluting industries
SHILLONG: An environment activist from West Jaintia Hills, who is pursuing various pending issues affecting Meghalaya, said on Monday that despite the order of the Supreme Court to take action against
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‘30 lakh temples in India do not adhere to food safety standards’
BENGALURU: "A six-month jail term and a fine of Rs 5 lakh is levied on those operating without licenses,” says T Narasimha Murthy, which is not being followed in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’s (TTD)
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46 builders fined for dust pollution in l year
GURUGRAM: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has penalised 46 private developers and collected fines of over Rs 99 lakh in the last one year for violating dust pollution norms, states an RTI
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Govt wants to block Goans from getting justice at NGT
Panaji: Over 20 environmental organizations and activists chalked out a strategy over the state's inclusion in national green tribunal's (NGT) northern zone, even as some termed it as a 'special status
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SC slams Hry govt, finds firm used ‘influence’ to bag mining lease
In what could hurt Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar's claim of corruption-free governance, the Supreme Court has severely criticised the manner in which "influence in high places' was used to
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Extraction effect shows on groundwater quality
GURUGRAM: The city's groundwater quality has severely deteriorated over the past year. A response to a right to information (RTI) query from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has revealed that