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 more rejection of mining plans applications by RCM
Henceforth, Regional Controller for Mines (RCM) will not able to reject applications seeking mining plans in respect of mining leases. Thanks to decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC) of June 7, information on mining plans for mining leases operating in Goa approved by the RCM will now be freely available to the public.
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Green activist shot dead near High Court
Ahmedabad: An environmental activist, Amit Jethava, was shot dead outside the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday night.
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No chemical disaster plan with GSDMA, reveals RTI plea
Tushar Tere | TNN
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Foresters blame itinerant tigers
Tigers from Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh disappeared because they wandered out of the park and got poached. The forest department could not be held responsible for the loss because its jurisdiction ended within the park, says a state government committee report.
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RTI turbo charged
'RTI on Wheels' is a simple concept that offers advice on RTI use where it matters most: outside government offices. Governments should emulate this Ahmedabad NGO.
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14,000 tonnes of foodgrain rot in FCI godowns: RTI
Shimla, July 2 Improper storage and negligence continues to damage foodgrain stock of the Food Corporation of India (FCI). In fact, it had about 14,000 tonnes of totally damaged rice, wheat and paddy, which could not be issued for distribution at the start of the year.
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Illegal mining worth over Rs 2,000 crore in Odisha
If the news of alleged illegal mining in Karnataka by the Reddy brothers has generated much controversy, not far behind is the mineral-rich state of Odisha. RTI applications filed in the Odisha Pollution
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NGO demands action against Tata company
Citing the Bhopal gas leak case, a prominent environmental organisation from Orissa on Wednesday demanded that compensation claims be filed against Tata Refractories for releasing poisonous chemicals outside their factory premises three years ago.
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Orissa: Life changes for tribals after RTI drive meanwhile
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo RTI awareness workshops were organised in Tata Steel's peripheral areas, like Sukinda, Bamanipal and Joda
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150 Barc staffers perished in last 15 years
Jun 22nd, 2010 -- Jigna Vora | In the past 15 years, over 150 employees of the country