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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High level of toxins in water at 300 Uttar Pradesh schools, finds survey
AGRA: In over 300 schools spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the quality of water was found to be very poor, with high levels of very toxic chemicals. A Delhi-based environmentalist,
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CPCB too finds Koradi pollution monitoring flawed
Nagpur: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has corroborated the TOI expose' on Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) air pollution questioning the emission figures and Mahagenco's system of measuring
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Map not modified: environment dept.
Says it did not go to Chief Hydrographer for demarcation of backwater areas on map The controversy over two maps – one showing the existence of the Ennore Creek and another without the creek – just
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Illegal map used to clear port plan in Ennore creek
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has used a fraudulent CRZ map to facilitate industrial activity in Ennore creek, allege activists. “Using this map, the TNSCZMA
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Bureau of Indian Standards has no info on chemical used in beauty products
The chemical and its derivative Tetradibutyl Pentaerithrityl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate are widely used in deodorants and soaps. Hyderabad: Experts say that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has insufficient
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265% rise in dengue cases in past 5 years, says Foundation
According to civic-run hospitals, in 2012-13 a total of 4,867 cases were registered, and in 2016-17 a total of 17,771 cases As per the Right To Information (RTI) data collected by the city-based Praja
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Over 200 MC vehicles sans fitness, pollution certificate
Over 200 vehicles of the Municipal Corporation (MC) of Jalandhar are being plied in the city without any annual fitness certification for the past many years. These also include tractors and trailers
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Greens raise red flag over move to give EC power to local bodies
Environmentalists say this move will lead to corruption, while spelling disaster for the city Environmentalists have raised the red flag over chief minister Vijay Rupani’s recent announcement to decentralise
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No occupancy certificate without solar power panel
GURUGRAM: Two years after making it mandatory for all buildings on plots of 500 square metres or more to install rooftop solar power systems, the state government has issued a notification directing all
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Why Gurugram fails to curb air pollution?
GURUGRAM: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) inspected only 32 construction sites in the past four years — on an average only eight in a year — in Gurugram, a real estate hub that witnesses