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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NGT notices to Tata Steel, Odisha govt in Kalinganagar case
The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to all the respondents, including Tata Steel and the Odisha government, following a petition seeking an injunction on alleged
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HC notice to govt on details of trees felled for projects
The High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government as to why it has not complied with an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking it to furnish details about the number of trees felled
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NGT dismisses petition against Vidarbha cricket association Jamtha stadium
NAGPUR: The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone bench, Pune, has dismissed the petition against Vidarbha Cricket Association's (VCA) Jamtha stadium. The tribunal observed the petition was not filed within
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Air pollution a national problem
A Greenpeace report shows 90% of cities studied had pollution levels over prescribed standards Delhi’s toxic air may be making news every few months. But pollution levels across the country are alarming
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Your city has worst air quality in India
Greenpeace Report Says Just 14 Cities, Most Of Them In South, Meet National Standard Delhi leads the list of most polluted cities in the country followed by several in UP , Jharkhand, Haryana and Bihar,
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Stop work on Kudankulam units: NGO
Says the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has violated its own norms on ‘plant siting’ Poovulagin Nanbargal, a non-governmental organisation, has written to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB),
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Report on environmental clearance for real estate projects 'not traceable' says ministry
The environment ministry has said that a report reviewing the requirement of environment clearance for real estate projects and buildings is now "not traceable." This reply was given on an RTI enquiry
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Cheruvathery residents on warpath against jewellery unit
THRISSUR: Residents of Cheruvathery near Avinissery began an indefinite strike in front of district collectorate on Wednesday seeking action against a gold jewellery manufacturing unit here alleging that
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PPCB team fails to lift samples from court complex
A team of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today failed to take any samples from the record room located underground in the district court complex to check the air quality. An advocate and
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Rule tweak for ease of biz suiting polluters?
GURGAOn: Amid fears that relaxation of environment pollution norms by the government to promote industrial units has led to an increase in pollution levels in the city, an RTI reply by the Haryana State