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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Green cover down despite Rs427 cr spent on 25cr plantation
Nagpur: Even though the state forest department’s 2.81 crore plantations on July 1, 2016, has found place in Limca Book, the department has failed to come clean on its ambitious project to plant 100 crore
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Bihar intended to cull nilgai and wild boar as vermin for five years: RTI
Nilgai, in India, comes under Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Over a month ago, Maneka Gandhi had expressed anger for the Environment Ministry’s move of declaring some wild animals
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Polluters at Cuddalore SIPCOT made to pay by NGT's Southern Tribunal
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has directed the State government to restore the right to access to clean drinking water with immediate effect for the affected
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NGT fines Jal Board for inaction against Delhi Metro’s alleged groundwater usage
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident who had alleged that DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of water table. The
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GM Mustard report was not shared with GEAC members before it was released: Scientist
A day after the environment ministry released a "Safety assessment report of the sub-committee on GM mustard" which concluded that the transgenic crop has cleared all safety tests and is safe for human
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No norms defined for used oil:McDonald's
JAIPUR: Reports of the recent laboratory tests on McDonald's cooking oil conducted by the health department showed that the samples of oil were unsafe for consumption. But, McDonald's pointed out that
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Unreal licence test: 235 pedestrian deaths recorded in Hyderabad
RTA’s driving licence test checks only 3 of 24 parameters listed in MV Act. Hyderabad: Hyderabad has recorded 235 pedestrian deaths up to July 2016, compared to 455 in all of 2015 and 420 in 2014.
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CIC seeks report on Ridge encroachment
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has taken exception to rampant encroachments in the green lung of the Capital —the Ridge area— due to delay in its demarcation and sought a report from the forest
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Tree felling: NGT asks BMC to reply in a week
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT), central bench, Bhopal, on Wednesday asked Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to turn up with the reply over the issue of tree felling within a week. A petition
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AP Pollution Control Board says Krishna water is pure
Officials fail to give information; ask media to invoke Right to Info Act. Vijayawada: The AP Pollution Control Board officials have been refusing to provide the data on the quality of the Krishna River