State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Chouhan bows, orders reduction in Omkareshwar level
Bowing before villagers, protesting in neck-deep water of the Narmada for the last 17 days, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced reduction in the water level of Omkareshwar dam to 189
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Indians downbeat on economic prospects: Pew survey
Within a space of just one year, the confidence of Indians in the country’s direction and future economic growth has eroded significantly, says a newly-released survey from the Washington-based Pew Research
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Sesa Goa closes mining operations in Goa; scrip tumbles 6 per cent
With the Goa Government putting a blanket ban on mining, Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa on Tuesday said it has stopped extraction of iron ore from all its mines in the State, leading to 6 per cent fall in
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SC rider on Cauvery water release for TN
Tamil Nadu got an “ad-hoc” assurance from Karnataka of 10,000 cusecs flow of water from Cauvery River to be maintained till the crucial meeting of the Prime Minister-led Cauvery River Authority (CRA) is
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Wildlife filmmaker shares The Truth About Tigers
A forty-minute unique educational film The Truth About Tigers by world-renowned wildlife filmmaker Shekhar Dattatri talks about the tiger’s life from birth to death and illustrates how different human
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NBWL meet strategises on reducing wildlife deaths
The meeting of the National Board For Wildlife (NBWL), on Wednesday, presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first ever since its reconstitution two years back, considered several proposals including
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Sowing cancer in the grain bowl
In the lush fields of Punjab germinates a scary tale. Farmers there live in a disturbing cesspool of toxicity, as a result of excessive and unregulated use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers At 9.20pm
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7.6-magnitude quake off central Philippines
A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was felt off the east coast of Samar province in the central Philippines at 8.47 p.m. local time Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Noida water supply to be free of power woes soon
Water supply within Noida is set to improve in drastically with the putting in place a separate power feed for its water distribution system. 11 KV feeder lines would supply continuous electricity to water
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SC to spell out mining leases fit to be reopened
For the steel ministry starved of iron ore supply, there is good news as the Supreme Court is expected to state on Monday as to how many mining leases in Karnataka, presently closed under Court orders,