Sampoorna Gramen Rozgar Yojana gets Cabinet nod.
The Union cabinet approved the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(SGRY) with an annual outlay of Rs 10000 crore aimed at providing speedy development of rural infrastructure.
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A campaign to protect animals
The Indian leather industry suffers a severe jolt as international buyers threaten to stop importing its products on account of the cruel treatment of animals in
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23 killed in China coal mine blast
A gas explosion killed at least 23 people in a coal mine in northern China and a search is underway for other missing miners, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. Xinhua said 33 people
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$90 million soil cleanup headed for Toms river
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation and Novartis Corporation have agreed to perform soil cleanup at the site of the nation's largest child cancer cluster. Under an agreement with the U.S.
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Study suggests soot particle size and content seem to count
As the US Environmental Protection Agency moves to tighten restrictions on tiny particles of air pollution, new research shows that it may need to put even more stringent limits on soot from some
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EPA reports no risk to disaster workers, public
Results of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tests of the air and drinking water near the World Trade Center and Pentagon disaster sites indicate little risk to rescue workers or the public, EPA
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Assistance for waste management
Kathmandu Metropolitan City received a grant assistance of US $ 25,000 from US Aids for solid waste management in Kathmandu, an official
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Encephalitis claims 72 in Kanchanpur, Dang
Death toll from the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Kanchanpur and Dang districts of Nepal has climbed up to 72 since the onset of this year's monsoon, according to the hospitals from the
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Probe ordered into Orissa child sale
Shocked by a report on the sale of children at a remote village in Bolangir district, the state revenue minister, Mr Biswavhusan Harichandan, ordered the district collector to visit the spot and
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EPA orders cut in snowmobile, boat, ATV emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed to curb emissions from snowmobiles, diesel-powered boats, off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles to help reduce pollution, especially
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Continued callousness
The global events of the past week have pushed starvation deaths and the scandal of 60 million tonnes of food stocks from the headlines; but the basic problems remain and, going by the most recent
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2 CETPs coming up in Coimbatore
At least two common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) will come up in Coimbatore on an outlay of Rs 4 crore each, within the next year.Promoted by the small dyeing units in and around this textile
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Australia concerned over threat to Great Barrier Reef
The Australian environment minister has released a report highlighting the increasing threats to the survival of one of the world's largest coral reefs, and has blamed the government of Queensland
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Doctors often overlook artery disease in limbs, study finds
An artery disease that is strongly linked to heart attacks and strokes is underdiagnosed and undertreated despite the availability of a simple test for detecting it, a study says. The research, to be
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Power lines do not contribute to brain cancer
A new study of the health effects of electromagnetic fields has concluded that they present no increased risk of developing a brain tumour, even with high exposure. Researchers from the Institute of
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Poor management of Nigeria's environment costs $5 billion per year
Poor management of Nigeria's environment is costing Africa's most populous country around $5 billion a year in ruined land and lost forests, an ecology expert said yesterday. Muhtari Aminu-Kano,
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Effuent plants to be set up soon
Several common effluent treatment plants (CETP) are likely to be set up in the industrial areas of Mumbai in the next six to eight months. This was announced by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
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Govt. schools to do away with wooden desks
In a move aimed at protecting the deteriorating ecological situation and discouraging the use of expensive wood, the Delhi Government has decided to discard wooden desks in government schools across
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Food parks in Himachal
At least six food parks will be set up in Himachal Pradesh for which the Government of India would extend financial support of Rs 4 crores
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Ready for the competition?
The marathon negotiations on Chinese membership of the WTO are ending. For the government, the hard part may only now be beginning : a