World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Resource crunch hits work on mini dams
The scheme for the construction of mini dams in the Kandi area has been adversely affected because of the shortage of funds. The state government had prepared a scheme to construct a chain of 31 mini
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Attend SYL meeting, Chautala asks Oppn
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, said he would implement every decision taken in the interest of the state at the all-party meeting convened by him on the issue of SYL canal. He
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In winter, breathe uneasy
It's time for the mercury mark to drop and the pollution level to rise. The half hearted bandh may have provided a temporary respite from the smokescreen that clouds overcrowded Calcutta on weekdays,
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Water projects to bypass GIM' : Kunhalikutty
No water supply project will be showcased at the Global Investor Meet (GIM), scheduled to held here on January 18 and 19, but the Periyar Project (Cochin Industrial Water Supply Scheme) will be taken
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The Eco Development Project and the socio-economics of the fringe area of the Periyar Tiger Reserve: A concurrent study
Background of the study is the multi-State India Eco-development Project sponsored by IDA/GEF at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, one of the seven Protected Areas (PAs) with the central objective of conserving biodiversity in and around PAs over 5 years (1996-97 to 2000-2001).
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Task Force to take up 2 projects by year-end
The Task Force on inter-linking of rivers, headed by former Power Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Thursday decided to take up the Ken-Betwa link (involving Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh) and
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What's your poison?
After the Centre for Science and Environment's report about pesticides in soft drinks, consumption has gone down. An informal survey done by the reporters of The Statesman suggested that fewer people
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Ryots reap benefits of rainwater harvesting
Drought is a thing of the past, at least in Donepal village of Mortad mandal in the Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh where the collective effort of people has helped the village store water to
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Watch that paint, it can colour your health with serious hazards
The ad on TV, about painting dream homes may make you want to grab that favourite Yellow off the shelf for your Cyber City home. But do it and you have high chances of causing yourself harm than
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Cola giants made talll claims about testing at VIMTA
Before the Centre for Science and Environment came out with its report, not a single soft drink sample of Coke had reached VIMTA lab, while PepsiCo had sent just two samples in March. Following media