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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Mir crew plans cancer experiment
Crew aboard the Mir space station will carry out an experiment designed to help develop drugs to fight cancer and immune system diseases Interfax said, citing a space official. Oleg Mitichkin, head
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Polavaram project displaces tribals
Governor : The Karnataka State governor C Rangarajan cautioned that Polavaram project, proposed to be constructed across the Godavari river at an estimated cost of Rs 1200 crore, needed to be judged
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Hudco to invest Rs 200 cr on Pune water project
Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has decided to invest Rs 200 crore on the Pune water supply and sewerage
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Water, water - nowhere in Guwahati city?
Even as the city is situated in an ideal location with the mighty Brahmaputra flowing by it and an enviable reservoir of ground water beneath it, Guwahati, the lone B-2 city of the NE Region and the
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Almatti evacuees begin fast seeking better deal
The hunger-strike by some senior legislators, swamijis of various mutts and several senior citizens of Bagalkot district demanding better and sympathetic rehabilitation package for those who would be
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- HC notice to Centre on firing range
the residents of a West Delhi colony have moved the Delhi High Court demanding the shifting of Rajputana Rifles firing range to ensure their safety. The residents are irked over the authorities'
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- Rat dissection in space begins
Space Shuttle Columnbia's astronauts began killing and dissecting rats yesterday to see how the animals' brains changed after a day of weightlessness. Four white adult rats were targeted for quick
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- National agenda promise for water policy leaves executive on a slippery ground
The Union ministry of water resources is not clear about the decision of the government to "adopt a national water policy which privides for effective and prompt settlement of disputes and their
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- Dhaka to update Ganga barrage study
Bangladesh is updating the studies and findings on a proposed multi-million dollar barrage on the river ganges planned to be constructed to prevent flooding, irrigate crop land, remove water salinity
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-Poor-quality water in Delhi since '90
CAG : Water supplied by the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (DWS& SDU) to the Ntional Capital Territory of Delhi since 1990 has been reported to be dirty, turbid and foul