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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1 death every 4 minutes on India’s roads
Indian roads are continuing to record at least one accident every minute, and one on-road death every four minutes. The telling numbers as per the latest data for 2013 with the Centre suggests the alarming
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Health Ministry to scan drug samples to check quality
In a view of various reports doubting the quality of drugs manufactured in India and sold in the domestic and export market, the Union Health Ministry has launched the largest ever sample survey of spurious,
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New technology to clean Ganga during Magh Mela
Taking the first initiative to clean Ganga, the Centre has put in place special technology to keep the river clean during the ongoing Magh Mela at Allahabad and to arrest tons of filth during the month-long
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First CNG train to chug off today
The country’s first CNG train would chug on the Rewari-Rohtak section of the Northern Railway zone on Tuesday marking a major landmark in adoption of green fuel in Indian Railways. Based on the dual fuel
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Tiger census will also have vultures’ count from States
Alarmed by the critically endangered status of vultures in the country, the forthcoming tiger census will also include the count of raptors from the respective States along with big cats. The report of
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India, Nepal join hands to secure wildlife corridor
In a major boost to cross-border wildlife conservation, India and Nepal have joined hands to secure the key Boom-Brahmadev corridor connecting the Haldwani forest division in Uttarakhand and the Kanchapur
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Nadda reviews measures to check Japanese Encephalitis
Noting that a large number of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) are becoming disabled with physical, mental and neurological disorder, the Centre has
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New policy envisages rise in public health expenditure
The draft National Health Policy (NHP) 2015 unveiled on Wednesday envisages a potentially achievable target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of the GDP. It, however, maintains that
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Indradhanush will immunize kids against 7 diseases
With 40 per cent children still out of its immunisation coverage, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday launched “Mission Indradhanush” depicting seven colours of the rainbow with an aim to cover all
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6K cr less budget for health cause of concern
Even as India is struggling hard to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) including maternal and infant mortality rate, the Finance Ministry's bid to cut more than `6,000 crore in the Health