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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A few wetlands impacted due to urbanisation’
A few wetlands in the country have reportedly been impacted due to various developmental activities and urbanisation, said Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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153 flood control proposals cleared: Uma Bharati
The Government has cleared 153 flood control proposals with an estimated cost of Rs 6,374 crore but 14 proposals were returned due to non-eligibility or technical faults, the Lok Sabha was informed on
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Increasing lion deaths figure in Guj Assembly
Amid the ongoing legal battle for the translocation of the Asiatic lions from Gir forest in Gujarat to Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, shocking data of lion deaths and incidents of attack
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Nepal Parliament panel okays energy deal with India
Kathmandu: A parliamentary panel in Nepal on Sunday asked the Government to sign as soon as possible a “Power Trade Agreement” (PTA) with India under which New Delhi has proposed 100 percent Indian investment
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NGT orders examination of 956 industrial units in UP
The National Green Tribunal has ordered for examination of 956 industrial units in Uttar Pradesh discharging effluents in the Ganges. They had been served with notices by UP State Pollution Control Board.
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Encephalitis toll in West Bengal tops 50 as six more succumb
With six more people dying of encephalitis here since Saturday night, the vector-borne disease has claimed altogether 51 lives in northern West Bengal over the past 18 days, health officials said on Sunday.
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Poor show of housing plans under JNNURM exposed
In what speaks volumes about poor performance of the housing schemes for urban slum dwellers under the UPA’s key flagship programme, JNNURM, just 8.15 lakhs out of the total 14.42 lakhs sanctioned houses
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Raise awareness on rural sanitation, States told
Aware that convincing people, particularly in rural India, to build and use toilets in their homes, is a cumbersome task, the Centre has asked the State Governments to rope in various departments like
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Lions from Gir to be shifted to Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar on Thursday assured the Assembly that Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary would be translocated to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in
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Centre’s nod for 2 more Gujarat projects
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s elevation as the Prime Minister has come as a boon for his home State as after an important permission to put sluice gates on Narmada Dam in June, the Modi