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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Zombies in cyber State
Welcome to Nalgonda in Andhra Pradesh, one of the worst affected districts in India by the excess fluoride in groundwater. The fluoride-contaminated water has left more than a thousand people
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Development will bridge urban-rural divide: Ananth
Union Minister Ananth Kumar would use "development" to bridge the urban-rural divide. On Monday, Mr Kumar took over additional charge of the Rural Development Ministry, and said that the
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What a waste!
This war would pose a serious threat to the biodiversity of the Gulf region. According to the Global Environment Fund, the Gulf and Sea of Oman region is "one of the most important marine turtle
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Crop output to fall by 12% in '03
The production of major agricultural crops is likely to drop by 12 per cent for 2002-03, reflecting an adverse impact of poor monsoon, according to CMIE. Though the total foodgrains production has
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PM gifts Rs 11O cr package to Sikkim
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Sunday announced a Rs 110-crore package of Central assistance for Sikkim for construction of an airport and an alternative highway connecting the State with the
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Govt acts to curb childbirth deaths
More women die of childbirth than of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis put together. One young mother dies every five minutes for want of healthcare. Less than 10 per cent of Indian women live anywhere
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SARS countdown
The disease that has come to be called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has, in a matter of months, spread from South China's Guangdong province to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and
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Lead leads to thin bones
Bone loss at menopause can cause elevated blood-lead levels that may increase women's risk of high blood pressure, finds a study. Previous studies have linked lead exposure in men with high blood
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Naidu to set up Assembly Development Authority
Encouraged by the people's participation in various developmental activities, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is planning to set up an Assembly Development Authority on the lines of
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The greenhouse effect
It is not just the green colour, which the scientists say is restful for the eyes (red makes the pupils contract while green leads to their expanding), certain plants actually remove toxin chemicals