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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Few nuts a day keep the doctor away!
For those of you suffering from heart diseases, it's time to get nutty! Famed as a hangover cure in the Middle Ages and a fertility charm in Roman times, the almond is about to get a new lease of
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Rights groups up in arms on wheat piracy
Environment and farmers' rights activists said if the Indian Government does not contest the Indian wheat hybrid patent granted to a multinational company in Europe, they would take up the challenge.
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Bill moots five-year imprisonment for cow slaughter
The Centre is all set to provide for a law with a stringent five-year jail term for killing a cow. The Union Agricultural Ministry's draft Bill that seeks to ban cow slaughter is likely to be taken
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US optimistic of resolving TRIPS issue at Cancun
The US has expressed optimism that the ticklish issue regarding TRIPS and public health would be sorted out before the Cancun ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation. India has cautioned
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Cheating on patent
Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE)/Navdanya, which led the campaign that forced cancellation of the majority of claims on the Ricetec patent, have now launched a campaign
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Rains leave them high and dry
The record-breaking rainfall this monsoon has not only thrown life out of gear for Delhiites, but also affected the business in city's granary markets. Everybody, from wholesale traders to
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Fishy facts about fewer mosquitoes this Monsoon
This Monsoon has come with bountiful rains, but the mosquitoes are missing from the numerous puddles and brimming wells in the countryside. And it is not the DDT that the health department diligently
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No opening up of farm sector
India refused to go by the developed countries' desire to have agricultural market access of the developing ones, Minister for Law, Industry and Commerce, Arun Jaitley said at a function on anti
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Himachal offers loan sops for tribals
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet decided to provide a State guarantee of Rs 5 crore in favour of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (SCSTDC), Solan, for
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Fear of huge earthquake looms over Bangla hills
Fears of a massive earthquake have gripped Bangladesh's southeastern Rangamati and Chittagong hill districts, with geologists advising the immediate relocation of thousands of residents, reports