Tea firms line up tea tourism projects in Darjeeling hills
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Tea producers are venturing into tea tourism projects in the picturesque Darjeeling hills, hoping the newly-created Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) will restore peace in the region.The ... Read more...
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Assam floods: Central team to assess damage, toll 88
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 4 (IANS) A central team is arriving in Assam to assess the damage from the recent floods that have killed 88 persons besides rendering lakhs homeless, a ... Read more...
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PM recognises Assam soil erosion as natural disaster
July 3rd, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Assam's erosion problem will be included in the list of the country's natural disasters, a move that will enable ... Read more...
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Flood situation improves in Assam, Sonia to visit Monday
June 30th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit the flood-affected areas of Assam Monday, a senior party leader said Saturday."Sonia Gandhi will reach the state Monday with ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Assam floods
June 21st, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 21 (IANS) Eight persons have been killed in the floods in Assam that have affected at least 15 districts, a minister said Thursday, adding that large tracts ... Read more...
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India sees reduction in wastlelands
April 25th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Wastelands in the country have come down by half a million hectares between 2005-06 and 2008-09, with Karnataka leading in their use for industry and ... Read more...
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Costly land aggregation can frustrate affordable housing (Comment)
August 17th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
The recent trouble in Noida shows how unfair and opaque guidelines on land acquisition can not only derail real estate and infrastructure development in the country but also sour the common ... Read more...
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‘Bihar not to acquire farm land for industry’
June 30th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The Bihar government will not acquire agricultural land for industry, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi said here Thursday."We do not want any confrontation with the farmers. ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s prime farm lands caught in ‘power’ grab
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 2 (IANS) India may soon lose about 40,000 acres of prime double-crop agriculture land to dozens of upcoming power projects in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, farmers and activists ... Read more...
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2.57 million Chinese affected by drought
January 31st, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 31 (ANI): Around 2.57 million people and 77.4 million mu (5.16 million acres) of crops have reportedly been affected by the ongoing drought in China.The Xinhua news agency quoted ... Read more...
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2.5 mn Chinese suffering from drought
January 31st, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Around 2.57 million people in China are facing shortage of drinking water, the national drought control authorities have said.Due to the ongoing drought situation, 5.16 million acres of ... Read more...
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Four million flood-hit Pakistanis still homeless: Red Cross
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Over four million Pakistanis are still homeless, six months after massive floods devastated the country, the Red Cross has said. Many are returning to their homes to discover ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh farmers renew protest against power project
January 18th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 18 (IANS) About 150 farmers Tuesday renewed their protest in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district against land acquisition by a private company for an upcoming thermal power plant project, police said."Farmers have ... Read more...
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Power plant protest turns violent, dozens injured (Lead)
January 17th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 17 (IANS) At least 25 people were injured and over a hundred detained Monday in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district when police cane-charged a gathering protesting an upcoming thermal power plant.The ... Read more...
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Power plant protest turns violent, dozens injured
January 17th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 17 (IANS) About 25 people were injured and over a hundred were detained Monday in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district when police cane-charged a gathering protesting an upcoming thermal power plant.The protestors, ... Read more...
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ADB to help protect coastal areas in three vulnerable Indian states
September 29th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Manila (Philippines), Sept.29 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping India protect its coastline affected by severe erosion.The ADB's Board of Directors today approved a multitranche financing facility of up ... Read more...
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Land acquisition, food security bills on government frontburner
September 7th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) With the Supreme Court asking the government to distribute surplus foodgrain free to the poor and farmland acquisition for infrastructure projects becoming contentious by ... Read more...
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Indian potatoes and tomatoes for flood ravaged Pakistan
August 25th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 25 (IANS) Floods in Pakistan have created a huge demand for potatoes and tomatoes from India and traders on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) have begun supplying ... Read more...
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Pakistan flood aid tops $800 mn
August 22nd, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (DPA) Aid received for Pakistan's flood victims is almost double the amount requested by the UN, the country's foreign minister said Sunday, as relief workers struggled to save ... Read more...
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Should not have taken land for industry in Singur: Bardhan
July 12th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) A prominent Communist leader Monday said West Bengal's Left Front (LF) government should have refrained from taking land at Singur for Tata Motors' now defunct Nano plant, as ... Read more...
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Only a few countries have GM crops (To go with ‘India is sharply divided….’)
February 9th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) How does the rest of the world looks at genetically modified (GM) crops? First introduced 15 years ago, GM crops are grown in a handful of countries ... Read more...
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Weeds becoming resistant to world’s key herbicide
January 25th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 25 (IANS) Weeds have evolved a new form of resistance to the world's most important herbicide, glyphosate, according to the latest research.
Todd Gaines, now with WA Herbicide Resistance Initiative ... Read more...
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Karnataka on austerity drive to aid flood-hit people
October 16th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday announced a blanket ban on foreign jaunts by ministers and officials and directed them to fly only economy class in a move ... Read more...
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West Bengal says no takeover of fertile land for townships
August 11th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday announced a ban on using fertile land for township projects in the state.
Land and Land Reforms Minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah said: "Not just ... Read more...
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West Bengal government admits shortcomings in Aila relief
June 7th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) The West Bengal government Sunday conceded that there were inadequacies in reaching relief to remote areas devastated by Cyclone Aila and said it was considering stepping up ... Read more...
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Farmers protest against Tata Steels Chhattisgarh project
January 27th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Jan.27 (ANI): Moves by Tata Steel, India''s largest steel maker, to start a steel project in the Lohandiguda Block of this district, has been condemned by the farmers community.
Tata ... Read more...
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Mamata comes out in support of Jindal steel project
November 4th, 2008 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Seeking to shake off charges of obstructing industry in West Bengal in the wake of the Nano's exit, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said her party was ... Read more...
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Villagers stage protest against Posco plant in Orissa
September 2nd, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Sept 2 (IANS) Thousands of villagers Tuesday assembled here to protest against the $12 billion steel plant of South Korean steel major Posco, proposed to come up near Paradeep port ... Read more...
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British MPs warn biofuels will harm planet
January 21st, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 21 (ANI): A committee of British MPs has said that the plans to promote "green" petrol and diesel made from crops will do the planet more harm than good, and ... Read more...
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