Punjab seeks Rs.5,112 crore package for drought
August 10th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday sought a relief package of Rs.5,112.09 crore from the central government to tackle the drought-like conditions caused by a deficit monsoon this ... Read more...
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Haryana seeks Rs.4,050 crore from centre for drought relief
August 10th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday sought financial assistance of Rs.4,050 crore from the central government to compensate farmers in view of the drought-like conditions in the state.Chief ... Read more...
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IANS journalist wins award (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) IANS journalist Anil Sharma is one of 20 people, including Anna Hazare and cabinet minister Jairam Ramesh, honoured by an international NGO working for animal ... Read more...
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MGNREGA wages raised, Bengal wants more (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Unhappy with the central government hiking the wage for the 100-day rural job guarantee programme MGNREGA from Rs.130 to Rs.136 in the state, West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Bengal unhappy with inadequate MGNREGA wage hike
March 29th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will soon move the central government to increase Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wages to Rs.200 ... Read more...
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Himachal links snow-clearing with rural jobs scheme
March 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has linked snow-clearing with the central government's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), a minister said here Sunday."This year, for the first ... Read more...
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Political spats cloud Netaji birthday celebrations in Bengal (Roundup)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal Monday paid glowing tributes to legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 115th birth anniversary, but the occasion was marred by ... Read more...
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World Bank to fund Himachal roads
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) The World Bank has decided to fund 35 road and bridge construction projects in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday.He said a communication ... Read more...
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KBC winner will be rural job scheme brand ambassador
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Sushil Kumar, who won Rs.5 crore on the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati game show, will be the next brand ambassador of United Progressive ... Read more...
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Government unveils bill for time-bound public services
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) With Team Anna threatening to renew its agitation for a strong Lokpal bill, the government Wednesday unveiled a bill to check graft and to ... Read more...
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Increase work days in rural job scheme, demands Dhumal
October 15th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Saturday requested the central government to increase the number of work days a person is entitled to under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment ... Read more...
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Tigers in Goa? Forest minister dodges queries
August 8th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) Goa Forests Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues questioned the existence of tigers in the state Monday, nearly two years after a male tiger was poached on the ... Read more...
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Andhra proposes non-banking finance body for self-help groups
June 21st, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) In an attempt to protect women's self-help groups (SHGs) from exploitation by micro-finance institutions (MFIs), the Andhra Pradesh government proposes to set up a non-banking finance ... Read more...
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Agnivesh joins Posco land acquisition opposition (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Social activist Swami Agnivesh Saturday opposed the "forceful" acquisition of land for the $12 billion Posco steel project in Orissa, adding that he will take ... Read more...
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Youth walk for environment in Green Walkathon
June 5th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered early Sunday in the heart of the national capital for a Green Walkathon walk to mark the World Environment Day."The youth ... Read more...
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PM’s aide blocking Athirapally power project: Kerala minister
May 12th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) A day before the results of Kerala assembly polls, outgoing Electricity Minister A.K.Balan Thursday alleged the state's Athirapally hydro-electric power project had not taken off ... Read more...
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Uproar over Himachal minister, kin using official chopper
April 16th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh minister has landed in controversy for flying with his daughters in a government helicopter to attend an official engagement in the snow-bound town ... Read more...
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Hear views of Himachal’s dam-hit, Ramesh urged
April 14th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 14 (IANS) A group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has urged union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh to hear the local people's viewpoint on construction of a hydroelectric ... Read more...
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Sunderbans was the biggest challenge for tiger census: Ramesh
March 28th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was a big challenge for forest officials to count tigers in the Sunderbans mangroves, which has reported 70 out of a total of 1,706 ... Read more...
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At 1,706, India’s tiger count up 12 percent (Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India is today home to 1,706 tigers, says the latest tiger census released here Monday. The figure marks an increase of 12 percent, excluding the ... Read more...
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India’s tiger count rises to 1,706
March 28th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) There are 1,706 tigers in India today - 295 more than in the last count in 2006 - says the latest tiger census released Monday.The ... Read more...
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Heavy rain delays translocation of Kanha tigress to Panna
March 26th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 26 (IANS) The "unusually" heavy rain that pounded parts of Madhya Pradesh Friday has delayed the translocation of a tigress from the Kanha National Park to Panna forest, ... Read more...
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India to reveal latest tiger numbers Monday
March 26th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) On Monday, India will know how many tigers it really has when the latest tiger census is released. The new estimates are expected to be ... Read more...
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Ramesh launches talks on market-based emissions scheme
March 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) To encourage self-regulation among polluting industries, a national technical consultation for air pollutants on a market-based emissions scheme was launched here Thursday by Environment and ... Read more...
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British-era harvesting wells still working in Shimla
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) Though the Himachal Pradesh government recently made it mandatory for buildings to have rainwater harvesting structures, the far-sighted British engineers adopted this technique in Shimla more ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh opposes Andhra irrigation project
March 9th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday said his government was against Andhra Pradesh's Rs.17,000 crore Polavaram irrigation project which threatens to submerge dozens of villages in ... Read more...
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Blackened mouths, bloody nostrils…three jumbos poisoned
February 15th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (IANS) Three female elephants are suspected to have been poisoned to death, as they were found with blackened mouths and blood oozing from their nostrils in Orissa's Similipal National ... Read more...
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Panel to set tourism norms around tiger reserves
December 29th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The environment ministry has formed a committee to lay down guidelines for regulating forest and wildlife eco-tourism in the country, especially around tiger reserves, officials ... Read more...
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Tourists banned in core areas of Madhya Pradesh tiger reserves
December 11th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IANS) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said that there shall be no tourism within the core area of tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, according to documents filed in ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP president booked for casteist remarks
December 11th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 11 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including president of the party's Himachal Pradesh unit, were booked Saturday for making casteist remarks, police said."BJP state president Khimi Ram ... Read more...
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Horlicks Wizkids’ contest winners to visit New Zealand
November 25th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Four school students, including three from India and one from Sri Lanka, were declared winners of the 'Horlicks Wizkids South Asia 2010' inter-school literary and cultural festival Thursday. ... Read more...
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India might get 1.7-2 degrees warmer by 2030
November 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India is expected to witness a 1.7-2 degrees Celsius rise in annual mean surface air temperature by 2030 due to the change in climate conditions, said a ... Read more...
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PETA opposes sending elephants to Turkmenistan
October 28th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Thursday asked Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to reconsider his ministry's decision to send two elephants from ... Read more...
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Countries plan to restore tiger population
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Concerned over the dwindling tiger population, the 13 tiger range countries (TRC) here Friday finalised an ambitious global programme for restoring wild tiger population.The Global Tiger Recovery ... Read more...
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Suspend new hydro projects in Himachal: Environmentalists
September 12th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 12 (IANS) Taking note of a report on the fallout of hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh, environmentalists have shot off a letter to the central government demanding a temporary moratorium ... Read more...
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