India, Bangladesh to set up more border markets
July 27th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Dhaka and New Delhi are keen to set up eight more markets along the India-Bangladesh border in the northeastern states, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes ... Read more...
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Environment vs Development: Cost-benefit audit to get stricter
June 25th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) With development projects taking a toll on the country's green cover, the environment ministry is tightening the audit process that would evaluate environmental losses against ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
India, Bangladesh to improve trade facilities along border
May 7th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 7 (IANS) Officials of India and Bangladesh will undertake a joint study next month to examine the infrastructure for trade and business along the border and also suggest ... Read more...
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Four more Border Haats to be set up along India-Bangladesh border
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed to set up four more 'Border Haats' (bazars) along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, a minister said here Friday.A ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to set up more ‘Border Haats’
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 23 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up more 'Border Haats' (bazars) along their border in Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya to boost local trade and economy, ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh can maintain 11 percent GDP: Raman Singh
December 8th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 8 (IANS) Mineral-rich but insurgency-ridden Chhattisgarh can maintain its high GDP growth rate of 11 percent for years, claims Chief Minister Raman Singh."Despite Maoist insurgency in iron ... Read more...
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Digvijay supports Supreme Court ruling on Salwa Judum
July 15th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The problem of Left extremism in India is no less important than fundamentalism and communalism, Congress general secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister ... Read more...
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Jairam insists on more forest cover for India
June 5th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday emphasised on increasing the country's forest cover through the Green India Mission, while India played global host to the World ... Read more...
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India gears up to mark Environment Day for UN
June 4th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A host of activities are slated for World Environment Day Sunday, with India hosting it for the United Nations this year with the theme ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra Vs Rahul Bose on World Environment Day
June 1st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Bollywood actors Priyanka Chopra and Rahul Bose are to compete on the World Environment Day June 5 to motivate people to do their bit ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to discuss vehicle entry, border markets
May 10th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 10 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to finalise rules for entry of goods vehicles into either country and review re-opening of border "haats" (markets) at a meeting ... Read more...
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Maharashtra village first in India with right to harvest bamboo
April 28th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 28 (IANS) Mendha-Lekha, a remote village in the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, has become the first in the country where tribals have been given the ... Read more...
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Tiger panel office to come up in Nagpur
April 15th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) An office of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) would come up in Nagpur, considered as the "tiger gateway of the country", union Environment and Forests ... Read more...
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Rajasthan NGO gets special status from UN body
February 17th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) A Rajasthan NGO, Vaagdhara, which works for the empowerment of impoverished and vulnerable groups in the state, is among 17 from across the world to be granted special ... Read more...
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City of lakes attracts thousands at National Forest Fair
December 27th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 27 (IANS) You name a forest-related product and you will get it at the ongoing tenth National Forest Fair in the city of lakes.The fair, organised by the Madhya Pradesh ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to set up ‘Border Haats’
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up 'Border Haats' (bazars) along their border in Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to boost local trade and business, a Tripura minister ... Read more...
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A million tribals have got land rights: Tribal Affairs Minister (Interview)
September 12th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Nearly a million tribals have been given land rights under the forest rights act and they will be made stakeholders in development projects, says ... Read more...
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Focus more on schools than on higher education: Digvijay Singh tells Sibal
September 12th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Sept.12 (ANI): Congress party general secretary Digvijay Singh has asked Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal to focus on school rather than higher education.Reacting to Sibal's proposal to ... Read more...
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Developmental funds to be routed through panchayats
September 8th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The central government is planning to route developmental funds through panchayats in order to wean people away from Maoism and prevent youth from joining the rebels, Minister ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to set up ‘border haats’ for trade
June 21st, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 21 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will soon set up 'haats' (markets) along their international border in the northeast to boost local business and trade between the two neighbours, officials said ... Read more...
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Development with a vengeance the only roadmap for Bastar
June 5th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Asha ShuklaKanker (Chhattisgarh), June 5 (ANI): With confrontation between security forces and Naxal groups intensifying Adivasis or, tribals will be forced to live under a constant shadow of fear and uncertainty. ... Read more...
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Nomadic Gujjars seek rights over forests in Kashmir
November 10th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 10 (IANS) The nomadic Gujjar community of Jammu and Kashmir has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to accord them rights to forests, similar to those given to other ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh tribals demand forest rights
February 18th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): Tribals and other forest dwellers in Himachal Pradesh protested against non-implementation of forest rights in Kinnaur recently.
The protestors alleged that the government of Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Street plays to make tribals aware of rights
April 15th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, April 15 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has come up with a novel idea to make tribals aware of their rights - having troupes perform street plays to convey the message in an ... Read more...
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Seafood industry happy with new sops
April 3rd, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
Kochi, April 3 (IANS) Seafood exporters in Kerala are happy with the sops announced by the central government to bail them out, especially the incentive for shrimp farmers. Shrimp farming was last ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh gets Rs.96 bn annual plan outlay
March 28th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday approved Rs.96 billion annual plan outlay for Chhattisgarh in 2008-09 as against Rs.74.13 billion previous year. The plan outlay was finalised at a ... Read more...
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Centre notifies implementation of Forest Rights Act
January 1st, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): The Centre today issued a notification for implementing the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2007.
The law gives ... Read more...
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