SC moved against Kudankulam plant (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A private company's employee Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order giving the green signal to the commissioning of the Kudankulam ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai
September 11th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) After a week's lull, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas again since early Tuesday, disrupting normal vehicular movement during the peak hours, officials said.The downpour, ... Read more...
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Maharashtra faces drought-like situation
August 1st, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) With available water storage dipping to barely 31 percent owing to poor rains, a severe drought-like situation could envelop Maharashtra, officials said here Wednesday.Agriculture Minister ... Read more...
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Afghanistan seeks Indian help in water infrastructure
April 24th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With long years of conflict reducing the area under irrigation, Afghanistan is looking for assistance from India and other "friendly countries" in building its ... Read more...
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May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Karunanidhi urges PM to intervene
December 26th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Raj Bhavan here and urged him to take steps to end attacks on ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa takes on disaster authority over Mullaperiyar
December 21st, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday accused the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of succumbing to the subterfuge of Kerala by constituting a team ... Read more...
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Maintain calm over Mullaperiyar: Chidambaram
December 17th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to maintain peace on the Mullaperiyar dam controversy.Speaking at a ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu house asserts rights over Mullaperiyar Dam
December 15th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that it would not relinquish its rights over the Mullaperiyar Dam based in Kerala under any circumstances.
... Read more...
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Kerala scheming to convert Tamil Nadu into a desert: Karunanidhi
December 12th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi Monday alleged that Kerala is trying to convert the state into a "Sahara Desert" by enacting ... Read more...
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Don’t play with people’s lives over dam: Stalin to Kerala
December 12th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) DMK leader M.K. Stalin Monday asked Kerala not to play with the lives of people of Tamil Nadu by "false propaganda" about the safety of the ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa urges Kerala to abide by Supreme Court order
December 1st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday requested her Kerala counterpart Oommen Chandy to ensure that his government abides by the apex court order allowing the ... Read more...
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Arbitration team visits Kashmir power project site
June 18th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) An India-Pakistan arbitration team left here Saturday for north Kashmir's Bandipora district to inspect the site of the upcoming Kishenganga hydro power project, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Chinese officials meet Zardari on power project
June 4th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) A team of officials from China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, has briefed President Asif Ali Zardari on a 120 MW project at ... Read more...
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Keep an eye on China’s dam plan, says Khursheed
April 4th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 4 (IANS) India has to be cautious about China's plan to construct a power project upstream of Brahmaputra river even though Beijing has assured there will be ... Read more...
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Infosys accounts for 18 percent of Kerala’s IT exports
February 17th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (IANS) Infosys' operations in the Technopark campus here accounted for exports worth Rs.427.79 crore, contributing to 18 percent of the state's IT exports for the fiscal year ended 2010, ... Read more...
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Spain helping 40 percent of Haitians suffering from cholera
January 16th, 2011 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 16 (IANS/EFE) Forty percent of Haitians suffering from cholera are receiving economic aid from Spain, Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has said.Rubalcaba, however, added that there was still "very ... Read more...
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Now, candy that you can inhale and clouds that you can drink!
October 16th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 16 (ANI): Inventor David Edwards is a creator, and a crazy one at that.Edwards has created a candy called Le Whif, which is to be inhaled, not eaten, and ... Read more...
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Yamuna water receding but still above danger mark
August 26th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Lack of rainfall Thursday brought down the water level of the Yamuna river though it is still flowing above the danger mark.
"The water level has come ... Read more...
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Taiwan to help Russia build world’s largest aquarium
July 27th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, July 27 (DPA) A Taiwan company has won a contract to design the world's largest aquarium in Russia's Vladivostok city, the company said Tuesday.
The Huangs Green Country Industrial Co Ltd won ... Read more...
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US treats India and Pakistan the same : BJP
July 20th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Citing the $500 million aid given to Pakistan by the US, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday rued that the US treats India and ... Read more...
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Clinton unveils $500-mn aid projects for Pakistan
July 19th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 19 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday announced more than $500 million worth of development projects for Pakistan that focus on improving water storage, the energy ... Read more...
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Pakistan must stop supporting terrorism for talks to succeed: Farooq Abdullah
June 4th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah has asked Pakistan to stop supporting anti-India militant groups if it wants the Indo-Pak dialogue to succeed. ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan commissioners on Indus water meet in Delhi
May 31st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Members of India- Pakistan Permanent Indus Water Commission met here today to hold talks on a range of issues relating to Indus water.Pakistan has threatened to ... Read more...
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Kashmir plans village council polls in September
May 13th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 13 (IANS) In a step that will usher in devolution of administrative powers to village council level, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday announced the government's decision to ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan’s objections over construction of dams on rivers by India uncalled for’
April 25th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.25 (ANI): Pakistan's objection over the hydroelectric or water storage projects being built by India on rivers inside its border before they cross the border is totally uncalled for, as the ... Read more...
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Chinese dam not to impact Brahmaputra: Krishna (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) China has assured India that a hydroelectric project it is constructing on Tsangpo river in Tibet will not impact the downstream flow to the Brahmaputra and ... Read more...
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No impact of Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Krishna (Lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) China has assured India that a hydroelectric dam it is constructing on Tsangpo river in Tibet will not impact the downstream flow to Brahmaputra, parliament ... Read more...
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Chinese dam will not impact Brahmaputra: Krishna
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) China has assured India that a dam it is constructing on the Tsang Po river in Tibet for generating power will not impact downstream flow to ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu nominates ex-judge to Mullaperiyar Dam panel
April 21st, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday announced that former Supreme Court Justice A.R. Lakshmanan will represent the state on the five-member committee constituted by the apex court ... Read more...
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It’s for India, Pakistan to work out Kashmir, water issues: US
April 2nd, 2010 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Ruling out once again a US role in resolving either Kashmir or water issues between India and Pakistan, a senior official has said it was for the two ... Read more...
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Florida Governor Crist reaffirms commitment to restoring the Everglades
March 19th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by BNO News
STUART, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – Governor Charlie Crist reaffirmed his commitment to restoring the Everglades during his tour through a component of the northern Everglades ecosystem, his office said Thursday.In Governor Crist’s ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa wants Tamil Nadu to join dam panel
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary J.Jayalalithaa Monday urged the Tamil Nadu government to nominate someone who can effectively put across the state's viewpoint on the Mullaperiyar dam case.
She condemned the ... Read more...
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DMK opposes apex court’s Mullaperiyar dam panel (Lead)
February 20th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said that the state had not lost anything in the Mullaperiyar dam case, his party Saturday voiced its ... Read more...
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China lost 1,000 lakes in 50 years, says expert
November 3rd, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) More than 1,000 lakes have disappeared in China in the past half century and more than 80 percent of lakes along the lower reach of the Yangtze river ... Read more...
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