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It was only after 2008 loan waiver, ryots’ suicides saw a rise: govt

Submitted by madhumita on Thu, 2019-07-11 14:56

Suicides by farmers went up after the United Progressive Alliance government’s Rs.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
thesaurus: 
Farmers
Debt
Ministry Of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Agriculture

Global problem, local solutions: on biodiversity

Submitted by madhumita on Thu, 2019-07-11 14:52

The Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri Hills are among the best conservationists in the world.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
Main Topic: 
Environment
thesaurus: 
Farmers
Biodiversity
Food Security
Dongria Kondh
Tribals
FAO
Author: 
Soumya Sarkar
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)

IRDAI for changes to TPA health norms

Submitted by madhumita on Thu, 2019-07-11 14:37

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
thesaurus: 
Health Care
Health Insurance
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Health

Protesting farmers sowed banned HTBT cotton, says lab report

Submitted by madhumita on Thu, 2019-07-11 14:20

A laboratory report has confirmed that farmers in Maharashtra's Akola district indeed sowed banned herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBT) cotton by way of protest last month, a state government official said

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
thesaurus: 
Farmers
Bt Cotton
Herbicide
Seeds
Name of the Newspaper: 
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Agriculture

On the water front

Submitted by madhumita on Tue, 2019-07-23 12:55

A one-week delay in the monsoon’s arrival has laid bare the precariousness of India’s water situation.

Publication Date: 
09/07/2019
Main Topic: 
Water Resources
thesaurus: 
India
Drinking Water
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Water Management
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Groundwater
Author: 
Ashok Gulati
Name of the Newspaper: 
Indian Express (New Delhi)

Pollution body seeks Supreme Court help to resolve Delhi Metro Phase 4 deadlock

Submitted by madhumita on Tue, 2019-07-23 12:43

The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has sought the “urgent intervention” of the Supreme Court in resolving the deadlock between the Delhi government and the Centre, which i

Publication Date: 
09/07/2019
Main Topic: 
Air Pollution
state: 
Delhi
Name of the Newspaper: 
Indian Express (New Delhi)
thesaurus: 
Delhi
Vehicular Pollution
Supreme Court
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)

Delhi: 51 malaria cases recorded in June, double of last year

Submitted by madhumita on Tue, 2019-07-23 12:34

Cases of malaria have gone up with the onset of monsoon, with at least 51 confirmed cases reported in June this year. This is nearly double the cases reported in June 2018.
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Publication Date: 
09/07/2019
thesaurus: 
Malaria
Vector Borne Diseases
India
Name of the Newspaper: 
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Main Topic: 
Health

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