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SIT on illegal GM seeds makes only rough report in 2 years

Nagpur: Two years after a special investigation team (SIT) to probe smuggling of illegal herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton seeds in the state was formed, the two-member team has prepared only a rough

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Speed up Buddha Nullah & Satluj cleaning: NGT panel

Ludhiana: Cracking the whip on the municipal corporation, the drainage department and the Punjab Pollution Control Board, a National Green Tribunal-constituted committee on Wednesday asked them to

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Fence off Mollar Bheri, orders NGT

Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW).

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‘Healthier air quality in pedestrianised zone in Karol Bagh’

New Delhi: A localised study conducted on a car-free stretch of Ajmal Khan Road in the bustling Karol Bagh market has shown a considerable improvement in air quality.

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India heading towards becoming water-scarce country: Madhya Pradesh Public Health Minister

"With 1,544 cubic meters per capita availability, India is already a water-stressed country and is moving towards becoming water-scarce," Madhya Pradesh Public Health Minister Sukhdev Panse said.

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Pune health dept floats proposal for independent TB control cell

A status check by the TB control unit of the PMC showed that out of 710 private hospitals/ nursing homes, 24 were reporting TB cases while six laboratories out of 406 were sending the information.

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India has 20 health workers for 10,000 people, study finds

This is close to the WHO threshold of 22.8

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84 cities submit plans for improving air quality

Centre plans for period review ahead of Environment Day

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NGT directs Railway Board to look into plea on pollution

‘Loading, unloading from goods trains affects air quality’

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Renewable energy needs a reforms push to attain green energy targets: Study

Despite marked strides in green energy propped up by policy initiatives, more reforms in the pipeline should be sped up, US-based think-tank IEEFA noted in the study

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