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Mizoram to increase maize yield despite pest outbreak

The Mizoram Agriculture Department is taking steps to increase maize production despite an outbreak of the fall armyworm, which has left a trail of destruction in the fields across the State, offic

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Polluting industries to be fined up to Rs 10 lakh

PANJIM: In a move towards implementation of Polluter Pays Principle as directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the industries causing “substantial damage” to environment would be fined betwe

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17/05/2019
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UGC for compulsory environment studies

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to make environment studies a compulsory subject for undergraduate students of all branches.

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UN report: Indian economy faces climate change perils

UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA: A Global Assessment Report (GAR), launched by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) here on Wednesday, has warned of new and much larger threats due

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16/05/2019
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Rs 500 crore NTPC plant to help Delhi turn trash into power, bio-CNG

NEW DELHI: NTPC has so far been a major source of power for Delhi.

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Food safety dept now allows ethylene method to ripen mangoes

Trichy: After banning the use of carbide stones in artificially ripening mangoes, the food safety and drug administration department is now focussing on using ethylene powder to ripen the fruit.

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High Court directs Punjab Govt to act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the State of Punjab and the Pollution Control Board to take appropriate action on a report submitted by amicus curiae or friend of the Court on “Bud

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Gardner shifted after stubble burning at SP’s residence

Pilibhit: An incident of crop burning on a two-acre farm inside the official residence of the Pilibhit superintendent of police has sparked a row with the district magistrate saying that he would l

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Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana back to foul up Delhi air

NEW DELHI: Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is once again hurting the city’s air quality.

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16/05/2019
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Drill for minerals on China border: Arunachal Pradesh to GSI

Indian road construction workers walk with their luggages along the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh.

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