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Tripura bamboo farmers welcome Union Budget
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Feb 2 (ANI): The bamboo farmers in Tripura's Agartala have welcomed the Union Budget 2018 under which Rs 1,290 crore have been allocated for a Restructured National Bamboo Mission.
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Lok Sabha passes Indian Forest Bill
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
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India International Trade Fair: Showcasing incredible Northeast India
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Pavilions of northeastern states of India are being thronged by visitors at the 37th India International Trade Fair (IITF), currently underway in New Delhi.
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Centre promulgates Indian forest ordinance to encourage bamboo cultivation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday promulgated the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, to exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas from definition of tree, thereby dispensing with the requirement of felling/transit permit for its economic use.
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Archer turns archery entrepreneur in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sept. 28 (ANI): A former national-level archer from Manipur has now turned to manufacturing bamboo archery equipment.
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Guwahati: 101 ft Durga idol gears up to enter 'Guinness book of records'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), September 23 (ANI): Amid all the communal discord India is immersed in, a Muslim artist along with his team, is designing a 101-feet tall idol of Goddess Durga, carved out of bamboo sticks, here.
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World's tallest bamboo `Maa Durga` idol being made in Assam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): A 100-ft tall bamboo idol of Goddess Durga is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture ever made in the world
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Skill India Mission: Rural women turning self employed entrepreneurs in Tr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nalcha (Tripura) [India], May 30 (ANI): Tripura is known to be one of the major bamboo producing states in India.
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First of its kind! Bus stop made of recycled water bottles
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 12 (ANI): A small social enterprise in Hyderabad, Bamboo House India has set an example for others to follow by constructing an innovative bus stop built by using recycled water bottles.
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'Recycled India' Hyderabad couple promotes bamboo usage, sustain
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 10 (ANI): An entrepreneur couple in Hyderabad has started an organisation, which not only promotes the use of bamboo, but is also building communities and providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to rural and tribal communities at the same time.
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MP: Family carries son on bamboo pole after denial of hearse van
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh), April 22 (ANI): Incidents of administrative apathy continue to surface in Madhya Pradesh. The latest to be reported was from the state's Sidhi district where a family was forced to strap the body of their dead son to a bamboo pole and transport it to the mortuary
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Assam: Unique 'frog wedding' organised to appease rain god
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov. 29 (ANI): Lakhimpur witnessed an extraordinary event, where two souls were united solely with the intention of appeasing the rain god Indra, however, the bride and groom appeared to be without any embellishments and were silent throughout the ceremony as the br
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