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Javadekar defends govt, says if one tree is cut, 5-10 are planted
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): Defending the Centre over felling of one crore trees, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that permission is granted to cut trees for paving way for several development projects and added that saplings are planted
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Goa church opposes setting up of garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 28 (ANI): Influential Roman Catholic Church expressed its opposition to setting up of a garbage treatment plant proposed near the historically significant Old Goa Church complex at Bainguinim near Panaji, Goa, on Sunday.
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Bihar: Court nullifies 'pakadua vivah', victim still getting threats
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 28 (ANI): A family court in Patna on Saturday nullified the forced marriage or 'pakadua vivah' of Vinod Kumar, an official of Bokaro Steel Plant.
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Patna Court annuls forced marriage, provides relief to 'groom'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bokaro (Jharkhand) [India], July 27 (ANI): A family court in Patna in Bihar has provided much-needed relief to an engineer employed in Bokaro Steel Plant (BSP) by annulling his forced marriage, which he had reluctantly entered into back in 2017.
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Family of former Prez APJ Abdul Kalam launches plantation drive to make In
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 27 (ANI): The family of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam paid their tributes to the 'Missile Man of India' at his memorial at Rameswaram on Saturday and launched a plantation drive for a green India.
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Maharashtra: Tree falls on STP of Hiranandani Meadows in Thane
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and the outskirts of the city, a huge tree fell on the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of Hiranandani Meadows here on Saturday.
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Assam Floods: Over 2,700 villages affected in 18 districts
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 26 (ANI): Flood situation in 2,753 villages spread across 18 districts in Assam has worsened due to the release of excess water from Kuricchu hydropower plant reservoir in Bhutan, the state's Disaster Management Authority said on Friday.
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PM Modi plants saplings in Parliament as part of plantation drive
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted saplings in Parliament as part of a tree plantation campaign by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla here on Friday.
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NIRDPR study: Many Gram Panchayats use RO as fashionable infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 25 (ANI): A study conducted by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) on the subject of setting up of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants in Rural India revealed that many village bodies had installed such plants without any need and o
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Beat forest officials if needed: BJP MP to tribals
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Adilabad (Telangana) [India], July 22 (ANI): BJP MP from Adilabad, Soyam Bapu Rao has asked tribals to stop forest officials from planting saplings on their lands, uproot the plants and if needed beat the forest officials.
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Tree plantation week observed at Hastinapur under NMCG initiative
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): A tree plantation week along with public awareness programmes was observed as part of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) initiative at Hastinapur city of the district in the state.
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Uttrakhand CM stresses on environmental conservation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], July 21 (ANI): Uttrakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday requested people to make an active contribution to environmental conservation.
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