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Floods in North-East have affected lakhs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 20 (ANI): Floods across north east India have been left stranded and left homeless. More than 20 of Assam's 32 districts have been affected as incessant monsoon rains have forced the burgeoning Brahmaputra River and its
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Goa irrigation minister speaks out on Mhadei River Case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] July 18 (ANI): In a recent letter issued by the Office of Water Resource Secretariat in Goa, Vinod Palyakar, the Minister for Water Resource in Goa, said that there will not be any compromise with Karnataka regarding the Mhadei River Case, whether it is through a legal c
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NGT declares area near river Ganga as 'no-development zone'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Thursday declared the area 100 metres from the edge of the river Ganga as a 'no-development zone' in the stretch between Haridwar to Unnao.
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SC stays Uttarakhand HC order giving 'human status' to Ganga
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July. 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order declaring river Ganga and Yamuna as a juristic person and as a living entity.
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Cauvery River pollution: SC gives six months to CPCB to file report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a report within six months time, regarding Tamil Nadu Government's plea, which stated that Karnataka is polluting Cauvery River water.
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Rouhani's criticism of the dam project amounts to violation of the He
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 7 (ANI) : Civil society activists from Afghanistan and residents of different provinces have reacted after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that dam projects in Afghanistan are damaging the environment.
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Lucknow: Body of policeman found floating in Gomti river
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): A dead body of a policeman was found floating in Gomti River on Monday.
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Swaraj lauds Shivraj Singh Chouhan for initiative to protect Narmada River
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday heaped praises on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for his initiative to plant six crore saplings along the Narmada, to protect the river.
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Fast track interlinking river projects: Stalin writes to PM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) acting president M.K. Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to focus on interstate river linking projects to help farmers tackle drought in the country.
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Russia to 'target' US-led planes flying over Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], June. 19 (ANI): After the US military shot down a Syrian air force jet on Sunday, Moscow has vowed to target any plane from the US-led coalition flying west of the Euphrates river in Syria.
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Torrential rains cause havoc in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 19 (ANI): Incessant rains over the past few days has left many parts of Manipur flooded and major rivers flowing above the danger mark.
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Rajasthan: Silver coins dating back to year 1904-1919 found in Bhusawar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], June 19 (ANI): Silver coins dating back to year 1904-1919 were found near banks of the Banganga river in Bharatpur's Bhusawar.
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