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Goa: Political parties, NGOs protest over Kalasa-Banduri water diversion p
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Porvorim (Goa) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Congress party along with Goa Forward Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Shiv Sena, various NGOs and social activists on Friday staged a protest on the National Highway in Porvorim against the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ord
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15 Iranian fishermen who entered Indian waters sent to judicial custody ti
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Fifteen Iranian fishermen who were arrested by Indian Coast Guard for allegedly entering Indian waters were sent to judicial custody till November 14 by a court here on Friday.
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Merkel lauds India for its initiatives in the field of renewable energy
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday lauded India for its work in the field of renewable energy and said Berlin intends to work very closely on sustainable development and climate protection including waste management and availability of pure water.
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AP Minister Anil Kumar welcomes High Court's decision on Polavaram works
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav on Friday lauded the High Court's decision of quashing the stay on the execution of Polavaram project works.
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Not just Chennai and Bangalore will become Cape Town, but majority of popu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Expressing concern over the depletion of water, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has stated that if water availability continues to decline with same pace and per capita, not just Chennai and Bangalore "will become Cape Town" but a majority
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Maharashtra: Amid BJP-Shiv Sena deadlock, new options emerge for govt form
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 30 (ANI): After Devendra Fadnavis cleared that no bargaining on Chief Minister's post with Shiv Sena will be done and former state Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said about consideration of Shiv Sena proposal if any comes, there are two most probable op
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Hyderabad: Children of Alakaapoor township write to CM KCR demanding water
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Oct 29 (ANI): Children of Alakaapoor township wrote a letter to Telangana Chief Minister M K. Chandrashekar Rao demanding water supply in their area.
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PM Modi meets Saudi Environment Minister, held 'useful' discussion
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Oct 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, in Riyadh and held "useful discussion" on exploring newer areas of cooperation in the agriculture, food processing and water techn
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Warming waters, local differences affect lobster population: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): Recent studies reveal that increasing temperature of the ocean and local differences probably is the reason for falling lobster populations along the coast from southern New England to Atlantic Canada.
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Assam Rifles, Army rescue stranded people in Dimapur
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dimapur (Assam) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): The troops of Assam Rifles and the Army evacuated a large number of people from their houses due to rising waters of Diphu river in Nagaland's Dimapur area.
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Delhi: EDMC sprinkles water on roads as pollution control measure post Diw
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Just after the Diwali celebrations, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Monday sprinkled water on roads in Anand Vihar area, to reduce dust as a pollution control measure.
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ADB hosts forum to promote farmers' livelihoods, rural development and foo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Oct 28 (ANI): Ensuring access to nutritious, safe and affordable food enabled by modern technologies and creative policies is essential to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific, participants heard at the Rural Development and Food Securit
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