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13 new agricultural heritage landscapes designated by FAO	19.4.2018	Downtoearth
The new sites are in China, Japan, Egypt, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Sri Lanka
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NTPC wants to exit joint venture with BHEL	19.4.2018	Business \| The Asian Age
The two companies had invested Rs 50 crore each as equity in the joint venture.
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'People are dying, but no sense of urgency', SC to Delhi, Haryana chief secretaries over water woes	19.4.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
The top court has ordered senior officials of the two state governments to appear before it in person on April 23.
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Agricultural heritage sites join ancient wisdom with modern adaptation	19.4.2018	Downtoearth
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System sites can teach us how our ancestors found ways to craft viable landscapes even in very austere environments for centuries
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Parched A.P. village saved by 300-year-old stepwell	19.4.2018	Hindu: Medicine & Research
Women of fluoride-hit area trek a long distance for a single pot of drinking water
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Revisiting northern Sri Lanka’s battlefields	19.4.2018	Hindu: Kids
A group of Indian Peace Keeping Force veterans revisits the battlefields of northern Sri Lanka, where their lives and destinies were interwoven with those of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam three decades ago
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Bombay High Court bars MCA from using water from Pavana dam for maintaining Pune ground for IPL matches	19.4.2018	Free Press Journal: Mumbai
Mumbai: In what can have a direct impact on eight IPL matches, which are slated to be played in Pune,
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Study finds healthier food likely to get more wasted	19.4.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
As per a research by the University of Vermont, the exact amount of food waste depends on how healthy the diet is.
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State appoints task force for new airport	19.4.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
The task force will also look into various permissions for the airport from government departments.
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Meeting between wr and bmc on pre-monsoon plan	19.4.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
It has also requested the removal of encroachment at Poisor Nalla to facilitate completion of the FOB work.
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Study to implement 24x7 drinking water supply project begins	19.4.2018	Hindu: Medicine & Research
Civic body to replace distribution pipelines for over 1,000 km.
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No water for six IPL matches in Pune: Bombay HC	19.4.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
The court said that IPL does not fall under the industrial category, nor does the MCA have any industries.
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Sealing: Task force to examine safety of buildings, Centre tells SC	19.4.2018	PTI: All news
Sealing: Task force to examine safety of buildings, Centre tells SC
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No August Kranti	19.4.2018	DNA: India
It will only be at the end of Summers that round the clock water supply is expected to be commissioned at four areas of the city. The project works have been completed in most of the areas, however, there is not enough water to meet the demand.It is thus by month of August that the 24X7 water supply is expected to commence, just in time before assembly elections. “Most of the project works are complete and testing have commenced in certain parts, yet, the supply remains short to meet the demand,” says a senior officer at Public Health and Engineering Department. According to the department officials the works for software development, metre replacement and repair of reservoir have been completed. Works for laying supply lines have also been completed in most areas. However, the department ‘officially’ deny of water scarcity to be a reason for the delay. “Except for Banipark area, work orders for rest of the covered area were to be completed by the month of August,” claims additional chief engineer, ...
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No toll booths, sand mining, contracts: TMC pledge for Panchayat candidates	19.4.2018	Front Page – The Indian Express

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Rural areas of Maharashtra open-defecation free, says government	19.4.2018	Front Page – The Indian Express

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Sealing: Centre to set up taskforce	19.4.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
Tells SC body to oversee enforcement of laws, examine safety of buildings.
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Task force on illegal buildings will look at hospitals, schools too: Centre tells SC	19.4.2018	Delhi – The Indian Express

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Why farm deflation is essentially a problem of liquidity	19.4.2018	India – The Indian Express

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France to help make city leader in livability, innovation: Envoy	19.4.2018	The Tribune
The French connection of the City Beautiful continues. From being designed by Le Corbusier to meeting the challenges of the Smart City Mission, Chandigarh is relying on technical support from France to emerge as a leader in livability, sustainability, equality and innovation. In an exclusive interview with The Tribune, a day before he arrives in Chandigarh on Wednesday, the Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler, said the Smart City Mission had spurred Chandigarh to create a new vision for its urban future. Mobility and basic services would be the salient and cross-cutting aspects of this vision. Excerpts from the interview: The decision to help develop three smart cities in India — Chandigarh, Nagpur and Puducherry — was taken during the visit of the then President Francois Hollande in 2016. What parts of the agreements have moved beyond paper? French experts have been travelling regularly to Chandigarh, Delhi, Nagpur and Puducherry for providing technical assistance for the past three years. ...
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