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NGO urges govt to not charge interest on pending bills	29.1.2020	The Shillong Times
Students, farmers affected due to power shutdown SHILLONG: Expressing discontentment over excessive billing due to interest imposition on the electricity bills, the Anti-Corruption and Human Development Organisation (ACHDO) president, Ishraful Hogue, has sought Home Minister James Sangma’s intervention and urged him to exempt interests from outstanding interest bills of pre-privatisation period.The ACHDO president also lamented […]
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Adequate water will be provided to Latur city: Deshmukh	28.1.2020	PTI: All news
Adequate water will be provided to Latur city: Deshmukh
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Lithium extraction should be sustainable	27.1.2020	Downtoearth
In our efforts to make the planet cleaner, we cannot repeat the mistakes we made with fossil fuels
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Agro Measures	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
The monsoon is over. The rains and deficient in the Madhya Pradesh. Despite initially heavy rains the beginning could not fill up many water bodies like Bhoj Sagar and Kerwa Dam of Capital Bhopal. The plight and problem of the agriculture sector is to provide water fields as the crops now need irrigation urgently some irrigation pumps operate on diesel and the diesel is becoming costly on regular basis. The Government must ensure irrigation to farmers at this hour when seeding has started in the crops. The Narmada water supply in the capital is eratic and many localities and not setting water at all.The State Government before the advent of monsoon launched the scheme of talabs in every villages. Still it is not known how may new talab were dug up and having water. Crops require urgent water supply.
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Inter Basin Experiment	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Madhya Pradesh is the first state in India to experiment to activate inter river basin water supply. The water of Narmada will go up by 400 meters to go into basins of 4 other rivers of Malva region the Gambhir, Kali Sindh, Parvati and Kshipra. On the demand of Madhya Pradesh the Narmada River Water Dispute Tribunal approved the project way back in the decade of 1970. But in last 48 years it was not implemented and kept pending of its being very tedious and complicated in nature. The technocrats preferred to avoid it rather than to work on it. There is general tendency to look for precedence rather than to act originally with initiative. The credit goes to the State Chief Minister Mr.Shivraj Singh Chouhan that he coordinated the Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to overcome all the difficulties and got it launched for the first time in the India after such a long time of nearly 50 years. Mr.Chouhan is the first person as Chief Minister who for the first time successfully launched the river ...
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Japan floods kill nearly 100	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Tokyo, Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing, according to a CNBC News report. Rain tapered off across the western region battered by last week's downpour, revealing blue skies and scorching sun forecast to push temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (86°F), fueling fears of heatstroke in areas cut off from power or water. "We cannot take baths, the toilet doesn't work and our food stockpile is running low," said Yumeko Matsui, whose home in the city of Mihara has been without water since Saturday. "Bottled water and bottled tea are all gone from convenience stores and other shops," the 23-year-old nursery school worker said at an emergency water supply station. About 12,700 customers had no electricity on Monday, power companies said. Tens of thousands had no water, Japanese media said. The death toll from the rains reached at least 94 after ...
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Summer at Peak	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Entire Madhya Pradesh is facing the worst summer with temperature ranging from 43 to 45 degree Celsius. The Khargone recorded highest 45.5 degree. The capital Bhopal is also in the grip of acute water scarcity. Although the Municipal Corporation officially has not announced any cut in water supply but they are many localities which are not getting it for last many days. In many localities the water is supplied for few minutes only that too not atthe fixed time and because it many people miss it. The monsoon is still away for a month till it time in mid June. The water problem is getting bad to worse and worst with every coming day. It is very tough time for the people to the state. The heat waves are there and the weather office has warmed that in coming the heat waves will be more severe in the intensity and will prevail in the night time also. The traditional ‘Novtapa’ the nine day spell of intense heat will be start on May 25 but this year it will be like additional ‘Nov tapa’ is the people are ...
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New Talab	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
The State Government is working on a long term plan this year for conservation of water with the digging new talab in the villages at the cost of Rs 500 crore to ensure water suplly there for all time to come. The tube well and hand pumps are not reliable rather itself liability during summer by going dry. But the new water body like talab will not only keep the tube with water supply and maintain the under ground water. The Bhopal big lake the Bhojsagar the digging out the silt is going on seriously with active participation of Mayor Mr Alok Sharma and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Kulansh River that bring in water in the Bhojsagar is being widen and dug deep to have more water to provide Bada talab. The rivers and talab salvage and restoration work will go till June 15. It is hoped by that the time most of the villages will have its own bodies to ensure year long and all the time water available all the time. The water harvesting it appears is forgotten scheme but it must be taken up ...
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Narmada Water	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Due to scanty rains in the last monsoon season the rivers are drying not as a whole but in patches in its length. Narmada is still flowing river but dry also in patches. Baruch the Industrial City of Gujarat on the bank of Narmada the river here has dried up. It is drinking water supply source also. The Gujarat has urged Madhya Pradesh to release more water from the dams on river Narmada to Gujarat. The Madhya Pradesh is also facing the same problem of River Narmada drying up in patches in the state also. All the dams located on Narmada in Madhya Pradesh are for below the level point and Madhya Pradesh also is not in a position to release water from the reservoirs. Gujarat demanding till 30th June 1500 cusec water. The Madhya Pradesh has taken a stand that during the inauguration of Sardar Sarovar Dam by the Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi the Madhya Pradesh released more than enough water from its dams to make the highest dam look full at that ceremony. During such critical period it is very ...
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Water Scarcity	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
The Madya Pradesh facing acute water scarcity due to deficient rains this year. The average rainfall of the state in 921 millimeter but it rained only 636 millimeters. The rains are deficient by 31 per cent. Even now in the month of March when summer is still not in full form there are 166 urban areas where water not supplied daily. In eleven small towns there is gap of three days in water supply. About 23,000 hand pumps have gone dry. The State Government has earmarked expenditure of Rs. 122 crores on water transportation through trains and road tankers. On such critical situation the tube well go dry and it are also responsible for over draw of underground water and its going down beyond reach. The state should immediately go for dredging the rivers and rivulets to store water and distribute it through water rationing. The traditional well should now be revived by advancing loans to the people and local municipal and panchayat bodies. The state instead to making contingency provision now and then ...
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Cauvery Water	26.1.2020	Central Chronicle
It can be presumed that the Supreme Court on February 16 this year of 2018 has resolved the 137 year old water sharing dispute originated during British period between the princely State Mysore and Madras Presidency. After Independence it became interstate dispute between changed names of the state of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It was a political and administrative headache for Central Government for so long period. Now the Supreme Court amending the award of Cauvery Tribunal reduced the water share of Tamil Nadu, increased marginally the water share of Karnataka taking into the account drinking water supply for Bangaluru from the Cauvery river. There is no change in the share of Kerala and Puducherry. The Centre on political administrative and judicial levels took many recourse to resolve this dispute but all the time this or that party expressed dissatisfaction and dispute continued. The Central Government in 1990 set up the Cauvery River Water Dispute Tribunal and it after 17 years long ...
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Intense Heat	25.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Madhya Pradesh is reeling under the intense heat conditions crossing 40 degree Celsius in most of the places. The Western district Khargone worst hit temperature soaring upto 45.6 degree. In nearby Dhar district it is at 44.5 degree. The capital Bhopal having 42.2 degree temperature. The heat waves are prevailing all over the State. The sudden rise in the temperature is due to intense heat waves coming from the desert areas of Rajasthan sweeping the states. Geographically the Madhya Pradesh is so located that during the winter cold waves come from snowfall Northern Himalayan states and during summer heat waves from Western side of Madhya Pradesh. The weather in the state is considered pleasing and pleasant. In 29 districts the heat condition are on increase. The 9 districts of Madhya Pradesh are areas of deficient rains and facing water scarcity.Conditions. There are nearly 5 lakh 44 thousand tube wells in the state. It all are getting underground waters, which is dwindling in the state at a fast pace. ...
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Chambal Basin	25.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Narmada is the biggest river and of religious value of Madhya Pradesh. The Kshipra is also religious “Kumbha” river is its length is not much. The river like Chambal, Betwa, Tawa, Ken also big and important rivers in the State. For a long time the Chambal was known for its ravines and dacoits but that slur on its name is fast vanishing. Some part of Chambal basin remain cronically dry . The Narmada Control Board meeting the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister Mr.Shivraj Singh Chouhan has decided that now the drought-affected areas of the Chambal Basin of Malwa Region would not remain dry. The best irrigation initiative micro lift irrigation scheme to lift water from Narmada Basin and provide it to the drought affected areas of the Chambal Basin. The Board is taking measures to use cent per cent Narmada water allotted to the Madhya Pradesh on time schedule. The state has to use 18.25 MAF water till the year 2024. All water utility projects in the Narmada will be ready by the year 2022. The Narmada ...
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Educational Essay Topics	25.1.2020	Central Chronicle
Chances are they need to figure out methods to diminish the smoke they emit. Cigarettes are yet another harmful item that raises the atmosphere pollution and the wellknown health benefits. Usually the utmost effective means to better interior air quality is always to eliminate individual sources of pollution or possibly to decrease their pollutants. Emissions which come from cars confine the quantity of atmosphere and oxygen we should respire. Woods are greatly helping decrease the aggregate of toxins within the air. Gases superior dissertation papers for instance radon and carbon monoxide. The sad part about the full challenge is the reality that water pollution can be averted in a great deal of instances. Clean water is crucial to human health. With a bit of design, it may further retain and direct water to where it's needed most. The correct issue is the best way to locate genuine drinking water safely and inexpensively. What is desktop publishing? it's many common uses. We are going to discuss both ...
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Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (January 18-24, 2020)	25.1.2020	Downtoearth
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
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Why South India needs the Shola forests of the Nilgiris	24.1.2020	Downtoearth
The forests and grasslands act as water towers and influence the fortunes of farmers in the Cauvery delta
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Meghalaya mobilises Rs 450 cr for National Games infrastructure	24.1.2020	The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: Meghalaya Government has so far mobilised close to Rs 450 crores from different ministries including Social Justice, Tribal Affairs, NEC and other departments for creating infrastructure for the National Games 2022. Talking to media persons after chairing the meeting of the National Games Organising Committee, Chief Minister said, Conrad Sangma said that the Meghalaya Government is also moving to ...
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Hollongi airport construction from Feb	24.1.2020	The Assam Tribune
Hollongi airport construction from Feb
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Pandakudia slum shows 'smart city' Bhubaneswar has a long way to go	21.1.2020	Downtoearth
Informal settlements in Odisha capital lack toilets, running water & power; situation worsens during rains and natural disasters; women the worst off
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Pandukudia slum shows 'smart city' Bhubaneswar has a long way to go	21.1.2020	Downtoearth
Informal settlements in Odisha capital lack toilets, running water & power; situation worsens during rains and natural disasters; women the worst off
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