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Punjab Says No Surplus Water To Share, Haryana Hits Back	24.1.2020	NDTV News - Top-stories
An all-party meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded reassessment of water availability in the state and said the Centre should ensure that the state's...
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When survival trumped bias	23.1.2020	Rediff: News
What years of education, social messaging and reservations couldn't accomplish, water scarcity did in one summer, says Geetanjali Krishna.
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A change in leadership for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community	23.1.2020	Minnesota Public Radio: Politics
Charlie Vig is retiring after eight years as chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. He stops in to talk about the state of Indian gaming and his community’s relationship with neighboring cities.
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India’s guidelines on wetlands will allow states to decide what counts as prohibited activities	22.1.2020	Scroll.in
An estimated 4.63% of the country’s geographical area is made up of wetlands.
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RLI schemes in Khangabok soon	22.1.2020	Manipur: E-Pao
RLI schemes in Khangabok soon
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Watershed development projects reviewed	21.1.2020	The Assam Tribune
Watershed development projects reviewed
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IIT Madras-Designed Check Dam Aids Palar River To Store Surplus Rainwater	20.1.2020	NDTV News - Latest
The construction of this check dam began in March 2019 and the structure was completed by August 2019, before the onset of monsoon.
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Could Chennai see a repeat water crisis in 2020? Hear what Tamil Nadu Weatherman has to say	20.1.2020	Citizen Matters, Chennai
We catch up with Tamil Nadu Weatherman, Pradeep John, to hear his analysis of the north east monsoon this year, and if the city will have enough water to tide over the summer.
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State ministry expanded, 2 new ministers sworn in	19.1.2020	The Assam Tribune
State ministry expanded, 2 new ministers sworn in
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Delhi Cong promises 20,000 litre water free, cashback	17.1.2020	Rediff: News
Claiming that the cashback plan will help the city save 25-30 per cent of drinking water, Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra alleged that the AAP government's free water scheme 'benefited water tanker mafia'.
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Outbreak of E. coli in Salinas Valley romaine lettuce is over, CDC says	16.1.2020	LA Times: Business
It's safe to eat romaine lettuce again after E. coli scare, according to the CDC.
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How Secret Mission Saved Australia's Dinosaur-Era Trees From Bushfire	16.1.2020	NDTV News - Top-stories
Australia's Wollemi Pines survived the dinosaurs, and now firefighters have nursed them through the country's worst bushfires in generations to live another day.
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High Court To Hear Ajit Pawar's Plea In Irrigation Scam Next Month	16.1.2020	NDTV News - Latest
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on February 13 a plea seeking judicial inquiry in the Vidarbha irrigation scam and against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit...
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This New Pumpkin Variety From Varanasi May Just Be The Perfect Superfood	15.1.2020	NDTV Food - Latest
Indian scientists have developed a brand new variety of pumpkin, the 'Chhappan Bhog' pumpkin whose health benefits far exceed those of the ordinary.
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Forecast storms bring both relief and new risks for fire-stricken Australia	15.1.2020	Reuters: World News
Severe storms are expected to bring some relief in the coming days from huge bushfires scorching Australia but the heavy downpours could also carry the risk of landslides and water pollution, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Without Merit": Ajit Pawar On Petitions Against Him In Irrigation Scam	15.1.2020	NDTV News - India-news
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has filed an affidavit in the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court in reply to petitions against him in the multi-crore irrigation scam, terming the...
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Rain to bring relief, risks to fire-stricken Australia	15.1.2020	Reuters: World News
Forecasts of rain and storms are expected to bring some relief to land scorched by Australia's months-long bushfires, but heavy downpours now bring the risk of landslides and water pollution, meteorologists and water authorities said.
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EU Commission bans Bayer pesticide linked to harming bees	13.1.2020	Reuters: World News
The European Commission decided on Monday not to renew approval for a pesticide linked to harming bees, effectively banning Bayer's insecticide known as thiacloprid.
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Majuli may disappear entirely by 2040, feel experts	11.1.2020	The Assam Tribune
Majuli may disappear entirely by 2040, feel experts
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State Budget	11.1.2020	Central Chronicle
After the enforcement of the GST (Goods and Service Tax) and its implementation by the Central Council of Finance Ministers of the State under the Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister, the State Budgets have become dull and drab progress reports and statement of expenditure. The thrill of taxation, new taxes are not there. In the State Vidhan Sabha the Finance Minister Mr.Jayant Malaiyya presented the State Budget of 1,86,698 crores of reveue receipts and expenditure of 1,86,685 crores in the year 2018-19 with marginal surplus of 13 crores of rupees. On the onset Mr.Malaiyya highlighted the achievement of 7.3 per cent growth in the GDP in the year 2017-18 which is higher than the national growth rate of the GDP. He said it was much more important because the state received deficient rain and in many parts of the State there were scarcity of coalition in the agriculture. The contribution of State economy in the National economy has gone up from 3.48 per cent to 3.84 per cent. Under the GST taxation ...
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