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Governor, CM greet people on Chhath Puja	13.11.2018	The Assam Tribune
Governor, CM greet people on Chhath Puja
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175 dead, over 10,000 affected by Nigeria cholera outbreak	13.11.2018	PTI: All news
175 dead, over 10,000 affected by Nigeria cholera outbreak
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Changing climate sends Mumbai to sick bay	13.11.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
According to doctors, there is also an increase in dehydration cases coupled with acute gastroenteritis.
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Muslim women should not wear nail polish while offering Namaz, says new fatwa	5.11.2018	The Asian Age \| Home
A cleric at the seminary said, '...using nail polish is un-Islamic and illegal. Rather women should use Mehendi on their nails.'
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A jellyfish takeover in the offing?	4.11.2018	Panorama – The Navhind Times
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi I have just spent a week in monsoon washed Goa without going to the beach. The reason for this sacrilege? Jellyfish. The Goa government has issued a warning to beachgoers that the beaches and coastal waters have swarms of live and dead jellyfish. These long tentacled gelatinous marine creatures are beautiful and ...
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Human greed creates jellyfish menace	4.11.2018	The Shillong Times
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi I have just spent a week in monsoon washed Goa without going to the beach. The reason for this sacrilege? Jellyfish. The Goa government has issued a warning to beachgoers that the beaches and coastal waters have swarms of live and dead jellyfish. These long tentacled gelatinous marine creatures are beautiful […]
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Wildlife populations fallen by 60pc since 1970, threatening civilization: WWF report	30.10.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
From 1970 to 2014, 60 pc of all animals with backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human activity.
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Climate change a threat to oysters	29.10.2018	Science \| The Asian Age
If the oysters die out, all of the associated species will.
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Khandu inaugurates dialysis unit at Tawang hospital	28.10.2018	The Shillong Times
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Pema Khandu on Sunday inaugurated a new dialysis unit at Khandro Drowa Tsangmu district Hospital Tawang. Started under Prime minister’s national dialysis programme(PMNDP) this unit in Tawang has capacity for five patients, there is also a RO water treatment plant attached with this unit having capacity to treat 300ltrs of […]
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Punjab can use Israeli tech to solve issues of farmers, water conservation: CM Amarinder Singh	23.10.2018	Free Press Journal: World
Tel Aviv: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said his state could use the know-how and technology
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Irrigating vegetables with wastewater spreads disease: Study	14.10.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
Here is what a new study has found.
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Waste water treatment to be mandatory	10.10.2018	Metros \| The Asian Age
Failure or delay in installing sewage treatment units will attract punitive action.
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Big-push for replacing old water pipelines	9.10.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
PANAJI: Minister for Public Works Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday said the government has prepared plans for spending Rs 800 crore each in both the districts for replacing old water pipelines. Speaking to media persons at the secretariat, Dhavalikar said the PWD has worked out a plan to address the water woes of Porvorim and ...
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Drinking water facility, parking lot set up at Kaziranga	5.10.2018	The Assam Tribune
Drinking water facility, parking lot set up at Kaziranga
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B’desh seeks revival of silk industry	5.10.2018	The Shillong Times
Rajshahi: Bangladesh’s silk industry is one of the oldest in the world, with farmers in the northwestern border district of Rajshahi producing some of the most sought-after silk yarns. They specialise in high-quality mulberry silk — widely known as Bengal or Rajshahi silk — produced by the larvae of moths fed on fresh mulberry leaves […]
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Garbage piling up along roadsides in Bicholim	4.10.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
RAMESH SAWAIKAR \| NT BICHOLIM Roadsides in Bicholim taluka have turned into garbage dump yards with panchayats’ efforts in maintaining cleanliness found wanting despite the awareness about its importance under the ‘Swachhata Abhiyan.’ Only some panchayats are collecting garbage from its constituents and villagers are habituated to dump garbage on the roadsides particularly in ...
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Goa, Portugal sign MoU on water management	30.9.2018	Goa News – The Navhind Times
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state government on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with Portugal for water supply and waste water management. The MoU, which was signed by the state with Portugal‘s environment ministry, aims at carrying out an assessment for the removal of manganese from Selaulim water treatment plant with the help of advance ...
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Microplastics in freshwater insects raise global fears about plastic pollution	28.9.2018	Life \| The Asian Age
While eight to 12 million tonnes of plastic enters oceans each year, four million tonnes of it passes along rivers.
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Death toll climbs in Nigeria flooding:Relief agency	28.9.2018	PTI: All news
Death toll climbs in Nigeria flooding:Relief agency
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Water project delay drains Rs 132 crore	28.9.2018	The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: The CAG report 2017-18 has revealed that the delay in the completion of Phase III of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme has led to an unfruitful expenditure of Rs 131.84 crore. The report says failure to implement reforms as per the JNNURM timeline has also led to deduction of Rs 17.41 crore. The […]
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