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PM to inaugurate new ASI Headquarters in New Delhi	11.7.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), at Tilak Marg in New Delhi on July 12, 2018. The new Headquarters building has been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including energy efficient lighting and rainwater harvesting.
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21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020	6.7.2018	Rediff: Top Stories (India)
At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops.
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Swachhata Awards 2018 of MSME Ministry	4.7.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Giriraj Singh, MoS (I/C) giving away the Swachhata Awards 2018 Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) celebrated Swachhata Pakhwada from 16th to 30th June, 2018. Union Minister of State (I/C),Giriraj Singh distributed the Awards at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi today.
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Chennai Buzz: Road widening, beautification, flood mitigation — and all that made news last week	2.7.2018	Citizen Matters, Chennai
Start your week by catching up on some of the buzz in your city last week. A quick recap of some important headlines. »
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State government to promote bamboo cultivation	26.6.2018	Hindu: Cities
Project on 1,250 acres to give sustainable income to farmers
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Illegal construction: expert team inspects landslip site again	26.6.2018	Hindu: Cities
Soil samples collected from spot to be examined in detail
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Kiran Bedi on a mission to make Puducherry water rich	25.6.2018	Hindu: Home
Says there will be no overdrawing of groundwater beyond the permitted level
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Green & Safe Jaipur holds 1st meet	23.6.2018	DNA: Opinion
Constituted to ensure accelerated implementation of development projects, a government promoted society for Green and Safe Jaipur held its first meeting in couple of years at head office of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Friday. The ‘Harit aur Surakshit Jaipur’ society has been constituted in accordance with state government budget announcement of 2014 and its executive committee was announced in September 2016 but its office-bearers took a considerable time to meet for the first time. “The process for selection of members and other formalities took the time. The society shall work efficiently now onward as its offices have been completed,” said MLA Surendra Pareek, who is among the three local MLA members of the society. Amazingly, he was the only member MLA to be present at the long-awaited meeting of the society held at JDA. The society executive committee headed by Jaipur development commissioner, includes three local MLAs, three councillors, representatives of trade bodies, citizen ...
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Govt to fine misuse of piped drinking water	21.6.2018	Hindu: News
Hints at reducing charge of piped drinking water
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How green are Kolkata’s luxury community buildings?	21.6.2018	Citizen Matters
Kolkata's green index is in a downward spiral. But the builders, organisations and residents are waking up to the reality, and that's the hope for better future. »
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Speech of Nitin Gadkari in the International Conference on Water for Sustainable Development	20.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Following is the Text of speech delivered by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in the “Conference on International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-28” held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan:- Tajikistan has taken a leading role to get the theme of water at the centre of global Sustainable Development Goals for the coming decade.
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Water audit at school calls for better management	20.6.2018	Hindu: Home
Need for proper rainwater harvesting, recycling of water
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Mixed response to proposal to get water from Linganamakki dam	20.6.2018	Hindu: Policy & Issues
One argument is for Bengaluru to harness its resources instead of diverting river water from other regions
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Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani named in panel on Agri & MNREGA	19.6.2018	DNA: Top News
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is among the seven chief ministers who have been included in a committee that will make recommendations on a coordinated policy approach on the subject of 'Agriculture and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The committee was announced at the fourth meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council in New Delhi on Sunday. The committee will be headed by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and also comprise chief ministers of Bihar (Nitish Kumar), Sikkim (Pavan Chamling), UP (Yogi Adityanath), West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee) and Andhra Pradesh (N Chandrababu Naidu). The committee will make recommendations for increasing farmers' income through agriculture related activities under MGNREGA before sowing and after harvesting. The state government said in a release that it is committed to achieve the prime minister's goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022. It cited the example of the water conservation drive under which de-silting of river bodies was ...
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Jaisalmer Military Station to get a makeover to become 'smart'	19.6.2018	DNA: Wide Angle
While the state government has taken several initiatives under the Smart city Programme, now it is the Indian Army which has undertaken a similar initiative and started development of a military station. The development is expected to provide major boost to the local economy and aid ecological conservation and balance. The Jaisalmer Military Station is being developed into a Smart Armed Forces Station for which a detailed plan has been formulated in consonance with the eight key areas identified by the Central government for development of Smart Cities. A systematic development of habitat is being undertaken incorporating the concept of Smart Building and Green Building Norms. Some of the unique facilities provided in these dwelling units would be rain water harvesting, centralised garbage disposal system, solar water heater, solar security lights, underground electric cabling, LED lighting system, provision of LPG through pipelines, prepaid electricity and water meters, waste disposal chutes, passenger ...
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On a mission to avert monsoon woes	19.6.2018	Hindu: Fitness
PWD will desilt 20 tanks and 32 ponds and clear weeds from canals ahead of the rains
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Check-dam triggered landslip, says Oppn	18.6.2018	Hindu: Rx
A high-level probe has been ordered by the government to ascertain whether a private check-dam with holding capacity of 4 lakh litres of water atop t
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Accent on harvesting rainwater	18.6.2018	Hindu: Medicine & Research
Lieutenant Governor urges PWD to work with Pondicherry University to recharge water table
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Two more check-dams coming up soon across Kosasthalaiyar river	17.6.2018	Hindu: Home
The Korattur anicut, damaged during the 2015 floods, is finally getting attention
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Probe into ‘illegal’ check-dam ordered	16.6.2018	Hindu: Diet & Nutrition
Private property developer in the dock
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