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Ramesh warns of action against polluting dyeing units
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7.9.2010 |
IndiaInfo.com |
| CPCB has every right to take action if PPCB fails to check pollution from dyeing units. |
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[TOM :: All-States]
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By 2013, 200 mn litres per day from two desalination plants
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7.9.2010 |
Indian Express: Mumbai |
| Two seawater desalination plants, to be commissioned by 2013, will help augment the metropolitan regions water supply by at least 100 million litres a day each. |
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[sailendram :: All-News]
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[fredericknoronha :: blog]
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[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[arghyam :: WaterGeneral]
[manthankendra :: PPP]
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Bio-remedial plants to be set up for Buddha Nallah, says Jairam Ramesh
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7.9.2010 |
Indian Express: Ludhiana |
| Steering clear of the Vedanta controversy, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh preferred to stick to Buddha Nallah issue during his flying visit to the city on Monday. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[indiatogether :: Environment]
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Buddha Nallah is a colossal failure of LMC
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7.9.2010 |
Indian Express: Ludhiana |
| Buddha Nallah is a colossal failure of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. This was stated by Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today. |
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[governance :: Sanitation]
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[ajnyani :: AGECON]
[fredericknoronha :: blog]
[indiatogether :: Solid Waste]
[sunder :: Forest water]
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[tushargupta101 :: UrbanWater]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
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[fredericknoronha :: water]
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[esg :: Cancer]
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Bacteria to clean up Budha Nullah
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Chandigarh Times |
| Urging the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take strict action against polluting industrial units, Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the Centre has approved a multicrore bioremediation project to clean the highly polluted Budha Nullah. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[meerak :: bengaluru government]
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Fake WBPCB papers: The West Bengal Pollution
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Calcutta Times |
| The West Bengal Pollution Control Board lodged FIRs with police after finding out that some criminals are issuing fake no-objection certificates. |
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[meerak :: Bengaluru environment]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[meerak :: bengaluru]
[meerak :: bengaluru environment]
[meerak :: bengaluru civic]
[meerak :: bengaluru government]
[kolcarto :: Kolkata]
[Bhupendra :: Uttar_Pradesh]
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Dahisar mangroves diminishing
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7.9.2010 |
Hindustan Times: News |
| After instances of mangrove destruction in Dahisar, local residents have now identified dying brown patches amidst the lush 400-acre green stretch. Locals have alleged that the bund built by a builder has blocked salt-water ingress that is necessary for the mangroves to survive. |
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[arghyam :: WaterGeneral]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
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This Ganpati, stress on idols without toxic dyes
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: India |
| Central Pollution Control Board has asked Ganpati mandals to return to the festival's Vedic roots and avoid use of lead- and zinc-based paints, thermocol, plaster of Paris and toxic colours while making idols. |
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
[aseem :: Water_Contamination]
[nilaymedh :: painting]
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Mumbai will get two desalination plants
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Mumbai |
| The Maharashtra government's ambitious plans to set up desalination plants in the state finally took shape on Monday with the specially appointed committee deciding to set up two units-one in the island city and the other in the western suburbs. |
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[divya_rrs :: Real Estate]
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[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
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Govt sets deadline for desalination plants
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7.9.2010 |
DNA: Mumbai |
| But owing to high pollution in the sea, it may not be possible to derive potable water through the process. |
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[fredericknoronha :: water]
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'Krishna bhakti helps eliminate desire, greed'
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6.9.2010 |
TOI: Ahmedabad Times |
| Total devotion to Lord Krishna would help man wash away "inner dirt like lust, anger, desire and greed and ego the four sins which makes life miserable", said Dr Prema Pandurang, spiritual preacher from Chennai, on Monday. |
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Shivaliks to be India's first interstate biosphere reserve
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6.9.2010 |
Deccan Herald: National |
| Shivaliks to be India's first interstate biosphere reserve |
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[fredericknoronha :: Uttarakhand]
[ajnyani :: AGECON]
[indiatogether :: Biodiversity]
[indiatogether :: Biodiversity Threats]
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[indiatogether :: Conservation Efforts]
[esg :: All]
[esg :: Cancer]
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[vishawjeet :: Haryana]
[fredericknoronha :: piracy]
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Now, a filter that purifies water 80,000 times faster than bacteria-trapping filters
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6.9.2010 |
New Kerala: India News |
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[tushargupta101 :: Water-Borne-Diseases]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
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[fredericknoronha :: water]
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
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Ultrafast bacteria zapping water-filter may end contamination woes
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6.9.2010 |
IE: Science & Technology |
| Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that purifies water 80,000 times faster. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Water-Borne-Diseases]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
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[sailendram :: Water-Borne-Diseases]
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
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KMC to impose rules on groundwater use
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6.9.2010 |
TOI: Calcutta Times |
| To combat the arsenic menace in the city, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon require builders of housing projects to abide by guidelines it plans to prepare on sinking tubewells and drawing groundwater.
Kolkata: To combat the arsenic menace in the city, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon... |
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[rveron :: urban]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
[governance :: Urban Governance]
[kolcarto :: Kolkata]
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You May Be Consuming Arsenic Daily
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6.9.2010 |
TOI: Calcutta Times |
| Sealing off tubewells and using water purifiers may not be enough to prevent arsenic poisoning. |
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[kolcarto :: Kolkata]
[sailendram :: Groundwater Manangement]
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[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
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Wet spell boosts prospects of record kharif harvest
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6.9.2010 |
Business Standard: Economy & Policy |
| Intensification of the monsoon in August, as reflected in six per cent excess rainfall during the month, and continuation of the wet spell in the first week of September has strengthened the optimism about a record kharif harvest. Besides, the weather offices prophecy that the monsoon will not start withdrawing before mid-September has boosted the outlook for the next rabi as well. |
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
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[arghyam :: Groundwater Manangement]
[ajnyani :: AGECON]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
[phemk23 :: Saurashtra Agriculture]
[fredericknoronha :: Bihar]
[shrimali :: Indian Agriculture]
[sailendram :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
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Mugdha Godse is off to Ashtavinayak
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5.9.2010 |
DNA: Top News |
| The actress reveals that she has much to thank Bappa for this year. |
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[arghyam :: WaterQuality]
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National project to help crops fight climate change
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5.9.2010 |
TOI: Goa |
| In the near future, Goa could avail of funds under the national agriculture innovation project to tide over instances of saline water entering agricultural land. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: DrinkingWater]
[tushargupta101 :: Climate]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[shrimali :: Indian Agriculture]
[fredericknoronha :: water]
[fredericknoronha :: goa]
[fredericknoronha :: panjim]
[subbu :: Climate change]
[subbu :: Agriculture]
[subbu :: Floods n Droughts]
[subbu :: Ecosystems]
[subbu :: India Specific]
[phemk23 :: Western India Agriculture]
[phemk23 :: Northern Plains]
[sailendram :: Groundwater Manangement]
[indiatogether :: Biodiversity]
[indiatogether :: Biodiversity Threats]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[arghyam :: Climate]
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Kingfisher to up 10% capacity, share code with BA
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5.9.2010 |
Financial Express: Front Page |
| Private air-carrier Kingfisher Airlines plans to add over 10% capacity from the coming winter schedule besides adding a couple of domestic and international routes, a senior airline executive said. |
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