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Godavari: The New Narmada?
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13.9.2010 |
National |
| Will Polavaram be another ecocide zone? Not if we apply the Vedanta logic to it. |
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BDA’s ‘dirty’ alternative to fill lakes
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8.9.2010 |
Bangalore Mirror: City |
| Commissioner moots filling up of rejuvenated lakes with treated sewage water before CM can be invited for their inauguration... |
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Encroached drain suffocates residents
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8.9.2010 |
Bangalore Mirror: City |
| Homes in Maruthinagar are frequently flooded and the area stinks, all thanks to encroachment by an educational institution and a few residents... |
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Officials heave sigh of relief as water recedes
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7.9.2010 |
Deccan Chronicle: Rajahmundry |
| Rajahmundry, Sept. 6: As the water level in the Godavari river is steadily rising, authorities on either side of the river bank along its course, initiated precautionary measures to rescue people in case of any inundation of low-lying areas in Godavari districts. At about 6 pm, water level in the river recorded 14 ft with a discharge of 13.36 lakh cusecs of water at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Do
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New hope for the lost lakes of Bangalore
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7.9.2010 |
NIE: Bangalore |
| BDA Commissioner Bharat Lal reported that nearly 90% of the work on the 12 lakes allotted to authority was completed. |
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Mayor takes stock of city's monsoon preparedness
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7.9.2010 |
NIE: Chennai |
| The Mayor asked all the departments to complete their preparedness to meet contingencies of monsoon before October 15. |
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Punjab Education dept to shift HQ to Mohali
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7.9.2010 |
Indian Express: Chandigarh |
| After several other departments, Punjab Education department will also soon shift its headquarters from Chandigarh to Mohali. |
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Downpour washes away farmers' hopes
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Hyderabad Times |
| It's the problem of plenty. Though the bountiful rains gladdened the hearts of the farmers at first, they are now a worried lot with the downpour not showing any signs of ceasing. |
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Indur yet to get normal rainfall
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7.9.2010 |
Deccan Chronicle: Karimnagar |
| Nizamabad, Sept. 6: Though Godavari and its tributary, the Manjeera, are overflowing in the district, but the district has not yet received normal rainfall.
Deficit in rainfall has been worrying farmers as well as businessmen who depend on agro-based income.
In spite of incessant rains swelling rivulets and streams across the district in the last one week, official sources said the distri
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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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Child poverty fight threatened by west's cost cuts, says Unicef
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7.9.2010 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| Unicef millennium development goals report highlights threat of government austerity measures, food crisis and climate change
The United Nations warned today that the patchy global struggle to lift children out of poverty was being threatened by budget cuts in the west, soaring food prices and climate change.
In a report prepared for a New York summit this month to measure progress in meeting the 2015 millennium development goals , Unicef said the pressures on aid budgets would have knock-on effects in the world's poorest countries. "Fiscal constraints in industrialised economies will likely have reverberations for developing nations, particularly those dependent on external assistance," the report noted. "Fiscal retrenchment may undermine ... |
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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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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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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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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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Frosty vibes with Left brought to the fore
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Calcutta Times |
| The warm vibes between CPM and Congress no longer exist. |
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Floodwater inflow fluctuates
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7.9.2010 |
Deccan Chronicle: Anantapur |
| Kurnool, Sept. 6: Floodwater inflow into the Srisailam dam is reportedly fluctuating continuously as against the official predictions, forcing them to often lift and close crest gates of the dam.
The officials, who lifted 10 crest gates of the dam 10 days ago, closed all gates the next day to retain maximum water level of 885 ft in the dam as inflow receded. They suddenly lifted five crest gates
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Sewerage revamp for added areas
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7.9.2010 |
Telegraph: Calcutta |
| Several infrastructure projects for the city and its surrounding areas have been approved under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, state urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya said on Monday. |
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Hunter aims at duck, shoots aide
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7.9.2010 |
Deccan Chronicle: Hyderabad |
| Bhimili (Visakhapatnam), Sept. 6: A hunter who got a little too enthusiastic about his quarry, ended up shooting and killing an aide instead of a wild animal. Mr Bhupathi Sanyasi Suryanarayana Raju is a resident of Visakhapatnam and works as an advocate. He owns a farm in the Revada village near Bhimli. He allegedly shot K. Narayana, 55, a farmer of the Lakshmipuram village while attempting to sho
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Sarpanch stir puts a spanner in NREGS work
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7.9.2010 |
TOI: Jaipur |
| Once lauded as a model state for implementation of MGNREGA the flagship programme of the UPA government the state is on the backfoot nowadays as far as the scheme is concerned. |
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