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October 8, 2016 5:18 PM

India close to being categorised as 'water scarce' nation: Uma Bharti

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said India is close to being categorised as "water scarce", citing increasing demand, uncertain availability and overexploitation of rivers as the causes.<br/><br/>She made the remarks at the World Sustainable Development Summit in ...

October 8, 2016 2:27 PM

SC stays commercial release of GM Mustard crop till Oct 17

The Supreme Court has stayed the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard crop for ten days and asked the Centre to take public opinion on such seeds before releasing it for cultivation purpose.<br/><br/>A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said y...

October 8, 2016 2:27 PM

SC stays commercial release of GM Mustard crop till Oct 17

The Supreme Court has stayed the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard crop for ten days and asked the Centre to take public opinion on such seeds before releasing it for cultivation purpose.<br/>A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said yesterday th...

October 8, 2016 1:08 PM

We are probing fund misappropriation of Osho Trust: ED to HC

The Enforcement Directorate today informed the Bombay High Court that it has started investigation into complaints of alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds of Osho Rajneesh trust even as Pune police faced the court's ire for its "casual" approach in its probe. <br/><br/...

October 8, 2016 8:35 AM

Govt to launch soon Delhi-Katra; Delhi-Jaipur expressway projects

Government will soon launch two expressway projects - Delhi-Amritsar-Katra and Delhi-Jaipur which will significantly reduce the travel time to Katra and Jaipur from the national capital. <br/><br/>Official sources said in New Delhi that in principle approval was granted for launch of two...

October 8, 2016 8:34 AM

Venkaiah Naidu to visit one state each week to assess progress of schemes

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu, along with a team of senior officials, has decided to visit at least one state each week to get first hand information about the progress of implementation of various schemes by his ministries. <br/><br/>Official said in New Delhi that Mr Naidu, who holds...

October 8, 2016 8:33 AM

Green energy to power all lighthouses by December

All lighthouses dotting India's 7,517-km coast line will be fuelled by solar energy by December which will help reduce emission of 6,000 kg of greenhouse gases per day. In a ststement, Shipping Ministry said the Directorate General of Lighthouse & Lightships (DGLL), presently maintaining 19...

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