Create awareness to stop Ganga pollution: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked Chief Ministers and representatives of Ganga Basin states to “create enough awareness to stop pollution” of the river in their respective areas. Chairing
View ArticleGovt. to promulgate fresh ordinance on Land Bill
Even as the opposition to the Land Acquisition Bill continues in different quarters, the NDA government is determined to bring to Parliament its amended Bill through a fresh Ordinance. The amended NDA
View ArticleClean Ganga project seeks corporate, NRI participation
The Rs. 20,000 crore Namami Gange project is spread over five years and covers 41 tributaries of Ganga. Rs. 7272 crore has been set aside for interventions in existing, defunct projects while Rs. 12,728
View ArticleDelhi slaps 15-day ban on sale of Maggi noodles
Centre takes issue to Consumer Commission Noodles brand Maggi got into more trouble on Wednesday after the Centre lodged a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against
View ArticleNo laxity will be shown: Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for
View ArticleGanga will be pollution-free by October 2016, says Uma Bharti
Minister says project “delayed” as Centre decided to bear entire funding River Ganga will show first signs of being pollution-free by October next year and the first project on inter-linking of rivers
View ArticleRiver linking crucial for water security
The Union Government has said that the river inter-linking programme was crucial for water and food security, and sought the cooperation of the States in implementing it. The Ken-Bewta link between Uttar
View ArticleSoil Health Card scheme takes off gingerly
The Narendra Modi government is projecting its programme for issuance of Soil Health Cards (SHC) to farmers as a “flagship programme” but so far against a target of 84 lakh cards, only 34 lakh have been
View ArticleDemonstrate technology used to mitigate impact of climate change’
Warming, temperature extremes and strong variability in rainfall are likely to impact food and livelihood security of the population in India’ Ahead of the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention
View Article‘Involve farmers in fight against climate change’
A regional consultation on agro forestry on Thursday underscored the need for enabling policies to ensure that farmers get technology and financial incentives to integrate trees and shrubs on farmland
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