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New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region
Tourism
Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the …
November 20, 2018
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Health

Will Astana Declaration succeed where Alma-Ata failed?
primary healthcare
The new declaration, that renews the global pledge to achieve universal health coverage by …
November 20, 2018
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Food

FSSAI’s notification on standards for claims on packaged food to release next week
Packaged food
This is a follow-up of the earlier draft notification which was open for comments from …
November 20, 2018
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Science & Technology

Researchers develop transgenic rice with reduced arsenic accumulation
Rice
Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute researchers developed transgenic …
November 20, 2018
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Health

Noise pollution forces patients to check out of hospitals: study
Noise pollution
Noise levels in intensive care units have been found to be as high as that generated by …
November 20, 2018
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Health

Kerala university finds toxins in 11% vegetables labelled organic

Fruits and veggies
553 samples, including fruits, vegetables and spices, were collected from 7 districts in …
November 19, 2018
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Waste

World Toilet Day: How scientists tried to gauge what people think about sanitation
Sanitation
What made a simple experiment a roller coaster ride was not the process of changing …
November 20, 2018
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Beluga whale spotted in September, still in the Thames
Whales
The marine mammal is spending its time in Gravesend, near the river mouth  
November 20, 2018
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Agriculture

Aanandaa Farms: The joy of growing a food forest

Manisha Lath Gupta, who was an executive vice president in a private bank, decided to grow healthy food for herself and her family in 2011. She and her husband then created a food forest called Aanandaa on the principles of permaculture. What was a barren piece of land six years ago is now a food forest with more than 4,500 trees.

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Science & Technology

भूजल दोहन की दोहरी मार

भूजल के अंधाधुंध दोहन से भूमिगत जल स्तर में तेजी से हो रही गिरावट के साथ-साथ कार्बन उत्सर्जन में भी बढ़ोतरी हो रही है 
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Governance

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गंगा नदी के प्रवाह को बनाए रखने के लिए 40 साल तक लड़ने वाले असली “गंगा पुत्र” ने आखिरकार अपनी इस मांग के लिए जान ही दे दी
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Air

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Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020

October 26, 2018
Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is …
Waste
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Sanitation will remain a mirage even after India stops defecating in the open

October 01, 2018
Although we will meet the target of an open defecation free India much before deadline, it …
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October 14, 2018
In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for …

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