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water, poverty and livelihoods of marginalized communities - issues that cry
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stories that are relevant to India and the world outside it. We hope The Vi=
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help you to be more informed.
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09 , 2009
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color:#000099'>NREGA wage arrears cleared
Khunti:
In what is seen as a victory for workers under the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act here in Jharkhand who had faced hardships because of delayed
payment of compensation, as many as 174 of them from 10 villages of Khunti =
and
Murhu blocks have received Rs. 2,000 each under the Payment of Wages Act, t=
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total adding up to Rs. 3.48 lakh.
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color:#000099'>Irregular supply of cattle feed irks farmers
ERODE:
Farmers in Erode are quite upset at the irregular supply of cattle feed by =
the
District Cooperative Milk Producers Union.
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color:#000099'>Dial toll free number 1077 in case of natural disaster
KRISHNAGIRI:
In case of natural disaster such as flood, public can inform the collectora=
te
over the toll free telephone number 1077.
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color:#000099'>Caution against high concentration of fluoride in drinking w=
ater
CHENNAI:
Mismanagement of surface and groundwater resources has led to high concentr=
ation
of fluoride in drinking water.
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color:#000099'>“Safe drinking water right of every citizen”
CHENNAI:
Access to safe drinking water was the right of every citizen in the county =
and
it was the duty of the government to ensure that safe, potable drinking wat=
er
is available, R.K. Srivastava, Director-General, Health Services, said.
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color:#000099'>Fertilizer monitoring cell set up in Madurai
MADURAI:
A monitoring cell has been formed in the district to oversee and ensure that
fertilizer is distributed to the respective areas without any hindrance.
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color:#000099'>Farmers seek more water to save cash crops
TIRUCHI:
With the opening of the Mettur Reservoir to be delayed this year, anxiety
prevails among farmers who have raised cash crops depending on the supply in
the 17 irrigation channels in the middle delta region.
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color:#000099'>‘Address fertilizer problem’
SANGAREDDY:
Minister for Information J. Geeta Reddy on Tuesday directed the officials to
address the fertilizer problem in the Medak district immediately.
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color:#000099'>Water released to eastern delta from Dowleswaram reservoir
Rajahmundry:
Superintendending Engineer of Irrigation department B. Pratap Babu on Tuesd=
ay
released water to eastern delta from Dowleswaram reservoir after performing
pooja.
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color:#000099'>Centre promises funds for green projects
BANGALORE:
Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday
assured the State Government that the Centre would provide funds for affore=
station,
protection and conservation of biodiversity and wildlife sanctuaries, besid=
es
giving environmental clearance for development projects in the energy and
industrial sectors.
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color:#000099'>Fostering ties to herald second Green Revolution
BANGALORE:
A two-day Indo-U.S. workshop to explore future interactions between Indian
agricultural universities and U.S. higher education institutions began here=
on
Tuesday with calls for fostering institutional linkages between the two
countries to herald the “second Green Revolution”.
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color:#000099'>Court allows more time for mining report
BANGALORE:
The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted eight more weeks to the Central
Government to complete demarcation of the boundary between Andhra Pradesh a=
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Karnataka in Bellary district
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color:#000099'>Call to optimise use of water
Bangalore:
The Rashtriya Kisan Sangh, Karnataka, has demanded a comprehensive policy to
optimise the use of water from the Hemavati and the Netravati to irrigate t=
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rain-starved districts of Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Chickaballapur and
Kolar.
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color:#000099'>Farmers preparing land for sowing
DHARWAD:
Farmers are busy tilling their land for sowing with the district receiving =
good
rain in the past few days.
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MYSORE:
Drinking water supply in the localities of old Nanjangud town has been part=
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restored, with the authorities making alternative arrangements.
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color:#000099'>Experts see a new threat to sea turtle
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Speakers at a workshop on marine biodiversity conservation, organised by the
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India and the Department of Forest and Wildlife, =
here
on Monday observed that extensive construction of sea walls along the coast=
line
of Kerala was leading to the loss of nesting grounds of sea turtles, a
protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
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color:#000099'>Arming with figures on fish, river pollution in State
KOCHI:
Toxicity, pollution levels and fish biodiversity of the 44 rivers of Kerala
will be recorded soon.
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color:#000099'>‘Green Year’ programmes launched
KOLLAM:
The Matha Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) has launched a ‘green year’
programme to create awareness about environmental issues.
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color:#000099'>NGO moves High Court on child labour
CUTTACK:
One Ramsingh Munda, a Scheduled Tribe boy aged about 10 years, was working =
as a
domestic help in a Sarsapada village under Mayurbhanj district. On April 17,
2000, the child labourer died in the house allegedly due to physical assaul=
t.
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color:#000099'>Agricultural technique campaign launched in Rajasthan
JAIPUR:
An agricultural technique campaign for kharif crops launched by the Rajasth=
an
Government’s Agriculture Department has benefited farmers across the
State immensely by apprising them of the technical aspects of crop producti=
on
and guiding them in selection of seeds, use of fertilisers and optimum
utilisation of water resources.
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