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lankan fuel crisis: Sri Lanka recently reached a settlement with the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, to resolve a fuel crisis in the

The Cauvery Hydro Power Project (CHPP), which had hit several roadblocks, is getting another opportunity to revive itself. The Union Power Ministry has called a meeting of senior government officials

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started developing a huge sanitary landfill site in South Delhi to dispose of the massive amount of garbage generated daily. It is also in the process of

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The Chinese government recently passed a law barring sewage or chemical waste discharges into agricultural areas, in an effort to improve food safety in the country.

The law will take effect from November 1. It came in response to a series of food-safety incidents caused by air, soil or water pollution seeping into croplands, the Xinhua news agency said.

Famous for the annual three-day festival phoolwaalon ki sair, Jharna in Mehrauli was a garden with cascades and fountains, making it an ideal Mughal retreat. Today, a filthy drain passing behind it

The Gilgit-Baltistan Students Forum (Pakistan) has rejected the construction of Bhasha dam terming it a violation of basic rights of the local people. Speaking at a press conference, office-bearers

Water and Power Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi directed the concerned quarters to expedite progress on the Munda dam project. Presiding over the 60th meeting of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board

Pakistan government has voiced optimism to complete the Rs21 billion Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) Project by December 2007. This optimism was expressed at the second meeting of the Task Force

Former Principal Secretary and National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Brajesh Mishratrashed the July 18, 2005, civilian nuclear deal signed between India and the US during

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