-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi-led Gujarat may be high on economic growth, but it is not a state companies would rush to for selling their goods. Per capita monthly spending in urban Gujarat is below the national average and rural Gujarat does not figure among the top spenders, according to a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report based on household consumer expenditure survey of 2011-12. Haryana and Kerala headed...
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Hailstorm Destroys Over 90,000 Hectares Crop in Yavatmal
-Outlook Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Untimely rain and hailstorm destroyed crops and orchards spread over 90,000 hectares in Yavatmal district in the last fortnight, official sources said. Crop of wheat and gram on 87,881 hectare of land was wiped out, while vegetables spread over 1,036 hectares was destroyed, sources in the Agriculture Department said. "Fruits like oranges, papaya and lemon were also destroyed and the area under cultivation comes to over 882 hectares. The highest...
More »Green Tribunal bans tyre burning in public -Alok Deshpande
-The Hindu Creates toxic smoke and poses serious environmental threat, says petition Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres at public places, such as roads and areas surrounded by residential buildings and also during protests by political and religious groups as it is likely to cause health hazard. The Western Zone Bench of NGT was hearing the petition against the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the State of...
More »Number of Poor Down to 27 Cr in 2011-12: Govt
-Outlook The number of poor in the country declined to 27 crore in 2011-12, from 40.74 crore in 2004-05, Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said today. "The latest data of large sample survey on household consumer expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68th round conducted in 2011-12. "As per the estimates of Planning Commission, the number of persons living below the poverty line in the country...
More »NEERI team arrives in Kolhapur to assess river pollution
-The Times of India KOLHAPUR: A team of three experts from the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) arrived in Kolhapur on Monday to study the impact of pollution on the Panchganga river. The experts held meetings with officials of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and environmental experts. "The team conducted a series of meeting on day one. The team is expected to visit locations by tomorrow....
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