-PTI Raipur: Chhattisgarh government will undertake a survey using remote sensing satellite technology for mapping the location of ponds, rivers and other water bodies to encourage fish farming in the state. "The state has sufficient number of ponds, water bodies and rivers to produce fish of any variety. Therefore, the government is carrying out remote sensing survey to identify location of these water bodies to use them for fish rearing," a government...
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Struggles of a sarpanch: When kitchen takes precedence over panchayat -Ejaz Kaiser
-Hindustan Times Raipur: In Kawardha, the home district of Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, a woman sarpanch has decided to delegate all her responsibilities to her nephew, citing her busy household routine as the reason. In an affidavit, sarpanch Santoshi Bai has handed over her powers to nephew Kaushal Nishad, saying she remains too engrossed in her household work. “At home, I am preoccupied with work and that diverts my attention from...
More »Toxic dal could be back and it may not be a bad idea to try it -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times Three new lentil (dal) varieties belonging to a family of legumes known to be poisonous since Hippocrates’s time could be back on your plates. But should you eat them? India’s chronic shortage of pulses – the essential soupy item in everyday meals – has made a cheap source of protein for millions very expensive. So, the country is thinking of bringing back khesari dal (scientific name: lathyrus odoratus), which became...
More »DBT in kerosene will help in better targeting of subsidy: FinMin
-PTI New Delhi: Direct transfer of kerosene subsidy to the bank accounts of users will help in better targeting of the benefits to those who actually deserve it, the Finance Ministry said today. The government had last night said it will roll out the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene from April 1 where the users will buy the cooking fuel at market rate but will get financial support directly in...
More »Adani’s 600-MW Chhattisgarh plant delayed on public opposition
-PTI Raipur: The Adani Group’s 600-MW power plant in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh has hit a roadblock after residents of nearly 10 villages, whose land will have to be surrendered for the thermal plant, decided to oppose the project and brought about a deferment of the public hearing on the same. The public hearing for setting up the power plant, earlier scheduled for December 30, has been postponed, and the district collector...
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