-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government may be a little hesitant in pushing for genetically modified (GM) crops due to pressure from RSS-linked groups, but it is exploring all possible 'safe' options to ensure food and nutritional security keeping in mind the demands of a growing population. The issues, including use of biotechnology and other scientific interventions for increasing farm productivity, will be discussed threadbare during a national conference on...
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Will end odd-even scheme on January 15, may mull Phase 2 later: Delhi government -Abhinav Garg & Rumu Banerjee
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The fate of the AAP government's odd-even scheme is likely to be decided on Monday, when the Delhi high court takes a call on whether to end it or allow it to run till January 15. A report of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), tabled by the Delhi government in court on Friday, has recommended that the scheme be extended beyond January...
More »NHRC issues notice to Bihar government over poor state prisons
-PTI NEW DELHI: National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Bihar government over the reported deplorable conditions prevailing in the prisons of the state. Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report highlighting an exhaustive report titled 'Prisons of Bihar:- Status Report 2015' prepared by activist and researcher, Smita Chakraburty, the Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Prisons, Government of Bihar and asked for...
More »1 in 7 Indians is at risk of malaria, says WHO report -Ekatha Ann John
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The World Health Organization says close to one in seven people in India are at risk of contracting malaria. In a report that should worry public health officials, it says India, along with Ethiopia, Pakistan and Indonesia accounts for 80% of all malaria cases worldwide, but the country allocates the lowest funding for malaria control in the world. The report, based on the data collated by the National...
More »Big quake coming, warn MHA experts -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry's disaster management experts have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Himalayan region. They say quakes with higher intensity than the one that struck Manipur on Monday are likely to rock the region in future. The tectonic shift a series of these recent earthquakes have caused...
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