-The Hindustan Times In June 1992, Manmohan Singh, then finance minister in the Government of India, delivered the Foundation Day Address of the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD). He spoke on the topic ‘Environment and the New Economic Policies’. In his talk, Singh urged “objective standards industry-wise for safeguarding the environment, asking industry to certify compliance with these standards, institution of an effective system of verification and industry audit...
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'Thousands of dead fish found floating in Godavari river'
-PTI NASHIK (Maharashtra): Thousands of dead fish were found floating in the Godavari river here, a local Congress corporator said today, demanding an inquiry into the incident. Corporator Vikrant Mate said the fish were found floating in the river near Asaram Bapu Ashram on Gangapur Road here. "It should become clear whether the fish died due to chemicals and effluents, released into the Godavari river by industrial units or was there any other...
More »Uttarakhand alert for parched city-Subodh Varma
-The Times of India If you don't act now, Delhi will be starved of electricity and water in the coming years - this was the dire warning given by a group of village women, who have come to Delhi from remote areas of Uttarakhand. Their mission is to shake up the government and get it to restart work on several hydel projects in the state. There is indeed a connection with the...
More »Karnataka BJP chief wants schools 'saffronised'
-The Times of India Karnataka BJP president K S Eshwarappa on Sunday stirred up a hornet's nest, advising education minister Visvesvara Hegde Kageri to saffronise schools. Eshwarappa was speaking at a programme involving the education department's greening programme in Shimoga. Appreciating the education minister's efforts for taking up planting of saplings in government schools, Eshwarappa said: "Children's books have a lot of thoughts on religion and culture. It is essential to preserve...
More »Time running out for the Ganga: PM-Aarti Dhar
Observing that time was running out to save the Ganga, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked States to take action against industries polluting the river. Addressing the third meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) here on Tuesday, Dr. Singh expressed unhappiness over the States' efforts in sewage treatment. He asked the State governments to send proposals for new sewage treatment plants, for which adequate funding was available with the Centre....
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