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Rs 5,000 Crore Plan Govt plans 300 clusters of ‘smart villages’

-The Indian Express Under the plan, the state governments will identify the clusters in accordance with the framework for implementation prepared by the Ministry of Rural Development. In a bid to transform rural areas to economically, socially and physically sustainable spaces, the Cabinet Wednesday approved the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) with an outlay of Rs 5,142.08 crore to set up 300 rural clusters across the country by 2019-20. “The mission...

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Pratapgarh villagers turn ‘Manjhi’ for a river -Kapil Dixit

-The Times of India PRATAPGARH/ALLAHABAD: After five years of collective work, over 10,000 people in nearly 50 villages of Pratapgarh and Allahabad districts have been successful in bringing the Bakulahi river back to its natural course. If Bihar's Dasrath Manjhi's resolve to break mountain was for carving out a road, these Manjhis from Mandhata block of Pratagarh were determined to end their water woes. The entire digging work of about 18...

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Seegehalli GP beats Bengaluru behemoth in amenities -Niveditha Jain

-Deccan Herald Bengaluru: Residents of Seegehalli, located near Hopefarm Junction in Whitefield, are privileged to enjoy clean drinking water, good roads and an efficient waste management system - thanks to the efforts of the Seegehalli Gram Panchayat. In contrast to the roads falling under BBMP limits, the roads of Seegehalli, which is around five km from Whitefield, are good and motorists do not dread riding around, residents claim.   The panchayat has passed a...

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Declining Cattle Population -Nilakantha Rath

-Economic and Political Weekly There has been a major change in the composition and mix of the cattle population in India. The proportion of male cattle has declined sharply as farmers do not fi nd it worthwhile to maintain bullocks to plough holdings that are becoming smaller and smaller. The composition of the milch cattle population too is changing. The proportion of the indigenous breed is falling and that of the...

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Significant Ozone Build Up in Delhi Poses Health Risk: CSE

-Outlook New Delhi: A significant ozone build up has been witnessed this summer in several areas of the national capital, including the one where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resides, increasing the public health risk, a green body warned today. A latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the eve of World Environment Day on June 5 found that the area where Kejriwal resides was "highly vulnerable" to...

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