-The Times of India LUDHIANA: It is very unfortunate that a state like Punjab, which is known for its rivers, is facing shortage of water. "When I share this problem with the people of other states, they don't believe it and laugh it off. But in reality, conditions are becoming worse and there is a need to take immediate steps to improve the conditions," Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti...
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Water levels in reservoirs dip across country -Neha Madaan
-The Times of India PUNE: The water situation is grim as the total storage in 91 main reservoirs across the country has gone below the last 10-year average, says the report of the Central Water Commission (CWC). The reservoirs currently hold 91 billion cubic metre (BCM) water, which is 58% of their total live storage capacity. During the same period last year, these reservoirs had 103.5 BCM water. The current storage is...
More »Fewer girls are missing at birth, show latest SRS data -Anuradha Mascarenhas
-The Indian Express 4.56 lakh girls were missing on average every year for the period 2001-12. The reason is sex-selective abortions, which though declining in number, continues in the country. Pune: Around 2.9 lakh girls were missing at birth due to sex selection in 2012, lower than the annual average of 3.3 lakh for the period 2007-12, according to data compiled under the Sample Registration System (SRS) and released by the...
More »8,765 arrested for environmental offences in 2014: NCRB
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: A total of 8,765 people were arrested across the country for various environment-related offences in 2014, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has said in its latest report. The NCRB has added this fresh category in which it has given details of crimes registered under acts like the forest act, wildlife protection act, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Water (Prevention and...
More »NCRB data show rape accused known to victim most of the time -Rajesh Ahuja
-Hindustan Times Out of every 100 cases of rape registered in India, the accused is known to the victim 86 times, and in around 8.5% of these known cases the accused happens to be a relative, the 2014 data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) from across the country has revealed. Out of a total of 37,413 cases of rape registered in India in 2014, in 32,817 cases, the accused...
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