The ministry said it has launched an inquiry to ascertain as to how this "factual information" was not included in the ministry's response to an RTI query.
The population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin is on the rise at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India's only dolphin sanctuary, located in Bihar. It was revealed by a latest census study conducted by a team of experts at the Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre, officials said on Wednesday.
IIT-Guwahati promises students fun and competition with Alcheringa 2008scheduled for Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2008.
Addressing the nation on Independence Day, the prime minister also spoke on renewable energy and the need to maintain a balance between development and the environment. Referring to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in January 2019, Modi said, "A special campaign is being worked out to reduce pollution in 100 selected cities with a holistic approach."
Singapore-based Alert Disaster Control, one of the largest disaster management companies in the oil and gas sector, has already joined the team of experts from ONGC and OIL, reports Shine Jacob.
Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the government's Namami Gange Programme with an aim of bringing behavioural change among children towards the Ganga and other rivers.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today accused the National Democratic Alliance government of turning the programme to clean Ganga as a "Hindutva project" by attempting to polarise politics through the initiative on the holy river.
A selection of some interesting stories from Wednesday that you possibly would not have read in your newspaper.
The ravines, which are sharp, steep mud hillocks, stretch over three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, once home to several dreaded dacoits have long been the subject of several projects and government schemes to make them agriculturally viable.
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