Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on ship breaking has expressed concern over the safety of workers in Asia's largest ship breaking yard in Alang Gujarat, observing that the mechanism deployed to check decontamination or detoxification of vessels was inadequate.

IMC concerned over safety of Alang workers

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Ahmedabad-based eInfochips Training and Research Academy (eiTRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre of Entrepreneurship Development (CED) of Government of Gujarat.

eiTRA signs MoU with Gujarat govt

Despite a strong opposition from local people, Maharashtra government on Wednesday released three TMC water from Mula dam in the district to meet the needs of the Marathwada region facing acute water crisis.

Marathwada water crisis: Water released from Mula dam

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Social activist and senior Gujarat High court lawyer Mukul Sinha on Thursday filed his nomination from the Sabarmati constituency in Ahmedabad on behalf of the New Socialist Movement (NSM). Sinha who has been representing the 2002 riot victims at different forums is the president of the NSM.

Mukul Sinha to contest elections from Sabarmati

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday indicated that the state cannot offer fiscal sops and benefits to lure industry like others due to its financial constraints.

Bengal cannot offer sops due to financial constraints: Mamata

International tourists visiting poll-bound Gujarat this December can now get a peep into the conduct of Assembly polls with tourism specialists mooting the concept of 'election tourism'.

'Poll Tourism' set to make entry in state

Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Thursday slammed Mamata Banerjee for being &ldquo;increasingly intolerant and whimsical&rdquo; and asked her to mend her ways but the West Bengal Chief Minister hit back by saying her government would not function at anyone&rsquo;s diktat.

Katju criticises Mamata she hits back

Bihar government is now trying to encash its age-old ties with Mauritius. Bihar Tourism is now planning launch tour packages with Mauritian tour operators under its &ldquo;Discover Your Roots&rdquo; programme.

Bihar tourism to encash cultural ties with Mauritius

Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of poor population at 7.37 crore, followed by Bihar and Maharashtra in 2009-10, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Maha, UP, Bihar home to highest number of poor: Union govt

Kolkata is a climate vulnerable city and according to a study ranked seventh in the global list of cities facing the highest climate change in the coming decades, British Deputy High Commissioner (Eastern India), Sanjay Wadhwani said on Thursday.

Kolkata ranks 7th highest in climate change in coming decades

Talks between chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on Cauvery water sharing row, held at the suggestion of the Supreme Court, on Thursday failed to break the ice with both sides sticking to their known hard positions.

Cauvery row: No headway between TN, Karnataka CMs

The lack of interest from the Centre in linking northern and southern grid and allowing more transmission lines to carry power to the southern states is increasing the power crisis in the south including Tamil Nadu, alleged Natham R Viswanathan, state electricity minister.

Centre worsening power crisis: TN minister

The Andhra Pradesh government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for setting up National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) at three places in the state, according to commissioner of industries Rajat Kumar.

Andhra proposes three manufacturing zones

A draft report prepared by Ahmedabad-based Centre for Environmental Planning &amp; Technology University (CEPT) on carrying capacity study of mineral rich Joda-Barbil sector in Odisha has not found favour with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).

Pollution Board trashes CEPT study

After the M B Shah Commission of enquiry took serious note of mining beyond leasehold area, a team of officials of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and Odisha forest department have jointly inspected five mines in iron ore rich Joda sector in Keonjhar district.

IBM, state officials conduct joint survey of five lessees

The Odisha government presented Rs 3,932.41 crore Supplementary Budget for 2012-13 with focus on agriculture, irrigation, infrastructure development, social security, education and development of deprived classes.

Odisha presents Rs 3,932 cr Supplementary Budget

Karnataka Forest Minister C P Yogeshwar on Thursday assured the Western Ghats Task Force of implementing its 14 main recommendations on conservation and sustainable development on the issue.

Karnataka to implement recommendations of Western Ghats Task Force

As part of its promotional efforts to push further the food processing sector across the country, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries is conducting regional meetings at Chandigarh, Kolkata and Bangalore to promote food parks in the north, east and southern regions, a senior official from the department said at an Assocham event held in Chandigarh.

Centre focuses on giving food processing parks a boost

Crops, mostly paddy, in an extent of 76,980 hectares have been inundated in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh as heavy rains lashed the state for the past two days under the influence of 'Nilam' cyclone, according to revenue minister, N Raghuveera Reddy.

Cyclone Nilam: Crops in 77000 ha inundated in AP

Farmer community in Gujarat has raised objection to the union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar's appeal to the state governments to permit field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops. Farmer body, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has alleged that Pawar has colluded with the multi-national seed companies to act against the interests of the country's farmers.

Farmers' body opposes field trials of GM crops

The petroleum ministry is to soon move a Cabinet note for the country&rsquo;s first shale gas policy; this might be finalised later in the financial year. The ministry has got comments from the industry on a draft policy it had circulated earlier this year.

Cabinet note soon on shale gas policy

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