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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa passes away
December 5, 2016
The health of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa has been critical since yesterday, causing fear and panic in the southern Indian state.
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New Delhi set to implement action plan to fight pollution
December 3, 2016
After New Delhi witnessed severe rising pollution levels this year, the Supreme Court of India showed a green signal Friday for taking forward an action plan aimed at establishing measures to tackle air pollution in the capital.
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Ola aiming at 1 million electronic cars fleet in India
December 3, 2016
Ola, a major cab-hailing company in India, may introduce a fleet of one million electric cars, SoftBank Group chairman Masayoshi Son revealed.
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Kolkata gets global recognition for tackling climate change
December 3, 2016
Kolkata bags the best cities of 2016 award along with Paris and nine other cities across the globe for its inspiring and innovative efforts towards climate change and solid waste management. At the C40 Mayors Summit held in Mexico City, the capital of West Bengal was the only Ind...
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Swedish company makes pollution masks for India
December 3, 2016
A visit to India prompted the dormant asthma problem of a Swedish student. Bothered by this sudden health jerk, the atrocity of bad-air quality on urban dwellers and unavailability of effectively-designed protection masks led Alexander Hjertström to make pollution masks for Indi...
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NGT issues disposable plastic ban in Delhi NCR
December 3, 2016
Alongside recommendations for green waste management practices, the National Green Tribunal on Friday banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi NCR from next year.
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Goa Tourism goes 100 pc cashless
December 3, 2016
While experts expressed apprehensions about tourism economy getting hurt following the demonetisation in India, Goa Tourism becomes the first government organisation to adopt 100 pc cashless transactions.
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Indian vegetable market slows down
December 3, 2016
Post demonetisation of currency bills of INR 500 and INR 1,000 in India, the country is already in a state of turmoil and the situation has changed for the worse as the vegetable wholesale and retail market is now witnessing a monumental economic crisis.
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India perks up e-visa policy to allure global travellers
December 2, 2016
Looking to advance medical tourism and allure more business travellers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday extended the scope of e-tourist visa to incorporate purposes such as short-term medical trips, business excursions and meetings.
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National anthem made mandatory before film screenings in India
December 2, 2016
In a bid to inject a nationalistic fervour among the citizens of India, the Supreme Court has instructed all cinema hall operators in the country to play the Indian national anthem before screening films.
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World AIDS Day – a mixed bag of hope and despair for India
December 2, 2016
Being the third largest population in terms of HIV positive cases, India is still fighting social taboos despite various forms of awareness programmes.
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Dramatic slowdown of Indian GDP expected post demonetisation
December 1, 2016
Post demonetisation, some are predicting adverse effects on the Indian economy while others believe it is only for the short term.
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