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Himachal Pradesh's apple farmers bet on a cannon fired at storm clouds to stop hail. The science says it may not

India, Oct. 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court on Monday ordered the state government to stop operating two anti-hail guns at Deorighat and Bareonghat, apple-growing villages in the Jubbal-Kotkhai a... Read More


'Can't blame development': Uttarakhand not at fault for natural disasters, says CM Dhami | Exclusive

India, Sept. 29 -- Ahead of crucial assembly elections in Uttarakhand next year, where the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is set to lock horns with the Congress, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said ... Read More


u'khand not at fault for natural disasters: dhami

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The people of Uttarakhand are not responsible for cloudburst or flash floods because nowhere in the state has haphazard construction happened, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami... Read More


Ecostani| SIR Politics: A loss of trust for the Election Commission

India, Sept. 28 -- On Sunday, September 27, the chief ministers of all Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states came out in support of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in a synchronise... Read More


Ecostani: SIR, voter deletion and 2029 Census challenge

India, Sept. 21 -- India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said in Ahmedabad earlier this month that problems related to exclusion of names in the Special Intensive Review (SIR) in sta... Read More


Ecostani: FSSAI's 'weak' label warning is welcome but will it reduce the intake of bad food?

India, Aug. 31 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)'s front-of-the-label warning for harmful ingredients in processed food and beverages is a welcome first step. However, the d... Read More


Ecostani: Centre's mines amendment bill a blow to federal consultation

India, Aug. 17 -- The recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill, which takes away the powers of states to impose levies on major miner... Read More


Ecostani: Slow trial, no paper leak convictions hurt govt's reform record

India, July 27 -- The resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister ended the raucous country-wide protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against lapses in examination gov... Read More


Ecostani: Slow trials, no convictions in paper leak cases hurt govt's reform record

India, July 27 -- The resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister ended the raucous country-wide protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against lapses in examination gov... Read More