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- Assam to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park
- GIFT SEZ provides approval to 28 entities
- NIA chargesheets suspended DySP Devender Singh, 5 others
- Alliance strong, seat sharing in Bihar soon: Bhupender Yadav, BJP general secretary
- UK watchdog asks big 4 to separate audit practices
- Centre steps up Covid-19 testing across border states
- China controls medical supplies, in this outbreak and the next
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POKE ME: Rallying to protect our rivers is great. But let’s get the science right
Drying trends have been reported in Krishna and Kaveri and the pollution problem in the Ganga is well recognised. The future of our rivers appears bleak.
Isn't it high time that we are talking only and lesser actions can be seen to protect our rivers.Apart from household and human wastes being dumped into rivers why don't we realize the more percentage of pollution is created through chemical wastes piled into by manufacturing industries?Let's foresee a water war if nothing is done!
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