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ASI to identify protected monuments in Masula

The Hindu 24 Jun 2018

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is exploring the historical sites in the port town of Machilipatnam to declare the eligible sites as ‘protected monuments’ for conservation. A team comprising two Superintending Archaeologists, A.M.V. Subramanyam (Chennai circle) and Sriraman (Amaravati circle), has completed the field visit last week ... ....

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‘Report On Regulation Of Rates In Private Hospitals Awaits Govt Nod’

Kashmir Observer 24 Jun 2018

The official said that private hospitals have raised objections over implementation of the report for regulation of rates ... A government of India’s survey released in 2016 has revealed that childbirth at a private hospital in J&K would cost more than it would cost in most states of India. The survey has said that for a single childbirth at a private hospital in Kashmir’s rural private nursing home is Rs ... (KNS) ....

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Two coral species find home off east coast

The Times of India 24 Jun 2018

Researchers were surprised to find that two coral species, stranger in these waters, have made it their home ... Former director of Zoological Survey of India K Venkataraman confirmed that the occurrence of the species in the region was a first ... Venkatraman said these corals might have entered a ship when the ballast water was pumped in at the port of origin ... ....

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West Bengal cities perform very poorly in cleanliness survey

DNA India 24 Jun 2018

In a result that is unlikely to go down well with the ruling Mamata Banerjee government in state, 19 out of 25 dirties cities are from West Bengal, according to Central Government's cleanliness survey. . The survey accounted for 500 cities in India with a population of over 1 lakh according to report ... I have not seen the survey report and won’t be able to comment on it....

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Gurugram moves up to 105th spot in Swachh rankings

Hindustan Times 24 Jun 2018

A year before that, its rank was 36 in a survey of 73 cities. However, the survey results of 2015 were the real eye-opener for Gurugram, when it had ranked 466 among 476 cities ... With Gurugram finishing at 105 among 4,203 cities in the Swachh Survekshan survey rankings released on Saturday, it is likely that the city’s cleanliness and sanitation standards have seen a slight improvement....

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Madurai ranked 123 in Swachh Survekshan

The Hindu 24 Jun 2018

Madurai city has secured the 123rd rank in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 Survey conducted in 4,203 cities across India ... The survey which serves as a report card for cities ranks cities based on improved services by the Corporation (1,400 marks), on-ground verification (1,200 marks) and citizen feedback (1,200 marks) - taking the total to 4,000 marks....

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Inland port: Dillon goes back to its roots as hub for transportation

The Times & Democrat 24 Jun 2018

This year the town is going back to its roots of being a transportation hub, as Dillon opened the state’s second inland port, Inland Port Dillon. Cargo is making its way from the coast to Inland Port Dillon via train. For inland ports, a train operates as the ship of the land. Whereas the Port of Charleston receives freight via ship in the harbor, Inland Port Dillon is serviced by CSX Transportation, a freight rail....

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EDNA MOLEWA: Healthy oceans mean a healthy marine economy, which SA sorely needs

Business Day 24 Jun 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently participated in the G-7 Leaders Summit Outreach in Toronto, convened by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The summit’s theme was, Healthy, Productive and Resilient Seas, Coasts and Communities ... Oceans Economy ... This has been mainly in infrastructure development (notably ports and marine manufacturing, as well scientific and seismic surveys in the oil and gas sector) ... Marine pollution ... ....

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Should the Twin Ports shop for flood insurance?

Bemidji Pioneer 24 Jun 2018

DULUTH — Not many properties are required to carry flood insurance in the Twin Ports. But if storms similar to those of June 14-15 become the new normal, some residents may want to pick up a policy anyway ... Floods are the No ... According to a survey by insurance giant Allstate, 44 percent of Americans thought they had flood coverage when only 15 percent actually held a policy through the National Flood Insurance Program ... St ... ....

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19 of India's 25 dirtiest cities are in West Bengal, tourist hub Darjeeling among...

Hindustan Times 24 Jun 2018

Nineteen out of the 25 dirtiest cities in India are from West Bengal, with Bhadreshwar in Gujarat at the bottom of the list of 500 cities with a population of over one lakh, a nationwide cleanliness survey by the union housing and urban affairs ministry has found ... In all, 4203 urban local bodies were surveyed between January and March and ranked under different categories, based on their population ... Swachh Bharat survey....

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Muscat leads over Delia by 26.6%, PL leads PN by 17.8%, new survey shows

The Malta Independent 24 Jun 2018

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat leads Opposition Leader Adrian Delia by 26.2% in a survey published on Sunday in GWU newspaper it-Torca....

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Jaipur is the fastest moving state capital in India

DNA India 24 Jun 2018

First, it got the 39th position in the Swachh Sarvekshan (Clean Survey) -2018 and second the Jaipur city has been awarded Fastest Moving State Capital by the Ministry of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in a function organised in Indore ... A survey of 4047 cities across the country was held for various categories....

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Survey sheds light on Lake of the Woods ice fishing

Bemidji Pioneer 24 Jun 2018

— Anglers again this past winter spent nearly 2 million hours ice fishing on Lake of the Woods, results from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' winter creel survey show ... As part of the survey, a creel clerk counts fish houses and interviews anglers on the ice to gauge fishing pressure, harvest and angler demographics. The survey began Dec ... Anglers also kept about 353,000 pounds of walleyes during that creel survey period....

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