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Sikhism’s Ecological Roots: Protecting Mother Earth

 Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab: Earlier this winter, seventy new medicinal plants were sown in the garden of Naulakha Bagh in Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab, along the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. As aged fingers reached down through the dirt to create space for ...

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SGPC mulls replacing LPG with pipe gas for Darbar Sahib langar, writes to GAIL India

Amritsar,Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is mulling to replace LPG with natural pipeline gas for the langar (community kitchen) at the Golden Temple. The Sikh body has written to GAIL India to explore the possibility for the same and ...

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Trouble ferments for distilleries: PPP to join protest to save drain

Bathinda, Punjab: The People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) has decided to join the protest against the distilleries polluting the Lasara drain in Talwandi Sabo. The PPP would hold a protest against the decision of the state government to allow two ...

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Level of uranium in Punjab ground water is 50 percent over the WHO norms

Chandigarh, Punjab: The high incidence of cancer and other diseases in Punjab’s Malwa belt has been highlighted over the last decade. Now, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has confirmed the presence of uranium and other heavy metals in groundwater ...

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