<p>Report filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in Hauz Khas village. Events like live
Awaiting the CBI's interim probe report on controversial Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor project, the Supreme Court asked a Central technical committed to assess the damage potential of
With draft agenda failing to clear the air on contentious issues, including Singapore, agriculture and Trips and public health, the prospects of breakthrough on some crucial issues at the
Even as Delhi receives Rs 370 crore under the second phase of the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP), Rs 165 crore spent on the first phase has failed to make the river any cleaner. The Yamuna, in its 22-km
Sandstorms have buried villages and filled canals in western Afghanistan, affecting more than 12000 people, a UN spokesman said. The sandstorms started on June 5 and are expected to last until the
A powerful typhoon plowed into China's southern coast after killing at least 10 people in the Philippines, injuring 11 in Hong Kong and forcing the sea rescue of 16 sailors who lost control of their
The hidden layers behind the outrageous Taj Corridor project are being slowly unmasked. And with each successive revelation, it is becoming increasingly clear that Uttar Pradesh chief minister
A earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd site at Kevadia Colony in Narmada district of Gujarat on Sunday morning. The tremors, which were
Since the Indian laws on pollution do not apply in Nepal, a large number of small chemical factories situated on the Indo-Nepalese border along Bihar are discharging their chemical effluents into
India is having to fight off pressure from world trade majors such as the US, the European Union, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to keep education out of the current round of WTO negotiations on
Kaziranga National Park (KNP), Assam, is gearing up to assess the extent of damage. So far it includes, among others, 36 animals dead, and a completely destroyed network of roads. Worst of all, there
