The tar ball phenomenon in Goa could be due to oil exploration activities from offshore oil installations, natural phenomenon from sea bed or from sea going vessels passing through the area. In a written
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has quashed the National Green Tribunal’s order asking ONGC and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to deposit R30 crore towards proposed rehabilitation of fishermen, who allegedly
MUMBAI: In an order that might perhaps stay the practice of challenging orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the Bombay high court, a division bench of Justice A S Oka and Justice Chandurkar
Karnataka’s urban poor percentage is way higher than the national average and has been the same for nearly 30-odd years now. While the current national urban poor percentage stands at 26, the percentage
Samsung Electronics said it has found "evidence of suspected child labour" at a factory of its Chinese supplier Dongguan Shinyang Electronics. The firm conducted an investigation into the supplier after
The Kolhapur zilla parishad will observe World Population Day on July 11, after which it will observe world population stabilization fortnight from July 11. The Kolhapur ZP chief executive officer,
The World Population Day is an annual event observed on July 11 every year seeking to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations
Delhi has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo, more than doubling its population since 1990 to 25 million, according to a UN report. The 2014 revision of the World Urbanisation
Question raised in Rajya Sabha regarding districts affected by Maoist violence, 09/07/2014.
Saudi Arabia has attracted more low-paid Indian migrants over the last 25 years than any other country in the Gulf region. Every day, close to 1,000 Indian low-wage migrant workers are provided with emigration
