Also opposes DJB’s pleas regarding water shortage in Capital The Haryana government has claimed that the Delhi High Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide on the Yamuna water-sharing dispute
It is a year since the terrible Kutch earthquake took 30,000 lives and caused a loss of some Rs. 13,000 crores through destruction of private and public economic assets. As it always is in India, the
Half of all living bird and mammal species will be gone within 200 or 300 years, according to a botany professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Although the extinction of various species is a
The Agriculture Minister, T.B. Jayachandra, today said the Government was thinking of paying Rs. 5 crore as compensation for crop lost owing to hailstorm during the recent off season rains in seven
As part of its endeavour to enhance response to any figure large scale human tragedies, the Indian Red Cross Society is planning to set up a national disaster preparedness network. " In March, a
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Ajit Singh called for major reforms in farm research and education to meet challenges of economic globalisation. He suggested formation of Task Forces to address
The latest orders issued by the Supreme Court to States Governments to confiscate forthwith ultrasound machines in the possession of unlicensed laboratories is welcome in so far as the recourse to
The Madhya Pradesh Government's agriculture policy attaching special importance to an action plan for horticulture will be announced in the forthcoming Budget session of the
The Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, Vijai Kapoor, while endorsing the idea of involving private players in health care projects, said this should done in partnership with the Government as it becomes
The convener of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan, Abdul Jabbar, said that the Central Government should immediately seek the extradition of the former Union Carbide Corporation Chief, Mr.
Scientists from Cornell University and Seoul National University offer a precise explanation for vitamin C's anti cancer activity. And they suggest that a natural chemical from apples works even
