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
After banning cigarette smoking in public and sale of 'pan masala', the Tamil Nadu state government is now set to prevent use of all non-biogradable plastics. A bill seeking to ban sale, storage,
Researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are developing injectable magnetic fluids to repair torn or detached retinas a technique they believe could help prevent blindness in thousands. Silicone
India's battle against non-biodegradable wastes has now taken a different turn with Tamil Nadu joining a list of select states that have taken steps to put an end to the widespread havoc caused by
The Elephant and Gaur Census at the Nagarhole National Park and the three wildlife sanctuaries in Kodagu is making good progress. The three-day census, which started on Tuesday, will end on Thursday,
The Additional Chief Secretary and head of Secretaries committee probing the Mathikettan encroachment, Chandrasekharan Nair, has said that steps to evict the encroachers will begin in two days. The
The Chhattisgarh Government will receive a grant of Rs. 5 crores under the United Nations Development Programme for development in various sectors. The funds will primarily be used in seven sectors,
The Kaziranga National Park in Assam now has a greater density of Royal Bengal Tiger population than the sunderbans of West Bengal, once famous for the big
The Madhya Pradesh Government is taking radical steps to promote active participation of local village-level communities in commercial exploitation of forests and this was forcefully convened by the
With multidrug treatment of HIV/AIDS being an expensive option, the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, today made out a case for early development of a preventive vaccine to arrest the spread of
A week long awareness campaign to focus on Thalassemia, a major blood disorder which affects nearly 800 children in Mumbai, was launched at Church gate station in South Mumbai yesterday. The campaign
