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
India has no intention at present to join the "plurilateral" voluntary within the World Trade Organisation agreement on government procurement. This has been made clear by India more than once in the
Physicians and Scientists are making no bones about it. high levels of atmospheric pollution can interfere with absorption of Vitamin D in the body, leading to rickets and other deficiency diseases.
The overall flood situation in Bihar remained grim with rain-fed rivers submerging fresh areas in 17 flood hit districts, official sources said. So far 119 deaths have been reported during the
The Johannesburg Earth Summit 2002 this month may not attain much suceess unless the developed nations step up their assistance to the developing nations to the committed levels, the Union
Delhiites may have missed their date with the monsoon this year, but the heartening news is that it has brought them freedom from mosquitoes. Absence of stagnant water and drying up of drains has
Heavy rain destroyed property worth Rs 20 lakhs in Chamba district as the monsoon remained active in Himachal Pradesh affecting normal life. A cloud burst in Jaddu village in Chamba district
Nine rain-deficient States have sought Rs 16,741.96 crores additional relief from the Centre. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shatrughan Sinha, and the Delhi Chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, launched a year long "AIDS Awareness Programme" initiated by the Young Womens'
Rescue workers and soldiers stepped up search operations after disastrous flooding in Russia's Black Sea region that killed at least 58 people, mostly Russian holiday
India has proposed to push for the exclusion of environment friendly technologies from the purview of patentability at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, being held in Johannesburg from
