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
AIDS continues to plague people. About two decades, after the first cases were discovered and detected, the disease has foxed the medical fraternity, which is struggling to find a vaccine and
Bhuj city in Kutch district of Gujarat experienced mild tremors of slight intensity early on Aug 10. There was no casualty or damage to property. According to the Kutch Collector R.P. Gupta, the
A Rs. 2,500 crore package in the form of a cent per cent grant from the Centre would soon be available to 14 identified states, part from Orissa and Bihar which are to receive special packages. These
Despite making repeated promises for more than a decade now, the Indraprastha Power Station, the oldest thermal power station of the Capital, continues to throw fly ash into the Yamuna, ringing the
The fate of human beings, livestock, property ; including agricultural patches; in Pinsar, Jhala, Urni and Koti villages in Uttaranchal is still unknown. The ITBP jawans are trying to reach the area
Seeking to create community mobilisation, the Delhi Government Health Department has sought the help of school students once again to spread awareness about deadly diseases like malaria, diarrhoea,
The city doctors have begun at the beginning. Close on heels of the State initiated bans in various parts of the country, Delhi doctors have initiated their demand for a gutka free state. And as a
The 'Asian Brown Cloud' the three km deep cocktail of deadly pollutants hovering over Asia and much of India should illustrate the connection between environment and development, said Nitin Desai,
There is some good news for animal lovers. The Centre has proposed to set up a special trust to mobilise resources exclusively for the welfare of animals. This was announced by the Union Environment
Mozambique, in the midst of a hunger crisis, accepted its first shipment of genetically modified food aid from the United States on Wednesday. Mozambique had previously expressed concern about taking
