State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Kanas: Before the onset of the New Year, 22 panchayats of the Kanas block have been facing acute shortage of drinking water. No measures are being taken up by the Rural Development department or by the panchayats. Scarcity of drinking water is a regular phenomenon in the block, claiming human lives every year, afflicting people with gastro-intestinal diseases due to lack of safe drinking water.
The committee on industrialisation and corruption in mines in the State, constituted by the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) met here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of PCC spokesman Narendra Kumar Mishra at the behest of its convener MLA Naba Kishore Das.
Despite tall claims by the Health Department that it had checked the spread of the swine flu, 11 persons have died so far in Madhya Pradesh in past 25 days. Nine of them in Indore alone.
Thousands of carcasses of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles are scattered along the stretch of sea beach from Dhamra to Paradip coast under Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, one of the largest rookeries for the species, in the ongoing turtle nesting season. As a result, bad odour emanating from the dead turtles is creating unhygienic conditions in the beaches.
The Institute of Applied Dermatology (IAD) at Kasargod in Kerala claims to be the first in the country to have found an integrated treatment for filariasis or elephantiasis. After a decade of research, IAD has now come out with a cost effective therapy which has helped hundreds of patients.
At the time when the whole world is alarmed about Catastrophic Repercussions of Global Warming & Climate Change, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning an academic short-term awareness programme focussing these crucial issues. The courses would shortly be launched at the national level, including Madhya Pradesh.
Faced with reservations expressed by wildlife experts and NTCA officials, Jairam Ramesh has shelved his ambitious plan of involving the World Bank in the country's tiger conservation programme.
With traditional preoccupation of Indian women with agriculture coming under gradual stress due to advent of new technologies and change in farming pattern, the Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture (DRWA) is working hard to redefine the role of women in farm sector.
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday tried to make a dent into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
The ambitious tiger revival plan at Panna National Park might be moving ahead amid hiccups since its inception early last year, but wildlife experts like World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India secretary general Ravi Singh, are very much upbeat about the project.