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
A 2009 WHO report has ranked India first in the total number of TB cases and also in cases that have developed multi-drug resistance (MDR) to the disease. The latest report puts the number of cases in India at a staggering two million and the total number of drug resistant cases at 1.3 lakh.
When coordinated efforts are continuing throughout the world, especially in countries known for elephant-rearing, to fight the spread of tuberculosis among the pachyderms, owners of tamed elephants in Kerala are taking strong objection to reports on the disease.
Three persons died of dengue while six others have contracted the disease in Chhattisgarh
The Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry and the Rajasthan Government are giving final touches to a mega event to mark the half century of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) at Nagaur, where on October 2, 1959, Jawarharlal Nehru, as Prime Minister inaugurated the three-tier Panchayati Raj System in the country.
Notwithstanding the sustained campaigns launched by the Government to create awareness about AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), the number of AIDS cases is on rise in Himachal Pradesh. At present there were 3,530 HIV positive cases (detected till March 2009) of which 608 were full blown AIDS cases.
Scanty rain, fall in underground water table and continuous depletion of water level in Beasalpur dam have forced the authorities to resort to water rationing in the State capital. Starting Thursday, about 30 lakh residents of Jaipur will get water only once in 24 hours for one to two hours.
As part of its 100-day achievements the Health Ministry has claimed to have taken
The Himachal Government would take up the tunnel project to link Kullu with Jogindernagar, cutting short the distance between two key tourist resorts by 63 km, Chief Minister PK Dhumal on Tuesday said.
The National Water Board (NWB) is meeting on September 18 to discuss a five-point agenda, with focus on the review of 2002 national water policy. The meeting, which would be attended by all State water resource secretaries, takes place after a two-year gap and coincides with the drought in 278 districts.
With swine flu or H1N1 virus claiming ten lives in less than a week, the Andhra Pradesh Government has geared up the machinery and asked the doctors to work in mission mode to deal with the situation and help the people in distress.