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
Is Cherrapunji, Meghalaya's most attractive tourist destination, losing its status as the wettest place on Earth? For over a century, Sohra, the local name for Cherrapunji, has been described in the geography textbooks as a place that receives the highest annual rainfall in the globe. However, in recent times, the status of Cherrapunji has been challenged, as records of high rainfall reported at Hawiian islands and coastal Cameroon regions.
Beasts in my belfry: Maneka Gandhi At least 90 per cent of Indian chickens are fed arsenic compounds; they are, therefore, the carriers of diseases
The alarm bells are ringing louder by the day as Earth's climate changes rapidly due to emission of greenhouse gases. We must remember that carbon dioxide emitted today will add to climate change for 150 years. Traditional knowledge can be harnessed to halt climate change, writes Ketaki Saksena
If Earth survives, so shall life
Hiranmay Karlekar It is more likely for water to be turned into wine than for soaring petrol and diesel prices, which threaten to hobble the world's economy, to plummet. The global food shortage may end, but not in a hurry. It may also continue, given the vagaries of climate change following failure to contain global warming. While welcoming the economic strength that India and China have acquired, US President George W Bush, who always has at least one foot close to his mouth, has ascribed the food crisis to the rise in purchasing power and demand in the two Asian giants.
Despite tall claims by the MCD to contain the menace of stray cattle in the city, a stray cattle went wild and gored a 55-year-old man to death, and injured two people who tried to save victim's life in Prashant Vihar, northwest Delhi, on Tuesday evening. The victim, identified as Gurnaam Singh, was a resident of Sardar Colony Sector16 Rohini. According to the police, a cow in the local area had been acting wild for past few days as it could not see its calf.
Delhi Power Minister AK Walia on Wednesday said that the benefit of subsidised electricity on consumption up to 150/200 units per month has started percolating down to the consumers and around 10 lakh consumers have benefited from this scheme during March, 2008. The Delhi Government has released Rs 13 crore for the purpose. Walia was speaking to mediapersons after chairing a weekly power review meeting on Wednesday wherein status of ongoing amnesty scheme was reviewed, apart from the scheme of subsidised electricity on restricting consumption up to 150/200 units per month.
As wildlife 'activists' clash over ideology in the sad conservation politics of the country, far away in the cold desert of Ladakh, a village has decided to give away its premium grazing lands to save the endangered and magnificent Argali wild sheep, currently under grave threat because of rapid habitat loss.
Amid reports of declining tiger population nationwide, there is still hope for wildlife lovers and forest officials in Madhya Pradesh as the number of tiger cubs is increasing. Madhya Pradesh is known as Tiger State, but the average number of tigers came down to 300 in the last census.
Cutting across political and cultural boundaries, the latest round of fuel price hike has shaken and stirred the average Indian middle class family. The new rates are likely to take a heavy toll on all household budgets, but the middle class would be the worst affected.