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
With rains all around in the middle of a graduating summer, doctors fear the rise of a host of diseases, especially those associated with mosquito breeding.Doctors in the Capital apprehend more dengue and malaria cases this year due to high breeding of mosquitoes. Cases of common cold, fever, headache, body ache and rashes are already on a high.
In a good news for tiger lovers alarmed at the sharp decline in the big cat population, six new cubs were sighted at the national wildlife sanctuary in Ranthambore this year, taking their total number to 38. The number of tigresses in the sanctuary is at present around 12 while the fully grown-up male tigers are six in number, forest department officials said, adding together with these cubs their total number in the sanctuary has gone up to 38.
Three leopards, including two cubs, were found dead in the forests of Medak district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The forest officials found the carcasses of a female leopard and her two cubs in Sherkhan Palli forest area of Hathnur mandal of Medak district, some 200 km from here. The officials suspect that leopards were poisoned for their skin. The forest department has ordered a probe.
About 1.87 crore below poverty line families, holding white ration cards in Andhra Pradesh would start getting rice at Rs 2 per kg within a week. The State Cabinet, which met here on Thursday put its stamp of approval on the welfare scheme which will put an over all burden of about Rs 3,000 crore per annum on the exchequer. The scheme was abandoned by the then Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in 1996.
While the advocates of biofuel as a viable option or supplement to conventional fuels feel that India must shift over to cheaper alternatives that are not in the grip of oil cartels, its opponents vehemently oppose any such move This year's Budget is notable for waiver of excise duty on biofuel diesel. Advocates of biofuel as a viable option or supplement to conventional fuels such as petrol, diesel and fossil fuels are happy with the development as they feel it is time for India, if not the world, to shift over to cheaper alternatives that are not in the grip of oil and kindred cartels.
The State Government has geared up all its machinery to face a possible water crisis in summer. A high-level meeting to this effect was held under the chairmanship of Rural Development Minister Biswabhusan Harichandan at the State Secretariat on Thursday. Harichandan directed the officials to initiate steps to provide drinking water in each village.
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) imbroglio in Goa has taken a legal turn.
Gujarat has done well to share Narmada's water with Rajasthan, and 300 cusecs reached this State on Thursday.
For the third day in a row Gurgaon continued to reel under an unprecedented water crisis caused by the discontinuation in the supply of water following a breach in the Gurgaon canal.
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Monday said that the State Government was committed to protect the interests of the fruit growers and deliver them best of the services to improve the quality and q