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
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Southern India most hit but dengue deaths in other parts
The Government on Friday said southern India was most affected by the dengue and chikungunya outbreak, though deaths have been reported in other parts of the country, as well. As on November 15, 35,066
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SC refuses to mediate in vexed Cauvery dispute
In a bid to find a permanent solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute, the Supreme Court on Monday asked Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to work towards an amicable solution. Refusing
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SC seeks Centre view on imposing green tax on Delhi’s diesel cars
To compensate the damage caused by diesel cars to Delhi’s atmosphere, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre for a response to levy an additional “environment compensation charge” on purchase of
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India’s public health system has collapsed, says Ramesh
The health system in India has “collapsed”, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh made this candid confession on Friday and lamented that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya had better
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Karnataka to file review plea in SC over CMC’s ruling on water to TN
The Karnataka Government on Friday maintained that the ruling of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee’s (CMC) asking Karnataka to release 4.8 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu within 15 days was unscientific
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Diwali 2012: Less noisy, but more polluted
Although the concentration of gasses like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide remained within safe limits on the night of Diwali this year, the city noted higher air pollution although the noise pollution
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Delhi’s illegal colonies proving bane for Yamuna: Report
Delhi’s unauthorised colonies and urban villages are proving to be the bane of Yamuna. Making this revelation is a report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which found that 45 per
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Minister expresses concern over depleting ground water table
Public Health Engineering Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has said declining ground water table is a matter of grave concern. In of this, it has become imperative to chalk out drinking water schemes based
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MP asks panel to simplify rules for mining of minor minerals
The State Government has urged the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to place minerals enlisted in List-1 of Minor Minerals Rules under B-2 category. The Government has explained that
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Power plant land acquisition:MP farmers set up 'protest pyres'
To protest land acquisition for Welspun Energy Madhya Pradesh Limited's (WEMPL) proposed thermal power plant in Katni district, farmers in two villages have set up funeral pyres on their fields and threatened