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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FSSAI rejects Ministry’s bid to back import of ‘sub-standard’ food grains
If the Consumer Affairs Ministry had its say, imported food grains and pulses containing hazardous foreign matter would have made its way on to the Indian platter. In fact, import of damaged grains too
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Illegal mining now beyond control of State Govt: Bhuria
The State Congress has alleged that illegal mining in the forest areas of the State has gone beyond the control of the State Government and the mining mafia was openly playing the game of illegal mining.
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Illigal mining: Krishna seeks quashing of Lokayukta case
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday moved to the Supreme Court seeking quashing of private complaint and probe by Lokayukta police against him over alleged illegal mining during his tenure
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1,700 vultures recorded at Panna during census
During a three-day long census conducted at the Panna National Park recently, 1,700 vultures were counted within the periphery. The avian scavenger is protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection
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Cabinet endorses State's new wind energy project policy-2012
The State Cabinet here on Tuesday endorsed the State's new wind energy project policy-2012. Following implementation of this policy, the pace of establishment of technically feasible 1200 MW wind energy
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SC asks Centre to raise NREGA wage
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre if it was willing to consider opening its purse strings to pay higher wages to agricultural labourers employed under its flagship job guarantee scheme Mahatma
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Rhinos feel the heat of fund crunch
The habitat of the endangered Great Asian one-horned rhino in North Bengal has been hit hard by fund crunch. Insufficient allocations from the Centre have affected the two existing homes of the rhinos
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Himachal hydropower generation hit by extreme cold
Every winter, the cold climate almost freezes Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation. But this time unusually harsh Arctic conditions in the higher reaches, where most of the rivers originate, have made
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Panch Parmeshwar Yojna to usher development in villages
Lump sum funds will now be made available to Gram Panchayats for development and construction works under Panch Parmeshwar Yojna. This will accelerate the pace of rural development will lead to co ncretization
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Teens, stay away from energy drinks
Teenagers hooked on energy drinks or mixing them with alcohol might be subjecting themselves to toxic effects like palpitations and even seizures, says a seven-year study. There has been a dramatic increase