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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Char Dham routes closed due to landslides, rain
Traffic on Char Dham Yatra routes was closed due to roads blocked by landslides caused by heavy rains on Sunday. However, Tehri SP Rajiv Swarup claimed that the Border Roads Organisation had opened most roads for passage of light vehicles by Sunday afternoon.
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Rs 20-cr study to finalise congestion tax model
Unable to find a clear line about the mode of congestion tax, the Delhi Government is all set to conduct a costly study to levy/tax on congestion in the national Capital. As per the proposal, the study that will cost Rs 20 crore will be completed in nine months. The policy could be implemented through Build Operate Transfer (BOT) method.
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Rs 4,000 crore boost to revive Haldia's petro-chemical project
West Bengal will get an impressive Rs 4,000 crore investment in Haldia.
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Leopards vanishing thick and fast from MP
Tiger conservation must be on the official radar of authorities, volunteers and wildlife activists for long but one should not overlook the fact that leopards are vanishing thick and fast from the country and the situation is equally alarming in Madhya Pradesh, which has reported 15 casualties till the halfway mark in 2011. The wildlife lovers could take offence of the fact that despite the fas
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NGOs hold workshop on UID Number of Food Coupon Scheme
A workshop of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) on UID Number of Food Coupon Scheme was held at the auditorium of Academy of Administration on Monday.
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Heavy rains revive fears of Kosi flood tragedy
Heavy rains in the catchments areas of Nepal and adjoining areas for the last three days have led to water levels rising in north Bihar rivers, particularly the turbulent Kosi and Gandak rivers.
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Pachauri draws flak from MAPCOST ex-DG for spreading fear of climate change
A day after The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) chairman RK Pachauri inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO) the plan is drawing flak from his contemporaries.
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40 lakh tonne grain storage capacity to be added by 2012: MoS
Against the backdrop of reports of rotting foodgrains across the country, the Government on Wednesday claimed it is taking all the measures to address the storage capacity concerns. Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, KV Thomas said his Ministry has taken initiatives to create additional food grain storage capacity which include 152.97 lakh tonne c
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UIPC to develop 180 MW hydro-power projects
The Uttarakhand Infrastructure Project Company (UIPC) will develop 180 MW capacity small hydro-power projects in the State. A 71 MW capacity power project is being developed in the first phase. The State Government will receive a premium of `36 crore from this in addition to which investment in Uttarakhand will also increase.
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Dhumal Govt launches project to cut down carbon emissions
The Prem Kumar Dhumal Government in Himachal Pradesh has launched a United Nations-aided project under which carbon emissions will be reduced by 40,000 tonnes per year for two decades.