There is no policy or guidelines for disposing of toxic waste generated by city hospitals and nursing homes in the city. This shocking fact came to light in a recent RTI reply.

Disinterest of Haryana in the girl child is very pronounced and the Census data, released today, vouches for its ‘notoriety’. The child sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 years has been pegged at 834 girls for 1,000 boys in the state, the lowest in the country despite an increase over the last Census. Haryana is followed by Punjab (846) and Jammu and Kashmir (862) in this category.

Though the sex ratio in the 0 to 6 years category in 2011 has shown an improvement over the 2001 data, going up from 819 to 834, it is a way below compared to that of the country with a sex-ratio of 919 girls for 1,000 boys. In rural areas, it has increased to 835 from 823 and in urban from 808 to 832.

Gurgaon got the lion's share of Rs 605.48 crore in the total budget estimate of Rs 890.77 crore approved for development works in the urban estate developed by the Haryana Urban Development Authori

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued instructions to Haryana government to submit the details of hospitals adhering to the prescribed standards for the management of biomedical waste.

A moderate intensity earthquake shook Jammu and Kashmir and some other parts of north India, including the national capital and adjoining satellite townships on Wednesday afternoon.

There were no reports of any casualty or injury though there were minor damages to some buildings, including two schools in Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir.

With an attempt to bring more people who use polythene bags under the ambit of challan, the state government has brought in an amendment to the garbage control Act.

Tremors were felt in north India, including the national capital and adjoining satellite townships, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such occurrence in nine days.

Tremors were felt in north India, including the national capital and adjoining satellite townships as well in Srinagar, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such occurrence in nine days.

In what could be termed as alarming, the levels of two key pollutants - respirable particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) - in Gurgaon are higher as compared to adjoining cities.

NEW DELHI: Gujarat is still smarting over the loss of some of its Gir lions to Madhya Pradesh.