A "Shiksha Darpan" survey conducted recently by the Rajasthan government has revealed that there are 9.48 lakh children in rural areas and 1.17 lakh in urban areas, who are still deprived of basic
New European rules on recycling old cars will force Britain's scrapyards and dismantling companies to invest more than
The Centre approved the National Seeds Policy 2002, paving the way for planned development of seeds sector. The move is aimed at hiking the percentage of India's share in global seed trade to at
The South Goa Planning and Development Authority has on Monday filed an affidavit in court in connection with the petition filed by Savio J M Dias complaining about the pollution caused by the Margao
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served a notice on the Chief Secretary, Goa to file a detailed report on the prevailing situation at the garbage dumping site at Sonsodo. There has
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not issue permits allowing rock and dirt from mountaintop removal coal mines to be disposed of in streams, a federal judge confirmed. U.S. District Judge Charles
Bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals have been identified as the cause of a disease killing elkhorn corals in the Caribbean Sea. First reported in 1996, the disease has spread
Over the next 20 years some 60 million people in northern Africa are expected to leave the Sahelian region if decertification there is not halted, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.
Speakers at a seminar in Karachi (Pakistan) said unless the current population growth rate was checked, the country could face a severe crisis as its natural resources and its economy would not be
Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers (MCF) Limited has organised a 'Plastic Hekkiko' programme by picking up plastics at the circuit house and Kadri Brindavana on June 9, to mark the World Environment
Australian scientists have used stem cells to grow an organ in mice critical to the immune system, saying the technique could be used to restore the human immune system in AIDS-HIV and cancer
The cases of typhoid have become rampant throughout Dhankuta district (Nepal) along with the rainy season, according to Dhrnkuta District Public Health Office.
This year the BMC decided to prevent contractors from using children for cleaning nullahas and sewage water canals in Mumbai. It has been observed in eastern suburbs that some of the contractors are
It is no secret that the environment is of intense concern for the poor as they depend on it for their sustenance. Obviously the need to create an environment that is safe and healthy for our
Minister for Municipal administration N Md. Farooq on Saturday said that the Department for International development (DFID) of the United Kingdom appreciated Andhra Pradesh as the state was ahead of
Having finalised the list of the population falling below the poverty line (BPL), the Delhi state government now feels the income criteria to assess poverty in Delhi should be different from other
The stalls in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) subway, cater to thousands of hungry commuters each day. But the poorly-ventilated pathway has become a breeding ground for skin infections and
Lifeline Express (LLE), a hospital on wheels, is on a mission to soothe the ailment-prone rural villages, the country's lifeline. LLE which has 50000 volunteer doctors, treated more then 300000
On the lines of statutory warning on the cigarette packets and gutkha pouches, a Capital's public spirited citizen has moved the Delhi High Court for making printing of such warning mandatory on soft
While conservation groups are working hard and spending millions to save endangered species, their efforts are being undermined by organized gangs conducting a hybrid drug and wildlife trade. Live
