Agro Tech plans to make value-added variants, foods
Agro Tech Foods Ltd, a part of the global food major, ConAgra, plans to make value-added variants and functional foods an intrinsic part of its umbrella brand "Healthy World" and at the same time
Agro Tech Foods Ltd, a part of the global food major, ConAgra, plans to make value-added variants and functional foods an intrinsic part of its umbrella brand "Healthy World" and at the same time
It's a Rs 175-crore project which could change for ever the way India's most precious monument looks. But no one knows who cleared it. The 2-km stretch of the Yamuna bed between the Agra Fort and the
In what can only be described as an appalling development, the Yamuna river-bed, 500 metres away from Agra's Taj Mahal, has been dug up for the construction of a 1,600 metre wall that is supposed to
His earlier instructions to stop work on the proposed Heritage Corridor near the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort having apparently fallen on deaf ears, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan,
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Jagmohan's visit to Agra resurrected the two-year-old MoU signed between the Ministry and the Taj Group of Hotels for the restoration of the Taj Mahal. The Taj
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was introduced in 2005 with Rs 50,000-crore central aid. Another Rs 50,000 was to be raised from the private sector. The aim was to
The French manner of dealing with an apathetic government needs to be replicated in the Indian context
“Round-the-clock monitoring by a network of zonal laboratories and a central laboratory ensures water quality. In Delhi, where people are very vocal, we cannot afford to be lax even for a moment,”
The impasse at Agra reflect poorly on the goverkment's efforts to relocate industries and save the Taj
Thanks to mismanagement, inefficiency and corruption of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, residents of many areas in the city are facing a water crisis despite more than adequate rains and
• The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has constituted a committee to montor the implementation of the rules of hazardous waste management. M G K Menon, former minister for science and
• Soyabean production in India can be doubled by the year 2002, according to Gian Singh, director of VMA Oilseeds Research and Development Institute (VORDI). The use of short-duration
NEERI submitted a report on the effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal which was questioned by the Centre for Science and Environment. What followed is history
• An award called 'zile ki sabse hari panchayat' was announced on December 6 by the environment ministry, for the best afforestation result achieved by a panchayat in each district. •
• State-of-the-art technology worth Rs 15 billion will be employed by the Mathura oil refinery to reduce emission of sulphur dioxide and lower the pollution level in the sensitive Taj Mahal
• Labour minister P A Sangma informed Parliament recently that the Centre had approved a Rs 850 crore child labour eradication scheme in the country. • Under the National River
A voluntary organisation shows what sincerity can achieve
Is there any point in keeping an architectural beauty radiant while the rest of the city goes to pot?
As confusion reigns over how municipal water in three Agra localities was contaminated, self appointed social workers are trying to exploit the tragedy.
A modified furnace reduces coke consumption and pollution, resulting in considerable savings.