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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Smokers more likely to have earring allergy
Smoking may increase the risk of developing allergies to a wide variety of materials, including metal found in earrings and in the buttons of blue jeans, a group of Danish researchers has found. In
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Taj lashed by dusty winds
The Taj Mahal is being lashed from all sides by strong dusty winds. All the cosmetic treatment it received last year with multani clay face packs, giving it a dazzling shine, has gone waste. The dust
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Orissa's Titlagarh heading for desertification?
The infernal heat in the western Orissa town of Titlagarh, where the mercury soared to an unbelievable 50.1 degree celsius, has triggered an environmental debate. Apprehensions have been expressed in
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Waiting to inhale
Afine haze of dust continued to envelope Delhi city, adding to the misery of residents already being roasted by the searing hot conditions gripping the region. For although the dust cover kept sun
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Kalam for mid-day meal in all States
President A P J Aabdul Kalam hoped that all the States would implement the mid-day meal scheme for students. Speaking to newspersons here after launching a new dimension of the Akshaya Patra
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Pardesi Punjabans
Of late, there have been reports of brides beign bought for Punjabi lads from the poor regions of West Bengal, Bihar, MP and Orissa. However, much of a national integration it may sound, an indepth
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After aeons, girls live here
The village which was infamous for female infanticide practice for centuries - particularly among the warrior community of Rajputs - is now scripting a new story. There was a time when you couldn't
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Seed Congress backs GM crops
The debate over the use of genetically-modified (GM) seeds once again cropped up on Monday after the pro-GM lobby made a strong case fot its use in India at the inauguration of the World Science
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War leads to birth defects
Children of veterans of the first Gulf War are mor likely to have three specific birth defects than those of soldiers whonever served in the Persian Gulf, an American study has found. Researchers
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Glass Act: Disposable syringes disposed off
The Union Health Ministry is sufficiently disillusioned now with 'recycled' disposable syringes in the market to advise use of sterilised glass syringes. The needle of suspicion behind this turn of