Birth Rate is a crude measure of fertility of a population and is a crucial determinant of population growth. It gives the number of live births per thousand population in a given region and year. The Birth Rate at all India level has declined drastically over the last five decades …
Goa has skipped the list of States, which have benefited from the Central funds for upgradation of Zoos. As per the information released by Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), during 11th Five Year Plan has provided a financial assistance of Rs 48.39 crores to the zoos …
J&K; and Chandigarh have been selected by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for green honours -- the Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra awards. While J&K; has been selected under the category
Except for two states in the country, all the remaining ones are going to fall way short of the target of 100 per cent coverage of all rural schools and anganwadis in their regions with toilets by 2011. The target was set for them under the Centre
Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 21: Mizoram tribal refugees sheltered in Tripura for over 13 years on Thursday organized a protest rally to express their distress over the Mizoram Government
Aizwal /Agartala/Kohima, Oct 6: The Central Government has intensified its efforts to bring about overall development of the northeast region with the local residents
Misgivings still persist in Assam By Barun Das Gupta North-East India has a vast and untapped potential of hydro-power, estimated at 35,000 MW. For decades, it had been a constant grievance of the people of the area that the government was doing nothing to tap it which could usher in …
Aizawl, Sept 28: A massive procession was taken out here today in protest against hydro electric power projects in the north eastern parts of Mizoram mainly inhabited by the Hmar community. The Mizoram Government should withdraw from pursuing the projects and ensure the protection of the constitutional rights of the …
The Tipaimukh Dam issue is being strongly raised again both in Bangladesh and India as some Indian ethnic minorities are going to protest the dam construction while the main Opposition BNP in Bangladesh is preparing to launch a massive movement. An Indian ethnic minority group believes that the area of …
Aizawl, Sept 22: The Mizoram Government today said that at least 61 houses in Mamit town at the Mizoram-Tripura border has been dismantled due to threats posed by earth faults. Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today informed the State Assembly that many houses were affected by cracks appearing on the ground …
Aizawl: Mizoram Agriculture Minister H Liansailova on Thursday said the state government was aiming to achieve an agricultural revolution with the ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) to boost the state's economy. ''We need to revolutionise our agriculture to boost the state
It is said that for a nation to be able to breathe, it must have at least 33 per cent of its area covered by forests. By that measure, India looks to be in trouble, with a total forest cover of 21.02 per cent, according to the India State of …
