Prehistoric cave engravings discovered
A cave with vivid prehistoric engravings possibly dating as early as 28,000 B.C has been discovered in Western France, regional officials said on Wednesday. Archaeologists hailed the engravings as a major discovery. They are believed to predate the world's oldest cave paintings in the famed Lascar caves, which are about …
Symbols of stone hint at lost culture
In an unexpected benefit of the Cold War's end, Russian and American archaeologists say they have discovered an ancient civilization that thrived in Central Asia more than 4,000 years ago, before being lost in the sweep of history.
New world pyramids
Scientists have unearthed the oldest known city in the Americas, showing that urban civilization began here 1,500 years earlier than they thought : a report.
Water harvesting will be mandatory
Delhi will face an acute shortage in the coming years as the water level in the city is decreasing at an alarming rate. Sensing the gravity of problem the Delhi government is planning to make water harvesting system mandatory for all house owners.
Archaeological site in Peru is called oldest city in Americas
Researchers investigating a long-ignored Peruvian archaeological site say they have determined that it is the oldest city in the Americas, with a complex, highly structured society that flourished at the same time that the pyramids were being built in Egypt.
Lowered sites
China is keen to gain World Heritage status for yet more of its national treasures. But can it care for its sites? Unesco isn't sure, and doesn't always agree with Beijing's picks : a report.
Lowered sites
China is keen to gain World Heritage status for yet more of its national treasures. But can it care for its sites? UNESCO isn't sure, and doesn't always agree with Beijing's picks : a report.
CNG can't be the only fuel, says Naik
Petroleum Minister Ram Naik has made a strong case for the use of multi-mode fuel in the Capital and said the Government would go to the Supreme Court with this proposal. He said none of cities in the developed countries were using only CNG as fuel for commercial vehicles.
New twist to row over endosulfan hazard
A study of samples/substrates from Kasaragode district in Kerala, where aerial spraying of endosulfan is alleged to have proved a hazard to public health, has confirmed that except for marginal deposition in soil (0.001-0.012mcg/gm) and leaf (0.040-2.893 mcg/gm), no residue was found in samples of human blood, cow milk, fish …
'Education for all' in 22 districts
The Union Government's 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' (education for all) programme would be implemented in 22 districts in Tamil Nadu. The idea was to enrol all school age children within 2003 and ensure that all children in the 6 -11 age group were given five years of education before 2007 and …
Carcinogenic pesticide identified
A pesticide is causing wide-spread cancer, impotency, thyroid deficiency and premature puberty in parts of North Kerala and Karnataka, health Minister Dr C P Thakur told the Pioneer on Thursday. Dr Thakur said that a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has shown that the spread …
Need to accelerate literacy
It is disconcerting that a vast majority of our population is ignorant of the value of education, let alone their inability to access the same despite the government loosening its controls in many areas against the backdrop of the process of liberalisation and globalisation...editorial
One of every 10 tubewells is dead and dry
The Delhi Jal Board informed the High Court that 216 tubewells across the city were lying dead because of falling groundwater table and other factors. The Jal Board's chief engineer told a division bench comprising Chief Justice Arijit Passayat and Justice D K Jain that there are about 2,200 tubewells …
CSE blames Naik for CNG crisis
The Centre for Science and Environment, a city-based NGO, has accused Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Ram Naik for the CNG crisis in the city. CSE chairman Anil Agarwal said the crisis had been built up slowly and deliberately over the last six months. Mr Agarwal also alleged …
Figures say, Delhi is breathing purer, cleaner
The latest figures of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) proves that Delhiites breathe far cleaner air today than they did a year ago.The figures for April, May and June 2001, when compared with the corresponding months during the past few years show a marked decline in all major pollutants.The …
MP bags award for female literacy
Madhya Pradesh has bagged a prestigious Government of India award for its achievement in raising female literacy by a staggering 20.93 per cent in the state during the decade 1991-2001.
Rajasthan focus on elementary education
The Rajasthan Government has announced a Nine-Point Programme, which includes a new scheme "Shiksha Aap Ke Dwar" (Education at your doorstep), to promote elementary education in the State. The Government has also offered fresh incentives to schools, teachers, panchayat bodies and NGO's to help the State achieve its targets in …
Good show by M.P. on literacy front
Madhya Pradesh has posted an increase of 20 percentage points in literacy level in the last decade. As per the Census 2001, the literacy level in Madhya Pradesh has gone up from 44.67 per cent in 1991 to 64.11 per cent in 2001, an official release said in Bhopal today.
W Godavari gets award
West Godavari district has achieved the rare distinction of one of the three districts in the country for making rapid progress in the implementation of the total literacy programme at a very low per capita expenditure of just Rs 8.In connection with the world literacy day celebrations on September 8, …
