Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Officials from India and Pakistan will meet here next week for the annual meeting of the Indus Water Commission. During the three-day meeting, beginning on May 31, the two sides will attempt to bridge differences over the construction of hydel projects on the tributaries of the Indus river in Jammu …
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI Not only has food grain production declined in the last decade but despite high inflation, food expenditure levels of the rural public have remained frozen at Rs 87 to buy 9 kg of grain May 25: With 159 children below five dying due to malnutrition in …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO Finally South Korean Steel major Posco on Tuesday made tryst with destiny. Nearly five years after signing a memorandum of understanding with he Orissa government and battling serious anti-displacement protests by the ocals, the company officials along with the government authorities entered the project site at Kujang …
New Delhi, May 24: Seeking immediate supply of gas from RIL-operated K-G basin for expansion of its plants, state-run NTPC has asked the central government to convene the ministerial meet on gas allocation soon. NTPC has also asked the government that its case be considered separately from gas demanded by …
The new road tax rates, which will come into force after a notification is issued, on vehicles of different categories will range from 2 to 10 per cent of their cost Now if you want to buy a Land Cruiser, a Honda CRV or any other luxury vehicle, be prepared …
Small mammals are more at risk from global warming than previously thought, biologists have claimed. "We were interested in the small animals because we wanted to know about the response of the survivors, the communities of animals that are still on the landscape with us today," lead researcher Elizabeth Hadly …
Sizzling tempera tures and paucity of water has begun to take a toll on the birds in UP. About a dozen peacock deaths have been reported form Etawah district in the past 24 hours and 10 Gray Francolin, popularly known as teetar have also been found dead in the same …
S.S. NEGI In a new twist to the alleged illegal mining by Reddy brothers' Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) in Ballery forests, the Supreme Court on Monday referred to the "green bench" a petition by a former company officer, seeking to become a "witness and approver" to show how they had …
ENERGY CONGLOMERATE Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) plans to start its upstream overseas arm in the next two to three years to look after its global oil and gas exploration activities, a top company official said.
THE FINANCE minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, said the Indian economy is likely to grow by 8.5 per cent in 2010-11, although agriculture remains an area of concern and needs to expand at four per cent annually for a long time to sustain high GDP growth.
The Union urba May 23: The Union urban development ministry has asked the states to expedite setting up of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) to ensure better traffic management in the cities having a population of more than one million. The UMTA is seen as a solution to most of …
AMIT AGNIHOTR NEW DELH The draft food May 23: The draft food security bill has come in for sharp criticism from experts who have cautioned the government against rushing in with the law guaranteeing food grains to the poor.
The heatwave claimed seven lives in Gujarat while northern belt continued to reel under intense hot conditions on Sunday with the mercury shooting above the 45degree mark at several places. Seven people, including a girl, died as intense heat gripped Gujarat where Idar endured a hot day at 46.4 degrees …
STRIKE DEAL, DUMP `NON-COMPETE' PACT Mukesh and Anil groups to cancel all existing non-compete agreements New agreement bars Reliance Industries from gas-based power generation till 2022 RIL can invest in power, infrastructure and financial services RNRL might get natural gas from KG Basin : The two Ambani brothers seem to …
Jammu and Kashmir government has formulated a Rs 375-crore plan for the development and revival of saffron cultivation in the state. The plan is expected to be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his scheduled visit to the state in June, it was announced here on Thursday. The Plan …
LALIT SHASTRI BHOPAL When the tiger population is dwindling at an alarming rate and it has become a huge challenge to protect them even in the protected areas, the death of a 3-year-old tigress in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning raises several questions, the most …
NARAYAN BARETH JAIPUR The Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU) in Kota is all set to launch a six-month certificate course on MGNREGA that is touted to be the world's biggest employment providing scheme. "We have made all preparations to launch the course from July 2010, says the VMOU vice-chancellor Naresh …
AZERA RAHMAN NEW DELHI Even as his employers disappear into their air-conditioned home or zoom out of the gates in their cool sedans, Shiva Kumar, a 64-year-old guard, has always been satisfied with a table fan to tackle Delhi
After a decision was taken by the Union Cabinet to hike CNG price, the Delhi government has decided to appoint a high powered committee to examine its impact on road transport in the city. Chief secretary Rakesh Mehta said the committee will examine impact of the hike in price of …
At least 10 people were killed after a coal mine gas explosion in north China, officials said on Wednesday. The accident occurred at around 4.50 pm on Tuesday when 41 miners were working in the shaft of Chentong Coal Industry Co. Ltd. at Yuxian County in Shanxi province, Xinhua news …
