Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
New Delhi: New models and lower financing rates kept the momentum going for car sales that saw a healthy 30% growth in May. According to figures released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), car sales stood at 1.48 lakh units in May against 1.13 lakh units sold in the …
The government on Wednesday prepared a draft guidelines to regulate selling and breeding of aquarium fish, a move that comes after a similar initiative in regard to pet animals. According to draft guidelines issued by the environment ministry, no establishment will be allowed to sell aquarium fish without a licence …
No subsidy, but over 99% of the TN capital complies with the rules TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Like other metros in India, rapidly-urbanizing Chennai too faces the risk of its groundwater levels plunging to new depths. But this southern city has resolved to replenish its groundwater and secure its …
New Delhi: Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients could soon be a single dose 30-minute affair, instead of the tedious present-day regimen lasting over six weeks. In a major breakthrough, a team of British doctors headed by University College London
New Delhi: The government has failed to effectively implement its immunization programmes targeted at reducing child mortality. Of the 113 deaths due to diphtheria
The US coast guard chief in charge of the federal response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico warned that even if the flow of crude was stopped by summer, it could take well into autumn
Washington: India's economy is expected to grow 9% in 2011 with South Asia poised to become the second-fastest growing region after East Asia & Pacific, says the latest World Bank update. The region as a whole is expected to grow by about 7% in 2010 and nearly 8% in 2011, …
New Delhi: The ministerial panel on fuels under finance minister Pranab Mukherjee deferred a decision on either allowing oilmarketing companies to set pump prices in tune with international trend or simply raise petrol and diesel prices to reduce losses of state-run companies, ostensibly because key members could not attend the …
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday sanctioned the release of Rs 271 crore to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) out of the approved budget outlay of Rs 912 crore for roads, urban development and education, including midday meals, for the year 2010-11. Delhi finance minister Dr AK Walia called …
New Delhi: A Delhi Police staff housing complex comprising 342 flats, complete with a community centre, central park and emergency power back-up, was inaugurated in Dwarka Sector 16-B on Sunday. Presiding over the ceremony was minister of state (home affairs) Mullappally Ramachandran. Though the project has been completed well within …
New Delhi: It will be unkind to blame the trial court for handing out mild punishments to the Bhopal gas leak accused whose collective negligence caused an industrial catastrophe. For, the court
