Forest fire is one major reason behind the depleting forest cover in the state, claims environmentalist and forest activist. And such fires are frequent with the onset of summer.

A central plan for piped water supply through dual solar powered pumps will cover six panchayats in Saranda, with Union minister Jairam Ramesh closely monitoring progress to effect a promised turna

Minister for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan has rejected the steel ministry's charge that her department was delaying mining clearances that could potentially lead to law and order issu

The dengue’s deadly sting in neighbouring Bokaro district and Bengal have set off the alarm bells in Dhanbad.

New Delhi State-owned steelmaker SAIL on Thursday said it will expand its production capacity to 18 million tonne (mt) from existing 14 mt by the end of current financial year.

"Our Phase-I capacity expansion target is 24 mt. Of that, this year we will be starting two new blast furnaces, our total hot metal production capacity will go up to 18 MT by the end of the (financial) year," SAIL chairman CS Verma said.

Sudha milk tankers may be equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) to keep tabs on their movement and prevent pilferage while on the move, something that Bihar State Co-operative Milk Producer

Two Sudha Dairy attendants were caught red-handed while mixing water to milk in the wee hours of Sunday, confirming fears of unsafe milk being sold in Jharkhand even as the state gears up to launch

New Delhi The Steel Ministry today said Posco and Severstal cannot have majority stakes in their proposed joint ventures with state-run SAIL and NMDC respectively, envisaging a total investment of Rs 36,000 crore.

"Talks are going on. There are problems in regards to the shareholding. But, we can't give them land, we can't give them all facilities, and still have the minority shareholdings in the ventures," Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said.

Enough stink has been raised about government schools that don’t have toilets or dirty ones at best.

New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India has drawn CAG’s flak for the potential loss of Rs 874 crore on account of delays in completion of projects for connecting major ports through hig