25 govt schools without drinking water
There is no proper supply of drinking water in 25 government schools of Yamunanagar district, Haryana and thousands of children of more than 225 schools are forced to drink water from handpumps. As
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'Satellite imaging no solution to illegal constructions, buildings'
Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal's recent suggestion to use satellite imagery to detect illegal constructions and unauthorised buildings might not be an effective solution to the
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All national highway stretches to have automatic tolling by 2006
The roads and highway ministry is planning to introduce automatic tolling system on all national highways by the second half of 2006. Highly-placed sources in the ministry said the ongoing manual
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Potable water no more a pipe dream for Dalit hamlet
It was a dream come true for the residents of Vellakovil, a Dalit hamlet near the Thamirabarani watercourse, when Minister for Industries Nainar Nagendran inaugurated a drinking water scheme. Though
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Herd registration to be must soon
Punjab will soon be introducing the Punjab Herd Registration Act under which it would be mandatory for the villagers to get their animals registered. Punjab will be the first state in the country to
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Forest fires may be a thing of past
The success achieved by a private company in developing technology for extracting lignin , an industrial chemical, and making water cooler pads and some other products from dry pine needles (DPNs)
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Drug units in residential areas
With virtually no coordination between various government departments a number of pharmaceutical units have come up in the residential areas in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Besides endangering the lives
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Tobacco promotion on screen mock health warnings
Despite the film industry's promise to self-police tobacco promotion on screen, tobacco brands popped up in more than 40 per cent of Indian films released since 2004. That is almost three times more
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Concern over high mortality rates
The Centre for Advocacy has expressed serious concern over the high rate of infant mortality in Madhya Pradesh as revealed by the last sample registration data of Registrar General of India. On the
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Whale dies during rescue mission
It captivated onlookers with an unprecedented appearance in the shallow waters of London's River Thames, but the whale spotted swimming past the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben died while rescue
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ONGC seeks carbon credit for CDM projects in 5 sites
ONGC has submitted clean development mechanism (CDM) projects implemented at five assets, out of nine, to the designated national authority under Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for
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Alternative road to Srinagar gets go ahead
The impediment to the Mughal Road
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Vidarbha: Govt's special package fails to check farmers' suicide
The cotton farmers of Maharashtra are a frustrated lot and are finding bizarre ways to vent their anger against the authorities. The farmers of Dorli in Wardha district and Lehgaon in Amravati have
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States hope to add value to smoking
With the Government deliberating upon imposing VAT (Value Added Tax) on cigarettes by April 2006, poor States are likely to become poorer while the rich will get richer in terms of revenue
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UP wildlife authorities wake up to vanishing gharials
The ecological balance of a river is largely dependent on the presence of predator and scavengers like crocodiles and other similar creatures. While crocodiles are largely found in the rivers of
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Andhra does a first, sets up agriculture technology mission
For the first time in the country, the Andhra Pradesh government has established an
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New malls: Parched VK to feel the squeeze
The perennial problem of water in Vasant Kunj is likely to worsen. While Sonia Vihar may take longer to start supplying water, groundwater (residents claim it constitutes 71% of the area's water) is
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KIOCL told to make amends
The Karnataka government and the judiciary should not fall into this trap once again because the people of the region will never allow mining to restart in the area, the convention warned. The Tunga
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They pedal on bicycles for cleaner Bangalore City
Organised by Krayon, a venture of The Activity, an organisation working with schools in India, the Boost Bangalore Cycling Marathon had nearly 1,400 students cycling across some key roads in