PM inaugurates Rs 3,000-cr expressway project in AP
The work on the biggest infrastructure of Andhra Pradesh - a 169-km long eight lane expressway around Hyderabad city worth Rs 3,000 crore was kicked off when the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid
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Carbon is found in Lays chips, Pepsi says it is safe
Health authorities in Sangrur lodged a complaint against Pepsi Co India after a laboratory test found "carbon particles" in a sample of Frito Lays' chips and declared it "unfit for consumption," but
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PM promises funds for Jalayagnam'
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has been promised free flow of funds from the Centre for his ongoing "Jalayagnam" by none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself. The Prime Minister,
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Gas kit dealers cry for cost sops
An autorickshaw that has switched to green fuel, and a Calcutta car that is run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Lack of demand has prompted dealers of LPG kits to demand subsidy or incentives
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Demolition to protect Dal Lake
Over 340 structures, including dozens of hotels, business establishments and houses in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be demolished as part of a drive by the high court to
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Attitude of mill owners reflects their greed, says green brigade
NGO Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG) submitted before the Supreme Court that the attitude of the sick textile mill owners reflected their greed to commercially exploit the land without
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Back to roots
The government has announced an ambitious rural employment guarantee scheme. This scheme can start an economic revolution similar to China under Deng or America under Roosevelt. But given that the
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Trunk call: Elephants seek right of passage
For an elephant, south India is the place to be. If it can sidestep poachers, there are good chunks of habitat and even better, 65% of the corridors which link these habitats and allow herds to move
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Health cover for Punjab farmers
The co-operative department of the Punjab government, in co-ordination with ICICI Lombard,announced a health insurance scheme "Sanjeevni' for the farmers of the state from January 14. Under this
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Population policy: SC sends notice to Centre
Policy planners have begun to view the country's population not as a problem, an NGO has taken upon itself the responsibility of getting the governments to enforce the National Population
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Delhi vulnerable to AIDS epidemic: Report
An estimated 0.3 per cent of adults in the national Capital were infected with HIV till 2004, Delhi State AIDS Control Society expressed concern over the growing number of HIV/AIDS cases in the city.
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Ramdev's medicines have animal residue: Karat
CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat once again accused yoga guru Swami Ramdev-owned Divya Yog Pharmacy of selling drugs containing animal residue, saying that the Union Health Ministry had confirmed
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Farm sector has a field day at Science Congress
The Union government announced several policy measures to rejuvenate rural India, for which allocations are expected to be made in the forthcoming Budget. Inaugurating the 93rd Indian Science
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Bengal to have 7th fishing harbour by 2007
The seventh fishing harbour in West Bengal and the 25th in India is coming up at a tiny Sagar island by 2007, at a cost of Rs 6 crore. West Bengal has set up six fishing harbours in different coastal
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Distribute crop land to poor for boosting output: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen urged India to urgently complete the process of distributing crop land to the poor in the name of land reforms and increase the coverage and efficiency of social
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ITC to invest $1 b in e-Choupal infrastructure
Aimed at turning more rural communities into vibrant economic organisations, ITC Ltd is planning to invest around $1 billion in strengthening its e-Choupal infrastructure in the next 7-10 years, its
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Multipurpose microchips for milch animals
An advanced system to insert electronic microchips in milch animals to maintain their medical record, loan information and other details has been introduced in Haryana. With the pioneering step, the
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Centre to bring reforms in farm sector: Pawar
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar announced that the Central government would undertake reforms in the agriculture sector by amending relevant laws, including one to allow farmers to store their
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Kerala Minerals achieves record production, turnover
The Kerala-based Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML), the country's only unit that manufactures titanium dioxide pigment rutile grade, has recorded an all-time high production and sales turnover
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Forest rest houses to get facelift
With a shift towards adventure and eco-tourism, the Tourism Department will now focus on projects like jungle safaris, forest trails, nature walks and camping sites in close coordination with the