Online RTI project bags e-gov award
Even though not many might be impressed with the Delhi government's record on the Right to Information Act, its online version-the e-governance project - has bagged the first position among other
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'Chandrayan-1 mission in 2008'
India's quest to explore moon, the Chandrayaan 1 mission, will be launched in early of 2008, Dr Jitendranath Goswami who is heading the project stated. Dr Goswami said the date for the mission would
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Kerala eyes mineral water biz
Kerala's Left Democratic Front government has plans to take on the cola giants on another turf
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Asia told to invest more in tap water, sanitation facilities
The Asia-Pacific region needs to invest more in water and sanitation which have
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City in troubled waters again as UP cuts supply
For those in Delhi who
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Water management needed, says Soz
The Union minister for water resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, said that it is necessary to adopt the best water management practices to ensure efficient utilisation of created facilities He was
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Govt ready to recharge electric car companies
The government may extend incentives for auto manufacturers such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj, Reva and Scooters India for producing environment-friendly electric vehicles. The package would include
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Coca-Cola to harvest rain in Capital
Coca-Cola India has launched a 1.35-million litre rainwater harvesting (RWH) project in Delhi. This is one of the 40 such projects the company intends to commission this
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YSR forced into CMs' meet
Des pite objections from Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, the Union water resources ministry has convened a meeting on October 4 between the Chief Ministers of AP, Orissa and Chhattisgarh to discuss the
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Scientists ring alarm for city sewerage
Eminent city-based scientists called for "accountability and transparency' in the work that the West Bengal government and its agencies have undertaken over the last 50 years and in utilising public
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Fly ash can combat sand shortage: Experts
The increasing price of sand and its poor availability have forced city builders to opt for fly ash, the cheap and best alter native for sand. This is mainly because of the increased construction
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City alarmed by first polio case in 3 years
It's the biggest blow to Mumbai's fight against polio
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PepsiCo eyeing Gujarat for potato, sea weed farming
After McCain of Canada, now food and beverage giant Pepsi has set its sights on Gujarat for corporate farming. On the menu are projects for sea weed cultivation in the Gulf of Kutch and a potato
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City gets 260 more green' buses
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has belatedly fulfilled the commitment it made before the Supreme Court appointed Bhurelal committee to ply 1,000 buses on roads. The AMC-run Ahmedabad
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Plot loses green cover
If the BMC's Tree Authority is to be believed, every tree that stands in the way of a building construction project needs to be chopped down. It happened on Tuesday, when the erstwhile Cama family
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Jamnapari goats on the verge of extinction
Jamnapari goats mostly found in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh are famous for the production of milk and meat by they are fast moving towards extinction.
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Assam to get two green battalions
Assam will get two green battalions that will be deployed for regeneration of forest cover in denuded areas of the State. State Forest Minister Pradyut Bordoloi told reporters on Tuesday that the
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Kalam calls for accurate monsoon prediction
Accurate and timely predictions about monsoons, earthquakes, energy, healthcare and water management were vital for the development of society, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said. Inaugurating the
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India's maternal mortality ratio highest in South Asia
Maternal health is a problem of serious proportions in India, where an estimated 1,36,000 women die needlessly each year due to causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and abortion. India has an
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India meets many of criteria for disaster preparedness: WHO
India is among the five countries in the South Asian region that meet many of the criteria for disaster preparedness and has a legal framework in place for the purpose, according to World Health