CAG raps Centre on clean-up plan
The Prime Minister's project aimed at getting rid of human scavenging has been handed over to a single agency
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CII's agenda for new govt
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Monday have suggested action plan for the new government, which talks of deepening and accelerating reforms in infrastructure, agriculture, social
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Bamboo the ordinary plant with extraordinary uses
Bamboo is almost ubiquitous in nature. One of the oldest plants on Earth, bamboo is cultivated, or grows, throughout the world and has uses from cradle to coffin. For various reasons, this grass has
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'Bengal not complying with SC order on plantation workers'
Members of an international union delegation alleged that the West Bengal Government is not implementing the orders of the Supreme Court regarding the welfare of the starving plantation workers of
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Paras group launches 'bactofuged' milk
After UHT milk, it is 'bactofuged' milk that is making waves in liquid milk marketing. First it was the Rs 360-crore Chennai-based Hatsun Agro Products Ltd (makers of 'Arun' ice-cream and 'Komatha'
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Shipwrecks posing threat to movement at Mumbai port
Ghost ships are usually found in seafarers' lore. But a few of them haunt the entrance to the Mumbai port, twisted wrecks left in their watery graves by unscrupulous owners. Eight merchant ships,
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India among 50 nations invited to Unctad XI in Brazil
As many as 50 heads of state including India have been invited to take part in the eleventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) scheduled to be held in Sao
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The 'living dustbins' of North Sea
The seabirds of the North Sea are being turned into "living dustbins", campaigners warn, after a study that finds that the average fulmar has 30 pieces of plastic in its stomach. The findings are
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Farmers urged to avail Govt schemes
To create awareness and guide the rural farmers, an awareness meeting-cum-workshop was organized at the premises of Bijoypur ME School, Jonai in Assam, under the aegis of Undivided Lakhimpur District
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Early heat wave hits wheat crop in Punjab
An unusually-early heat wave has affected wheat yield in Punjab, leaving farmers with an over 20% shortfall in this year's produce. Most have suffered a hefty four to five quintal loss on yield per
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Canada's biggest seal hunt in 50 years draws protest
Canada's biggest seal hunt in 50 years began off the coast of Newfoundland Monday to howls of protest from animal rights advocates, but buoyed by international markets for pelts and sympathetic
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Drinking water pond found being used by buffaloes
Wasa and HDA officials (Pakistan) found buffaloes in ponds downstream from the Kotri Barrage, from which water is supplied to residents of Latifabad and Hussainabad. Director General of Hyderabad
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10 years later, Northwest Forest Plan still stirs debate
Ten years after it was adopted to cool a conflict over logging of old-growth trees, the Northwest Forest Plan still provokes hot debate. The Clinton administration signed the landmark plan on April
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Mulberry tree farming opens new avenue of income
The cultivation of mulberry trees is increasing in Nilphamari district in recent times. Proshika, a non-government organisation, has been helping farmers to grow mulberry trees in the district
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Beedi workers now roll in poverty
Unless the government wakes up immediately, thousands of workers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts will be forced to migrate to other places in search of livelihood. For these women and
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Wild animals run over by negligence
The running over of a deer at Bandipur National Park, which falls in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, in Karnataka, has reinforced the concern of wildlife conservationists that wild animals are becoming
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Cashew rains on the barren lands of Bidar
If one were to pass by Honnikeri near the Balki road in Bidar, Karnataka, one would see nothing but dry, barren lands extending as far as the eye can stretch. It is really surprising that 20 acres of
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Garbage is a big menace here
The Beedangudde garbage dumping yard has turned into an eyesore for the beautiful temple town of Udupi in Karnataka. Situated in the heart of the City on Udupi -Manipal road, it is difficult to miss
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Giving solace to TB, leprosy patients
Pavagada, a tiny village on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border can be called one of the poorest villages in the State. But it is not poverty alone that plagues this place. Leprosy and tuberculosis are
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Tremor measuring 4.3 rocks Kutch, Saurashtra
A strong tremor, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, shook large parts of Kutch and Saurashtra bringing back memories of January 26, 2001. However, no casualty or damage to property has been