The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has directed all health officials of its Public Health Department to take necessary steps immediately to check the spread of mosquitoes in the city. It has been
The forested hills and the valleys in the three states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa form a contiguous stretch measuring nearly 7350 sq kms. This threatened environment is typified by endemism,
Last summer every sea creature across an area twice the size of Wales was asphyxiated by severely depleted oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico. The same phenomenon, the marine equivalent of the ozone
In a span of 40 years, the wild ass (Ghudkhur) inhabiting the Little Rann of Kutch has taken a journey to the verge of extinction and back. But in 2004, the population has increased to 3,868, said a
The Uttaranchal Government is planning to introduce Mandua (finger millet) based mid-day meals for government school students. Indicating this, recently, Chief Secretary Dr RS Tolia said, "Mandua is
The whole world and even you can vouch for the fact from common experience that hard work seldom goes unrewarded, just as is echoed in the famous shloka from the Gita that says, "Do your work, don't
For the first time in 30 years, Chipko was being remembered at its anniversary. And the government played spoil-sport. Incidentally, it was late last year in distant Canada that social activist
A rainwater harvesting project being developed by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) in Pilani, could go a long way in bringing succor to the parched lands of Rajasthan. The Rs
Environmentalists oppose plans for a series of dams on the relatively pristine Nu River to supply hydroelectric power to eastern China. Towns like Gongshan, above, would be inundated by the project,
Mars scientists in Europe and the United States have detected tantalizing signs of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, and cannot yet explain why it's there. Methane is commonly exuded by living
Bus operators who want to get new buses on road will have to buy high-end buses. The transport department has put this condition, as part of a strategy to improve the transport infrastructure in
Concerned with the plight of people affected due to the non-repair of a dam, causing overflooding of large areas in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and Rabri
Happy days are in New Delhi again for those reeling under acute water crisis in the last three days. The water table, which had shrunk enormously, showed a little improvement. The Delhi Jal Board
The indefinite strike called by the employees of the Coca Cola's bottling plant at Plachimada in Kerala entered the fifth day. The employees staged a dharna outside the state secretariat in Kochi
Tension ran high in the Danilimda area as officials of Ahmedabad Traffic Police (ATP) cracked down on autorickshaws using kerosene and solvent as fuel. The kerosene-solvent mix is a major contributor
The Kerala government has decided to construct an additional 257 check dams in various rives in the state as part of the efforts to meet recurring droughts. Water Resources Minister T M Jacob said
The District panchayat has earmarked Rs 1.42 crore from the budgetary allocation of 2003-04 for the effective implementation of 18 drinking water projects, put forward by various local bodies in
The villagers of Rajole and Sangollagi in Aland taluk in Gulbarga in Karnataka who lost their lands and dwellings when the Amarja medium irrigation project was taken up, have petitioned the National
The number of endangered Irrawady dolphins in Chilika, in Orissa, Asia's largest saltwater lake, has gone up marginally despite the threat posed by unregulated fishing and high-speed tourists boats.
A group of concerned citizens in Patna are invoking divine help to save the Ganges river. Every morning, dozens of Hindu men and women gather at the Khojkala ghat to offer prayers and sing hymns in
