Cyclone claims 51 lives, 630 missing
The cyclonic storm that struck the high seas off the Bay of Bengal left in its wake a trail of destruction. At least 51 fishermen were feared dead and 630 reported missing the high seasoff Digha and
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Concern over rise in AIDS cases
Medical and Health Minster Mahendra Airman Singh said on Thursday that the rise in the number of Aids patients in Uttar Pradesh was a cause of major concern. He pointed out that presently there were
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Environmentalists worry about Republican victory
Democrats weren't the only ones who watched this week's election results with mounting discomfort. Environmentalists also were alarmed by the tightened Republican grip on Congress. Many
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Mountain environment
More than half of the Nepalese population live in the mountains, yet the mountain areas in Nepal are the most neglected in terms of human and physical development. There are, in the mountain areas of
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Bangladesh on target to meet Montreal agreement
Over the past decade industry in all Bangladesh has grown steadily but despite this, the country has successfully reduced the production of zone depleting gases and is now one of the few nations on
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High-tech's high hopes after 10-yr drought
A whole decade after the US slammed the door on the transfer of dual-use technology to India, both countries are set to embark on a new framework that is expected to end the high-tech drought of
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Drought, debt: Chhattisgarh is desperate
While starvation deaths in drought-affected Rajasthan and the adjoining adivasi belt in Madhya Pradesh have set alarm bells ringing, Chhattisgrah is witnessing largescale labour migration
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Cyclone alert over Andhra, coastal TN
Cyclone alert was sounded over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry as the depression over south-west Bay lay centred about 230 km of east-southeast of Chennai and was likely intensify
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'Broom' campaign by Bhopal victims against Dow Chemical
Women victims of the Bhopal Gas leak have launched a campaign to sweep the facilities owned by Dow Chemicals away from India and will be carrying out a demonstration in front of its joint venture
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Sonia anguished over starvation deaths in Rajasthan
The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, expressed her 'anguish' over the deaths of children in the congress ruled Rajasthan reportedly due to starvation. "It is a matter of anguish that these deaths
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Repealing of forestry act urged
The Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI) and forest owners, in a joint meeting, criticized the forestry reforms, stating that the Asian Development Bank and the forest department have been acting
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A case for nuclear energy
COP-8 has sent a strong message in favour of nuclear power in view of its potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emission and the resultant climate
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Waste segregation at home to be mandatory
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to make segregation of garbage by domestic households compulsory all over the city in the coming months.
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While the green brigade goes ga-ga KIOCL's fate hangs in balance
The recent Supreme Court judgement limiting mining operations by the public sector Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.(KIOCL) in the Western Ghats till 2005 has once again brought into focus the debate
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Rs 653 crore WB fund for vana samrakshana samitis
The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 653 crore for development of forests in the Andhra Pradesh state. The funds would be spent on formation of the vana samrakshana samitis in 14 districts. Disclosing
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NGOs help out snakes
The inhuman and deplorable custom of forcible feeding of snakes on the eve of Nagula Chavathi has finally come to an end in the Hyderabad city, thanks to a combined effort from various animal welfare
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Assam draws secret plan to wind up NECL in the state
The government has prepared a secret blueprint to wind up the North Eastern Coalfields Limited which was once the pride of Upper Assam. The NECL management has said on record to the Planning
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One held, sandal worth Rs 22,000 seized
The officials attached to the office of the Inspector General of Police, Forest Cell, Bangalore, arrested a person at Negalala Villager in Koratagere taluk in Tumkur district and seized 40 kgs of
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Government committed for protection of bamboo farmers: CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has said that his government is committed for the protection of traditional bamboo farmers of the
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Japan firms preempt EU green rules
Moving ahead of anticipated stricter environmental protection regulations in the European Union, some Japanese manufacturers operating in or exporting to the region are scrambling to adopt