Paan masala causes anaemia
Paan masala is emerging as a new cause for anaemia. Researchers at clinical hemato-oncology department of King George’s Medical University in Lucknow have found that paan masala consumption leads to
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Karnataka wants more time to auction C-category mines
JSW Steel, Kalyani Steel and others waiting for auction of mines The Karnataka government will seek extension of the deadline for auctioning of C-category iron ore mines. Earlier, in February this
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Flood affects 73 villages in Chhattisgarh
The administration has set up 73 relief camps where affected people has been given shelter following flooding of their houses and villages Heavy rains that lashed Chhattisgarh last week had flooded
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Rains, landslides obstruct traffic on highways in Uttarakhand
There are reports of light to medium rains in parts of the state including capital Dehradun Water splashes image via Shutterstock Light to medium rains in various parts of Uttarakhand and resulting
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Govt Aims at Adding 10,000 MW per Year
Restores tax incentives with hopes to accelerate wind power output The government plans to rapidly accelerate wind energy generation, adding an ambitious 10,000 MW every year, or five times the total
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rampant encroachment taking place in the forest land of Jharkhand
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 12/08/2014 regarding rampant encroachment taking place in the forest
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HC says e-ricks unlawful, cannot lift ban
But Court Will Hear Centre’s New Proposal On August 14 Retaining the ban on plying of e-rickshaws in the capital, the Delhi high court on Monday said it cannot permit something that is not provided under
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City's largest solar plant at Dwarka Sec 21 Metro stn
Delhi Metro on Monday started operations on the largest rooftop solar plant in the city. The project, launched by urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu, is a first-of-its-kind initiative through
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Implement Recognition of Forest Rights Act
South Zone-level Tribal Meet 2014 organised in Salem Various tribal associations have demanded that Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 be
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Rawatbhata achieves nuclear power production feat
Becomes second nuclear plant in the world to produce power uninterrupted for 739 days The Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata achieved a feat on Monday when Unit-5 completed 739 days of uninterrupted
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Garbage disposal: Villagers set December 31 deadline for PMC
The Pune Municipal Corporation has received deadline of December 31 to resolve the garbage dumping issue in Uruli Devachi and Phursungi. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Monday night held a meeting
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of dead animals and its disposal, Punjab, 12/08/2014
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Surinder Singh & Ors. Vs Municipal Council, Gardhiwala, Hosiarpur regarding dumping of dead animals and its disposal
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Gogoi presents Rs2357.91 cr deficit Budget
Opposition parties dub it as ‘Budget without any direction’ Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented the Rs2,357.91 crore deficit Budget for the 2014-15 financial year. “The Budget estimates
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Flood-hit Bari people yet to get relief’
Villagers surviving on contaminated water Noted youth leader Biswa Ranjan Mallick on Sunday alleged that the State Government has turned apathetic in providing relief to the flood-affected people of
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Infectious diseases kill 1,374 in China in July
BEIJING - A total of 1,374 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in July, the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Tuesday. A total of 776,608 infectious disease
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Brazil readies big push on solar energy but companies are wary
Grappling with its worst energy crisis in more than a decade, Brazil is making its first big move to develop a local solar power industry that could help reduce its dependence on a battered hydro power
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Extreme summer heat, rain on rise as weather gets trapped: study
Summer heatwaves and downpours have become more frequent in the northern hemisphere this century, apparently because extreme weather can get trapped for weeks in the same place in a warming world, a study
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Ethical to use untested Ebola drugs, says WHO
Untested drugs can be used to treat patients infected with the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization says. The WHO said it was ethical in light of the scale of the outbreak and high number of deaths
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Rising economies 'ahead on climate'
Four of the world's emerging economies have claimed that they are far ahead of developed countries in their efforts to slow climate change. Brazil, South Africa, India and China are known as the BASIC
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New dam proposed for Mount Buller to boost snowmaking and drinking water supply
A dam able to hold 100 million litres of water would be built on Mount Buller to boost the resort's snowmaking capability and fresh water supply, under a proposed $8.25 million project before authorities.