Groundwater in 81 blocks contaminated
Of the 341 blocks in the State, 81 blocks have water with more arsenic than the permissible limit and 49 blocks with more fluoride than the standard value. North 24 Parganas district, where about 20
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Kalikot in darkness after floods sweep hydropower
The residents of Kalikot have not seen electricity for the last one year after the hydropower project in the district was swept by floods. The locals of Manma, the district headquarters, and surrounding
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Capital's Maitighar-Tinkune road section heads for greenery
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority under the Ministry of Urban Development today planted approximately 700 trees and shrubs on the eight-lane road strips stretching 2.66-km between Maitighar
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Gelephu records steady rise in diabetic cases
NCD: Diabetes, a lifestyle disease, is on a steady rise in Gelephu, records with the diabetic unit of Gelephu regional referral hospital show. Going by the number of cases this year, it is likely that
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Support for ban on import of animal tested cosmetics
Humane Society International (HIS)/India’s Be Cruelty Free campaign has submitted a petition signed by more than 70,000 people, supporting the proposed import ban on cosmetics tested on animals abroad.
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Impact on homes from power projects to be verified again
Despite having done an investigation before, another verification on the impact of blasting at Punatsangchhu projects I and II construction sites on nearby houses will be done again soon. The economic
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Fewer students are getting mid-day meal, says study
Despite the huge expenditure on education under the previous United Progressive Alliance government, latest statistics on elementary education show that the percentage of government and aided schools providing
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Flash flood leaves trail of disaster
Three suspension bridges and two irrigation channels were washed away, when the swollen Sengphug Rongchu burst its banks and caused a flash flood in Toetsho gewog, Trashiyangtse, on June 17 evening. Toetsho
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Modi govt may revive mining Bill, streamline clearances
The Modi government may revive the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulatory) Bill, which the UPA failed to pass in Parliament during its tenure, paving way for high-tech exploration in new blocks,
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Human Development Report highlights Maldives’ regional divide
The UNDP’s second Human Development Index (HDI) report for the Maldives urges stakeholders to address regional inequalities which remain a “major challenge” towards human development. The first sub-regional
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Country's forest cover to increase to 35 pc by 2020
The government plans to increase the forest cover in the country to 35 percent by 2020. Currently, the forest cover is 29.7 percent. At least 9,00,000 acres need to be planted to achieve the target, said
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Foot and mouth disease in Kurunegala
The foot and mouth disease is spreading among hoofed animals in 18 Divisional Secretariat divisions in the Kurunegala district. Nearly 1,000 animals are suffering from the disease, said North Western Provincial
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National Green Tribunal wants Meghalaya government to come up with coal mining plan
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) which has imposed blanket ban on coal mining in Meghalaya has asked the state government to finalise a coal mining plan in coordination with the government of India.
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Construction of Karachi-Lahore Motorway approved
The National Highway Authority (NHA) gave on Wednesday a go-ahead to the construction of Karachi-Lahore Motorway. A meeting of the NHA’s executive board, which gave the approval, was informed that the
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20 more die as Sehwan sizzles at 50°C
DADU: Twenty more people died apparently from heatstroke in Sehwan where the maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 50 degrees Celsius. Thousands of devotees have come from across the country
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Coca-Cola's Varanasi plant shut after pollution board order
Beverages giant Coca-Cola's plant at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has been shut after the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board withdrew permission to operate over alleged violation of environmental norms.
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Govt plans to introduce genetically modified cotton
The government plans to introduce a genetically modified variety of cotton to scale up production of the key textiles raw material and meet rising demand, the agriculture minister said yesterday. “Bangladesh
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Bangladesh in bird flu 'danger zone'
The "danger zones" in Asia which are vulnerable to deadly bird flu have been mapped by scientists. The virus, called H7N9, has infected 433 people mostly in China and has killed 62. The study, published
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Diarrhoea spate turns alarming
The hospital authority is struggling to accommodate the staggering number of patients Diarrhoea has broken out alarmingly at nine union parishads in Munshiganj because of scorching heat. According
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Cox’s Bazar reserve forest disappearing, ecology at risk
The trees in the forest ranges of Ukhiya and Inani in Cox’s Bazar are being erased and burnt nonchalantly to make into charcoal, a much easier way for woodcutters to earn a living. An influential