45,000 autos to hit roads by Sept
Around 45,000 new autorickshaws are set to be added to Delhi roads by September. Senior officials in the transport department said the public notice for issuing new permits will be out before August 15.
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Bio-medical waste disposal: GMC committee assesses situation
PANJIM: A committee of the Goa Medical College consisting of officials formed a month ago, to coordinate the waste disposal in GMC met for the first time on Thursday to decide the effective disposal of bio-medical waste. Speaking to Herald, Medical Superintendent of Goa Medical College Hospital, Dr Rajan Kunkolienkar said that the committee assessed the situation and requirements for effective bio-medical waste disposal.
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Parliament panel seeks probe into Bt Brinjal
A Parliamentary panel Thursday recommended a thorough probe into the controversy surrounding the approval given to Bt Brinjal and its subsequent withdrawal, saying it had found indications that the industry,
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Cauvery delta ecosystem in deep water
The Cauvery eco-system is in deep trouble with the current year being one of the worst drought years that the river has witnessed. The delta region, known as ‘Marudha Nilam’, can no longer have that nomenclature as it is now shorn of Marudu trees, a native plant. The ‘minimum viable population’ (MVP) size of this tree has gone down and has become virtually an ‘endangered species’. Frequent loss of flows in the river over the past four decades has resulted in gradual degradation of the eco-system, laments K.V.Krishnamurthy, former Head of the Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, considered an authority on the Cauvery’s flora and fauna.
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Rover lands at ‘Earth-like’ Mars crater
The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists said. “The first impression
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NHAI finds no bidders for 6 projects
After a very successful 2011-12, in terms of the number of projects it awarded, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has failed to receive any bid for as many as six projects in the recent months.
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Oil cos may get to revise prices daily
Petrol: Stung by the mass protest against the price hike of petrol last May, the UPA government has decided not to pass on the current under-recovery of Rs 3.56 on a litre of petrol to the people. At a
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Mining draft: Rs 3,500 crore scam during Kamat’s tenure
PANJIM: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on mining, which was not accepted by former Speaker Pratapsing Rane of the previous Goa Assembly, has been quoted in the new draft State Mining Policy 2012, which states that the delay in the policy has resulted in haphazard mining, resulting in a scam of Rs 3,500 crore. The draft policy, tabled before the State legislative Assembly on Wednesday, has provision for proposed handling of dumps upto 25 mmt annually.
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Mining scam may’ve cost exchequer 50k crore
New Delhi: The scale of the Karnataka mining scam seems to be getting bigger: the estimates of an expert panel suggest the alleged barons of illicit mining may have cheated the state of Rs 50,000 crore
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Health survey reveals 25% kids under 5 years are underweight
PANJIM: Twenty-five percent of children under the age of five in Goa are underweight and 38.2% are anaemic a study by the National Family Health Survey of the Ministry of Health Government of India has revealed. According to a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, by Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, Goa has fairly good indicators compared to national averages.
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Delhi’s Annual Plan gets go-ahead: City gets Rs 15,862 cr Syed Ali Ahmed
The Planning Commission today approved Delhi's size of Annual Plan for the year 2012-2013 at a meeting held between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Delhi Chief
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Malwa surges in urbanisation
Ludhiana continues to be the city with highest urban population, Mohali at second spot Chandigarh: Dubbed as the most backward area in the state at one point of time, Malwa has emerged at the most urbanised
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Government to seek Rs 5,000 cr drought relief
Punjab will seek a package of Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre for the additional expenditure incurred by farmers on purchasing diesel and Punjab State Power Corporation limited on purchasing power to combat
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State pegs drought relief at Rs 4,000 cr
To press claim before Sharad Pawar today. Chandigarh: Haryana is set to stake claim to a bigger special drought package than its neighbouring Punjab before Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar during
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Yamuna Expressway opens amid farmers’ protest
The 165-km-long Yamuna Expressway, which will reduce commuting time between Greater Noida and Agra to a mere two hours, was inaugurated today by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from Lucknow.
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Tripura Govt seeks gas-based industrial units
AGARTALA, Aug 9 – Tripura Industries Minister Jitendra Chowdhury called upon potential investors to set up gas-based industrial units in Tripura as natural gas is available at a very attractive price.
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HIV vaccines to undergo human trials
The Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) V M Katoch on Thursday said the HIV vaccines being developed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, is set to undergo
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Erosion threat to west Odisha villages
With rivers in the region getting wider due to soil erosion along the embankments, it is existential problem for many villages along the river. To make things worse, many rivers are changing course and
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SC gives 6-month time to dispose of Bhopal waste
At a time when a bench of the Supreme Court has set a deadline of three weeks for the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Government to clear the toxic waste lying at the Union Carbide site in Bhopal, another apex
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27 godowns to be built in six districts of Bundelkhand region
Efforts are being made to increase storage capacity in the State. In the days to come, 27 godowns will be built in six districts of Bundelkhand region. It will create storage capacity of 77 thousand 600