Bhubaneswar:In a strong rebuttal to charges by Team Anna, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday said that there was no scam in allocation of coal blocks and his department was not aware of any CAG
Order welcomed by Narmada Bachao Andolan. In an interim order passed Thursday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) admitted an appeal from two oustees of the Maheshwar dam project and stopped the closure
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will provide a special fund for the development of areas under Joka I and II gram panchayats that have come under its jurisdiction. Also, steps would be taken to amend
KOLKATA, 1 JUNE: The chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, who laid the foundation stone for a tourism project and 15 cyclone shelters at Sagar Island today announced that her government will undertake
A Rs. 500 crore farmers' loan relief scheme to aid the debt-ridden farmers, many of whom have been forced to commit suicide, and three rural development schemes named after the Samajwadi Party ideologue
TAMLUK, 1 JUNE: Protests over land acquisition for a proposed chemical hub in Nandigram saw police fire at villagers, killing about 14 of them and wounding many others. The event, dated 14 March 2007,
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is considering creation of National Commission for Human Resource in Health (NCHRH), an over arching regulatory body for the health sector, with the twin
: Nearly 15 million gallons of clean water has been finding its way into the Najafgarh drain for the past four days. And this criminal waste of water in this hot season is taking place due to complete
World No Tobacco Day was observed on Thursday. The focus this year was on addressing interference by the tobacco industry. According to World Health Organisation, the industry has been using intimidating
Alipurduar, June 1: Six elephant calves that were rescued from various places and raised in Jaldapara would be permanently shifted to a national park in Uttar Pradesh for forest patrol. The animals will
Despite objections from Central Ministries fearing delay and undue veto power to Bangladesh The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), backed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has overruled the demurring
Guwahati, June 1: Herpetologists of the Northeast have called for more synchronised and collaborative efforts to study species of turtles in the region. Of the 29 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises
The Madras High Court has upheld the validity of a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on March 16 last year banning the manufacture, sale and distribution of Gatifloxacin,
A2Z Waste Management, the agency roped in by the civic custodians to keep Ranchi clean, has found a tech route to keep a tab on vehicles used for collecting and disposing garbage and their drivers. The
Gujarat Grows At 9.1%, Fails To Make It To Top 5 New Delhi: Bihar, which was synonymous with poverty, has emerged as the fastest growing state for the second year running, clocking a scorching 13.1% growth
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel's (WGEEP) report had a bearing on the World Heritage Committee's decision on heritage status for the Western Ghats, though the government is yet to accept the findings.
Giving zinc as a supplement along with antibiotics can significantly reduce mortality by lowering treatment failure in children suffering from serious infections such as pneumonia and meningitis, according
A day after the Haryana government notified the Mangar Development Plan, the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) had written to the state asking it to put the plan in abeyance. The letter dated May
Arunachal Pradesh identified as powerhouse of the country. Even as anti-mega dam groups and organisations in Assam have intensified their agitation, demanding a halt to the ongoing 2,000-MW Lower Subonsiri
Said Centre Can’t Intervene & Probe Haryana Forestry Scam: RTI New Delhi: Documents revealed under RTI show that V Narayanasamy, minister of personnel and training, argued that the Union government could
