The federal government has planned to spend Rs 41.2 billion on water resource development including small and medium dams as well as canal channels to enhance irrigation income. The water sector’s share
GUWAHATI, June 1: The Assam Government often claims that it has achieved a lot in the field of agricultural development in the State. Though the State has seen some improvement in crop production, the
Six persons were killed and more than 200 rendered homeless in Bajura as a torrential rain wreaked havoc in the area yesterday night. Four persons were killed and as many injured in Badhu VDC last night
Worldwide cases of cancer are likely to rise by nearly 75 percent by 2030, driven by demographic and lifestyle factors, according to a study published on Friday in the journal The Lancet Oncology. A
Among 65 traffic police constables deployed at eight key points in the city, 19 suffered from lung problems for being exposed to prolonged vehicular emissions, said a study of Peshawar traffic police.
The Environment Department has planned a number of programmes in the Bahawalpur Division including Khairpur Tamewali and Hasilpur during the first week of the month to develop awareness among the public
The World No Tobacco Day was observed in The University of Faisalabad on Friday. During his key note address, Dr Zahid Masood, the Head of Department of Community Medicine, University Medical & Dental
Waste continues to be dumped into the River Buriganga despite a June 2011 High Court order which prohibited the dumping of waste in the river or on its banks as well as ordering the sealing of sewerage
The people in Keraniganj on Friday protested at a reported move to acquire land for building a mega city project at Teguria in Keraniganj upazila. Locals said they came to know that an agreement had been
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United States would provide $75 million to a private-public effort to improve the health of mothers and their babies in developing countries. Norway,
The total value of the carbon market grew by 11 per cent in 2011, to $176 billion, and transaction volumes reached a new high of 10.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), according to a new
The government is planning to electrify 400 villages through solar power as the country is blessed with a huge solar potential of more than 5-6 KWH/mý/day of irradiation in many areas. Launching Economic
The country has suffered Rs 324.5 billion losses due to flood damages and rehabilitation, said Economic Survey 2011-12 released. The damages pertain to Agriculture, Energy, Transport and Communication,
Combine Harvester MPs backed the aims of the Commission, but argued against its methods EU plans for "green" farm-subsidy rules will reduce European food production and are likely to harm the environment,
A forest fire broke out Saturday morning on a nature reserve in the Greater Hinggan Mountains in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local authorities said. The fire remained out of control as
Authorities with Shanghai's environmental protection bureau said on Friday afternoon that it's illegal for the US consulate in Shanghai to publish assessments of air quality to the general public. Zhang
China's capital is expected to exceed its historical record of water consumption this summer, local water authorities said Friday. It is estimated that the peak day volume of water consumption in Beijing
Despite a four-year ban on the practice, a report carried in Friday's edition of the Beijing Times indicated that many vendors are still giving free plastic bags to their customers. Research by a civil
China is to introduce a specialized value-added tax invoice system for rare earth producers on Friday in an effort to curb rampant illegal mining and production of the metals. The introduction is an
Wrexham County Borough Council has installed more than 25,000 solar panels on 3,000 of its social housing stock. The council said it managed to install the photovoltaic panels before the Feed-in Tariff
