To complement the existing network of public transport in the Capital, the Delhi government is looking at the possibility of introducing pod cars in select areas of the city. The personal rapid transit system, which will run on elevated tracks, will provide connectivity between local area and public transport options. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday held a meeting with senior offici
Hit hard by the 11- year-long ban on construction in Shimla
Taking early warning lessons from the tragedies in Japan, Himachal Pradesh, which falls in a critical seismic zone, has got into serious business to formulate disaster management plans at district levels. At the end of the two-day training workshop for the senior level officers, including principal secretaries, heads of various departments and nodal officers of disaster management, the governme
Both are in campaign mode. Not to win an election or canvass votes for a candidate.
With both Karnataka and Maharashtra opposing a special leave petition filed by Andhra Pradesh challenging the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II), the Supreme Court has decided to hear in July the maintainability of the SLP. In the meantime, it will be open to Karnataka and Maharashtra to file their response to the SLP, a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K.
Say experts on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters and the effect they have had on vast numbers should be enough to sound a note of caution against use of nuclear energy in India, said members of a coalition for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday. Speaking at the 25 {+t} {+h} anniversary of the Chernobyl accident in Ukraine, members of the
Four persons, including two children, were killed during dust storm and lightning incidents in several districts of Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Tuesday. Satyendra Singh (30), husband of a block development committee member, was killed after being stuck by lightning at Mahua Pamai village in the Khutar area of Shahjahanpur district in morning, they said. In a separate incident, Pooja (1
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a directive to the Centre to impose all-India ban on Endosulfan. The petitioner, Democratic Youth Federation of India, in its petition said it was constrained to approach the Supreme Court in compelling circumstances wherein the valuable life of a large section of people was directly affected because of the use of Endosulfan, a pesticide
Punjab unveils new mining policy The Punjab Government on Tuesday unveiled its new mining policy wherein it has proposed a cap on the maximum retail price of sand and to put it under the Essential Commodities Act to curb its hoarding.
Resurgent global food prices, which averaged 10 per cent in many economies and posted record increases in the first two months of this year, may push nearly 30 million Indians and 64 million people in the Asian region into extreme poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned on Tuesday. In a report titled
Bhubaneswar The state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will allocate 500 mw of green energy to various states to help them meet the Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation (RPO) as mandated in the National Tariff Policy.
Moscow On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and Japan still struggling to contain the crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant, Russia is set to propose a plan to boost safety at the world
Mumbai Japanese Parliament is likely to give approval to the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) with India by the end of June this year, Japanese ambassador to India Akitaka Saiki said.
Thiruvananthapuram It is an issue that has got the usually fractious polity in Kerala on one platform. Cutting across party lines, the state
With the Orissa government strengthening surveillance on illegal transportation of minerals like iron ore, manganese and chrome ore by rail and road, mines mafias have started air-lifting the materials from the state.
Nuclear Regulatory Authority soon to check safety, higher compensation for displaced The Centre will go ahead with the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power park in Maharashtra.
Inflation to bog down growth, push lakhs into poverty Rising food and fuel prices could hurt growth in India and push millions of countrymen into extreme poverty, Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday. India will be badly affected by high food prices as a 10% increase could push close to 30 million Indians below the poverty line, said an ADB study titled
Temperature rise in the sea waters near Jaitapur can be a maximum of 4.5 degree Celsius in the worst summer scenario due to radiation, said Srikumar Banerjee, secretary, department of atomic energy. Quoting studies conducted by various agencies on the impact on thermal ecology due to temperature rise, Banerjee said that this rise can be at the peak of summer along the 1.5-2.5 km area of the Jai
