East Delhi residents join hands in cleaning drive
The concept of Bhagidari citizens participation in keeping the city clean and green is fast picking up in different parts of the Delhi. In a one-of-its kind initiative to clean their shopping
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Taj lashed by dusty winds
The Taj Mahal is being lashed from all sides by strong dusty winds. All the cosmetic treatment it received last year with multani clay face packs, giving it a dazzling shine, has gone waste. The dust
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Haryana goes back to glass syringes
It's back to the basics for health authorities in Haryana. At a time when there is no alternative to single-exposure disposable syringes across the world, it has been decided to discontinue their
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Mid day meal demanded for rural children
A voluntary organisation Centre for Concern for Child Labour has demanded a special mention of children living in rural areas of the country in the proposed "Plan of Action for Children'. The
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Bhuleswar's gold units are health hazards
There is a thick cloud of pollution over Bhuleswar, Zaveri Bazar and Kalbadevi from the 3,500-odd units of goldsmiths operating in Mumbai. It has been one year since a blaze in one of the units
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Smoking banned in HP village
High on the mountains about 35 km from Reckong Peo, headquarters fo the Kinnaur district, a small village beaten by high-velocity winds is a non-smoking area. In an age where people don't smoke for
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Orissa's Titlagarh heading for desertification?
The infernal heat in the western Orissa town of Titlagarh, where the mercury soared to an unbelievable 50.1 degree celsius, has triggered an environmental debate. Apprehensions have been expressed in
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Rs 50 crore loan for Haryana food units
To promote agro based and food processing industrial units, the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation has sanctioned Rs 50 crore term loans under the Industrial Development Bank of India
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2 Coal India mines in Jharkhand
Coal India Limited would set up three new projects worth Rs 3000 crore in Jharkhand with a view to increasing the state's revenue from mineral based royalty, according to Union minister for coal
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Waiting to inhale
Afine haze of dust continued to envelope Delhi city, adding to the misery of residents already being roasted by the searing hot conditions gripping the region. For although the dust cover kept sun
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Mystery disease
The Mysterious disease that claimed the lives of 19 children in West Bengal's Murshidabad district has been checked and no new deaths have been reported, district magistrate Manoj Pant
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Forgotten till environment day, 2004
The dust has settled, the air has cleared. The veneer of official concern has been split wide open. June 5- the World Environment Day
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Kalam for mid-day meal in all States
President A P J Aabdul Kalam hoped that all the States would implement the mid-day meal scheme for students. Speaking to newspersons here after launching a new dimension of the Akshaya Patra
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Heat pockets in scorching city
All areas across Capital are hot but some are more hot than others. Yes, Delhiites are not experiencing the scorching summer heat equally. Uneven population density and varying consumption of energy
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Pardesi Punjabans
Of late, there have been reports of brides beign bought for Punjabi lads from the poor regions of West Bengal, Bihar, MP and Orissa. However, much of a national integration it may sound, an indepth
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After aeons, girls live here
The village which was infamous for female infanticide practice for centuries - particularly among the warrior community of Rajputs - is now scripting a new story. There was a time when you couldn't
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Demand to check pollution of Saal rivulet
The Chamba Welfare Association has threatened to launch an agitation if immediate steps were not taken by the Environment and Pollution Control Board for protecting the environment by controlling the
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'Developed nations are biggest environment polluters'
The policies and priorities being pursued by the developed countries are squarely to blame for the degradation of the world environment this was stated by Dr Yogindera Narayan, the former Defence
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Rs 3.91 crore sanctioned for toilet facilities
The government has sanctioned Rs 3.91 crore for providing clean toilet facilities in the houses of the families living below the poverty line in Sonepat
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State to go for artificial rain to overcome drought
As part of its strategies to fight drought, the Karnataka State government has decided to go for cloud-seeding to cause artificial rainfall in drought-hit areas. The Water Resources Department will