Wild elephants on streets as forest destroyed
Hungry and tense, herds of wild elephants are roaming outside this city as their home, the Chandka reserve forest, has been devastated by the cyclone. A large number of trees in this forest have
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Bursting crackers
HC orders strict norms : Delhi High Court has directed the city authorities to ensure that bursting of crackers during Diwali takes place strictly between 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. A division bench
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28 injured in Iran quake
An Earthquake jolted the southern Iranian province of Fars, injuring 28 people, the official IRNA news agency reported today. The quake, measuring 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale, shook the city of
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Garbage disposal by pvt cos in Chennai
The Chennai Corporation has formally approved a proposal to privatise garbage disposal operations in parts of the city. Under the proposal, in xones 6,8 and 10 which include Ice House, Mylapore and
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Drug resistance fans malaria scare
Resistance to chloroquine, the "drug of choice" in treating any form of malaria, is emerging as one of the reasons for the increasing number of deaths from malaria in the city. A special team from
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Yamuna purification drive started
The Yamuna purification drive was launched in Gurgaon on October 18, Organised by the Public Health Department, the drive covers a total of 15 cities -- Gurgaon, Faridabad, Yamuna nagar, Karnal,
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Census of City's parks, playgrounds on
Bangaloreans may finally get to know how many prks and playgrounds they actually have in the City. The Urban Research Centre in Malleswaram has taken up a survey of Bangallore's parks and playgrounds
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Waste disposal
CMC notices to nursing homes: The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has served show-cause notices to all the 102 hospitals and nursing homes in the city who have not joined the Corporation's bio-medical
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Central govt order leaves private blood banks gasping
Private blood banks in the city are in a tight spot over a recent notification issued by the Centre which lays down that only a designated, licensed regional blood transfusion centre, a licensed
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13 of 62 mid-day meal schemes centres shut
The much hyped mid-day meal (MDM) scheme for primary school children has got entangled in an administrative and procedural mess, as a result about 23 per cent of the 1.25 lakh children in the city of
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Mumbai among fastest growing Asian cities
UNEP : India and Pakistan are home to the largest and fastest growing cities in Asia, with population of Mumbai and Karachi growing at 4.2 per cent annually, according to the United Nations
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2 killed, 18 hurt in gas leak
Two people were killed and 18 others injured due to a gas leakage in Kalyan city shortly before noon on Saturday. Police said there was leakage of gas from the factory of Sreeji Chemicals located in
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'Cities for all' award
The National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDE), Mumbai has earned this year's prestigious Habitat Scroll of Honour Award . The awards were presented at a global ceremony in the Chinese city of
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Green panel spikes DDA project
For the first time in the history of the city's urban development, a project is being stalled because of environmental reasons. The International hotel project with six five-star and five four-star
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Tung pledges funds to clear Hong Kong's air
Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa unveiled plans to spend about HK$30 billion (US$3.86 billion) during the next decade to tackle this city's rapidly worsening pollution
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Panel set up to tackle problem of medical waste
Private hospitals and nursing homes have joined hands and have set up a core committee to tackle the problem of medical wastes in Bangalore. A City-level forum has also been set up to tackle the
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Millions walk as WHO launches a global movement for active ageing
The biggest health promotion event in history by and for older people will take place on Saturday 2 October in more than 1,500 cities in 86 countries. Well over 2 million people of all ages will
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Pak. conletes Ghauri trials
Pakistan scientists have reportedly completed system trials of the advanced Ghauri-III ballistic missile, capable of targetting major Indian cities including Calcutta and Bangalore, in a probable
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BMP turns doctor for slum dwellers
Mouth fresheners were costly middle class vanity aids till recently. But now, the dwellers of seven slums in Bangalore City have access to an excellent mouth freshener which costs them nothing and
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Country's first ISO certified blood bank
Jeevan, the leading voluntary blood bank in the city, has become the country's first ISO certified blood bank. The ISO 9002 certification came on the fourth anniversary of Jeevan which changed the