Leopard cab killed in AP
A leopard cub was killed and skinned while another 18-months-old feline died under mysterious circumstances in Andhra Pradesh last week. Though the cub was skinned and its nails were removed at Umri village forests in Adilabad district last week, it came to light on Sunday.
Punctured drains dirtying Yamuna
Many drains in Delhi have been punctured and sewage is being taken into stormwater drains which are polluting the Yamuna. This was stated by BJP leader of the municipal house Mahesh Chandra Sharma at a press conference on Monday.
Rural water supply scheme launched
The Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA), an autonomous body functioning under the Irrigation Department, today launched an ambitious $ 80 million (Rs 350 crore) World Bank-aided rural water supply and sanitation project to be implemented in around 100 panchayats in the State.
Convert to CNG, SC tells bus owners
Supreme Court's direction to private bus operators on Monday, to place orders for new CNG buses will in no way ease the ongoing imbroglio over replacement of diesel buses by the CNG buses in the Capital.
Europe fights to prevent disease
The slaughter of entire herds which could have been contaminated with the foot-and-mouth virus is under way across Europe in a bid to prevent any outbreaks of the disease outside Britain.
Women's status in Third World makes them prey to AIDS
The poverty and powerlessness of women in Africa and Asia are combining to make them increasingly vulnerable to AIDS which some research groups are now calling a women's disease.
Nepal panel to pay sherpas to clean Mount Everest
A Nepali mountaineering organisation said on Sunday it would encourage sherpa climbers to Mount Everest to collect garbage dumped on the world's highest mountain by paying for the trash they brought down.
Mozambique opening swollen Cahora Bassa dam
Mozambican authorities said on Sunday they were slowly opening the Cahora Bassa reservoir, threatening to send a wave of water into flood-stricken areas of central Mozambique. "The dam is full and it is impossible to keep it closed. They are gradually opening it," said Joao Zamissa, a planning officer for …
HC tells govt to provide funds to fight malnutrition
Taking a grim view of the large number of tribal children dying because of malnutrition in the Melghat area of Amravati district, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has asked the state authorities to take urgent preventive measures and to make funds available to fight the scourge of …
Death of cattle worker due to killer virus
Malaysian health authorities confirmed that the death of a livestock worker late January was due to a deadly encephalitis virus.