Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Is it 30 days of noise till midnight?
If you thought that having to put up with loudspeakers till midnight for 15 days in a year was bad enough, here is some addition to the din. The Union environment ministry has proposed to relax the noise pollution norms for 15 more days in a year, mainly for enthusiasts of firecrackers.
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Research reactor at Barc to shut down in Dec 2010
Mumbai: Cirus, the 40 mw research reactor at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), will be shut down by December 2010 and decommissioned as per the separation plan under the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
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Sena blames govt for damage by cyclone Phyan
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday blamed the state government for the damage caused to lives and property in the Konkan after Cyclone Phyan hit the coastal areas last week. "It was the duty of the government to inform fishermen about the cyclone earlier," Subhash Desai, leader of the Sena in the assembly, said. He was speaking after a visit to the cyclone-affected areas.
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Threat lurks over Tadoba tigers
The recent raid by CBI sleuths at Nagpur railway station and subsequent arrest of poachers and recovery of two tiger skins, one of them being fresh, and 40 kg of tiger bones has once again highlighted the severe threat to wild cat in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR).
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26 Sindhudurg fishermen missing
Kolhapur: As many as 26 fishermen from the coastal district of Sindhudurg, along with eight boats, are missing in the Arabian Sea after Wednesday's Cyclone Phyan.
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Sudden rains might cause malaria surge, fears BMC
Cyclone Phyan may have spared the city, but the downpour it caused didn't. The unexpected showers have made the civic health authorities worried about a fresh spurt in cases of malaria, which, they say, is now bound to rear its head in the city again.
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Cyclonic storm to hit South Gujarat, North Maharashtra this evening
Mumbai: Cyclonic storm 'Phyan' will hit South Gujarat and North Maharashtra by late this evening following a deep depression in the South East and adjoining Central Arabian Sea and fishermen have been warned against venturing into the sea, the weather office said.
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Grand old banyan tree under garbage attack
It's been there for about 150 years. The banyan tree, with its calming presence and slender aerial shoots touching the ground, stood at the embankment of Ambazari tank in Nagpur as a landmark; refuge to some, spectacle for others. Birds made it their habitat. click here
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43 million cubic metres water reserved to tackle water scarcity in Yavatmal
Yavatmal: The Irrigation Department in the district has reserved over 43 million cubic metres (mcm) of water from its nine water resources to tackle the impending water scarcity here.
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Builder asked to stop work near Magathane caves
Mumbai: The director of archaeology and museums, state, has issued a stop-work notice to the builder carrying out excavation work near the Magathane caves.