State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Johannesburg summit starts today
AS 10-day World Summit on Sustainable Development begins on Monday to discuss contentious issues of growing disparities between developed and poor nations in a globalising world and the need to
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India voices concern over biopiracy
India sought to highlight the issue of biopiracy of genetic resources and concerns over Type-II partnership initiative at the ongoing World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa. Union
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Solid waste creation higher in Gurgaon
In a shocking finding, an agency has discovered that people of Gurgaon living in municipal limits are generating a high level of solid waste, which is much more than the average prevalent in Haryana
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Green vales will be back soon
The grass in definitely going to be perennially green in Uttaranchal shortly, as the State Government has mobilised 9000 villages in the State to cultivate grass. The project, which is at present
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'Misuse of ultrasound banned'
The premise that the anti-female foeticide law debars pregnant women form availing any ultrasound facilities is not correct, the Union Health Ministry will state in its reply to the Supreme Court's
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Chhattisgarh to have world class facilities
The Government of Chhattisgarh has signed an agreement with the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHRC) to set up a state-of-the-art Heart Command Centre in Raipur on a turnkey basis.
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Non-reusable syringe launched in MP
India's first non-reusable syringe that would check the spread of several deadly diseases has been launched in Madhya Pradesh by Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices. The syringe "Kojak Selinge" is
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Greens go red in Orissa
The alarming shrinkage of Orissa's forest cover has rattled environmentalists who fear this might adversely affected the environment and rain pattern of the state. While the vast green patches have
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Help third world switch to clean power: Baalu
Making a case for India's increased energy needs to support economic growth, Union Environment Minister T R Baalu said enabling mechanism should be evolved to help developing countries switch to
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Killer tusker shot in Jharkhand
The killer tusker, which had killed nearly 22 people in two districts of Jharkhand, was shot by the police in Simdega district. The killed tusker had wrecked havoc among the villagers of Simdega and