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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NHRC asks States to explain their position
Concerned over reports that some states were preparing to use population control methods in complete violation of the national policy, which may increase female foeticide, the National Human Rights
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Plan better to get more aid: NGOs
A group of NGOs called upon the Government to evolve a more participatory and transparent system for seeking international aid from prevention and cure of HIV, TB and malaria in the country. At a
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Lifestyle takes its toll
Rapid industrialisation and modernisation in Gurgaon over the past decade has resulted in sedentary lifestyle and fast food culture among residents of the posh colonies. This has resulted in the rise
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A year after hunger-deaths, Kashipur has hardly changed
Even as a Capital team tours Rayagadha and Keonjhar district of Orissa, to investigate into he allegations of starvation deaths, the ghost of Kashipur has returned to haunt the thinking Oriyas.
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After the party, who kept the faith?
Ten years after the Rio summit, industries have done little to reduce their impact on the environment, with the exception of a few smaller companies. A new report (10 years after Rio: The UNEP
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Nodal Govt. agencies sing different tunes
When it comes to stabilizing the population, the signals emanating from the Government are confusing. Two nodal agencies are singing different tunes on implementation of the population stabilisation
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MP's farming Padyatra
Padyatras with a difference would be undertaken indifferent parts of Madhya Pradesh from September 4. They would be aimed at educating farmers on the benefits of organic farming, says an official
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Wasted summit
Of the four major issues that were outlined as priorities before the beginning of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg on September, 26, 2002 - namely, population
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Holy cow! Dung can make your radio active
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who heads the Centre for Rural Development and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, along with his team of scientists have developed arrange of
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Mercury rising
Indiscriminate dumping of mercury is like a time-bomb tickling, causing serious threat to the environment. A recent study on the caustic-chlorine industries by the Centre for Science and Environment