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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Haryana government initiates AIDS awareness programme
The Haryana Government has initiated an AIDS Awareness Programme at school level to generate awareness about the disease among the youth. Besides, the Haryana State AIDS Control Society would spend
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India to lose out on disease funds
Despite many Indians suffering from AIDS, TB and Malaria, India may miss yet another chance of getting a major share of fund for these dreaded disease from the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
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World Bank sponsors a new soap!
Come October, the most literate State of India will get more education. Not from books, though - the new lessons will impart hands-on learning on the use of soap! Courtesy the World Bank, the people
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Digvijay wants 'UCC chemical waste' cleared
The Madhya Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Digvijay Singh is not going to spare the US multinational Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in connection with the almost 18 year Bhopal Poison Gas
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Ajit promises Rs 4,000-cr relief for farmers
In a bid to provide relief to the drought-affected farmers, the Government is considering a Rs 4,000 crore relief package to step up sowing of the rabi crop, Union Agriculture Minster Ajit Singh said
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Over 60-m suffering from heart diseases
Over 60 million people in in India between the age 25 and 60 are suffering from coronary artery disease and experts have stressed on lifestyle changes to prevent heart attacks. At a conference on
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Now, falcons need passports in UAE!
After humans, it is now the turn of falcons to get their own passports in UAE. In a bid to monitor the trade and movement of falcons across its borders, UAE will soon issue passports to the winged
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Male pills: US might edge India out
The Union Health Ministry, after having stalled research on the male contraceptive project might soon have egg on its face. For, the USA is close to coming out with its own male contraceptive. Though
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Gurgaon: NGO files environment PIL
The lukewarm response form the district administration on the issue of environment protection to some of the environmentalists in Gurgaon has forced the former to file a Public Interest Litigation
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Raping the herbs
Kalahandi (Orissa) has a rich tradition of medicinal herbs which can change the entire socioeconomic status of the region. It has some huge forests, where medicinal plants grow in big numbers. The