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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Airlines accused of hindering key blood clot study
Airlines are dragging their feet in cooperating with a study on whether so-called economy class syndrome, which causes potentially deadly blood clots, is linked to flying, a leading researcher said.
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Tigress Bhakula, her two cubs 'missing' now
Former US President Bill Clinton appears to be a jinx for the tigers he saw and loved in Ranthambhore. On his first Indian tour, Clinton in March 2000 fulfilled his desire to see the Royal Bengal
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Orissa to crack whip on bird poachers
The uproar over the infamous dinner at a local club where the guests reportedly gorged on the meat of rare Chilika birds has finally jolted the Government out of its slumber. The Government has not
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'Late' kids cancer-prone
Children born to older parents have a significantly increased risk of suffering from the most common form of leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a UK study has
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RML doctor bags WHO project
DR J M Hans, a senior ENT specialist at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RMLH), has bagged the World Health Organisation (WHO) project on prevention of deafness in the national capital region. Under this
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Taj heritage corridor project triggers row
The residents as well as city officials are in a fix over Heritage Corridor project that is underway near the Taj Mahal. The project, being executed by the NPCC, is estimated to cost Rs 350 crore,
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Endangered lord
At the turn of the last century, India was the most celebrated home of tigers in the world, with the population of this regal animal in the region of 60,000. By 1970, indiscriminate killing of tigers
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Bad spell for the tiger
Following close ont he tragedy of the loss of the 'Bill Clinton' tigress and her two cubs in Ranthambore Tiger reserve, Rajasthan, comes yet another news to shake the myth that the tiger is safe and
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Suspected polio cases embarrass officials
The complete eradication of polio through pulse polio programmes is a challenge for the authorities in the district. Reports of at least two suspected cases of polio in the last few months in the
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Make it more when it's less
While the Government has abandoned the concept of 'population control', the new theory - population stabilisation - needs a high degree of improvement in various sectors like poverty alleviation,