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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Education satellite to be launched by year-end
The Department of Space in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resource Development will be launching an independent satellite dedicated to educational and cultural activities. This 72-channel
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32,580 Orissa villages drought-hit
Even as a Central team is visiting Orissa to assess the damage caused by the drought, the State Government has declared 32,580 out of 51,124 villages in the State to be drought hit on the basis of a
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Saving the scavengers
They have been the winged scavengers, an omen of death, an unfriendly lot. But they have been playing a major role in keeping the ecological balance. Today, they are an endangered species on the
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Orissa prawn farmers call for help
Prawn farmers in coastal Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, the hub of Orissa's shrimp industry, are agitated over the Government's curt refusal to curb the role of middlemen in the supply of highly
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Worthy source from the bin
Over the years, dry flyash has created immense environmental hazards. The main problems lies in its disposal which requires enormous quantities of land, water and energy and also the fact that it can
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Nanded quake
An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Markhel village, in Maharashtra's Nanded district, about 70 km from here, on Monday. The quake occurred at around 8.45 pm, officials said adding, no loss of
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Orissa puts anti-hunger mechanism in place
Rapped on the knuckles by the National Human Rights Commission, which has taken a serious note of the rampant poverty and hunger in the tribal-dominated areas of the State, the Orissa Government is
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Drought: Andhra MLAs' novel stir
The 40-day-long Budget Session of Andhra Pradesh legislative Assembly on Monday began with a protest by the main Opposition Congress party both in and outside the House on the severe drought
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How green will be the valley?
Is Rs 37,000 enough to improve water stress condition in a village? At least, that is what Mr Shanta Kumar, Minister for Rural Development, believes. Following the much-hyped greening scheme
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WTO: Too many roadblocks
Inconclusive talks at the World Trade Organisation's mini-ministerial meet in Tokyo last week is being seen as a 'fiasco' in the making by Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Jaitley who arrived back