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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Farmers have been burdened further: Opp
The Opposition charged the Government with failing to provide measures to alleviate poverty, generate employment and boost agriculture in the Budget proposals. Dubbing the Budget as a bitter pill
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Incentive to the rich, disincentive to poor, says Manmohan
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the Union Budget would not boost economic growth beyond 5-5.5 per cent as it has failed to address the fiscal deficit
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Improve infrastructure: PHDCCI
Reacting to the proposal of regularising non-polluting and non-conforming industries in 24 residential colonies in Delhi, the PHDCCI has said this was against the master plan and would only lead to
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6 enslaved tribals make great escape
Cross-border transportation and sale of human beings is alive and kicking here. Unfortunately, the items of sale do not share that quality. The escape of Rabi Kuzur and five members of his family
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Poor food, water quality leaves JNU hostellers ill
A Number of residents of Mahi and Mandvi, the twin hostels of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), are getting infected with jaundice and other gastrointestinal disorders, thanks to the quality of food
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Contract killers
In an act of savagery that only some demented human beings are capable of, a young male elephant was tortured to death last month in Jashpur Forest Division, Chhattisgarh. What makes the incident
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Alarming deaths of ridley turtles
Environmentalists are upset over the State Government's failure in checking the mortality rate of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) by the trawlers was made
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Schools on Mission Combat AIDS
Realising that it is the duty of a Biology teacher in a school to teach students about sexuality and create an awareness on AIDS among students, 1,200 schools in the Capital have joined hands with
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Can World Bank loans eradicate poverty?
The desperation is evident. With two years remaining and some 78 per cent of the targeted 7,000 villages yet to be covered, the World Bank supported District Poverty Initiatives Project (DPIP) in
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Make the most of fly ash
With rapid rise in thermal power generation, environmental pollution resulting from massive fly ash generation poses a major threat to public health. Waste management experts say fly ash, besides