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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Mineral-based projects in Orissa
As many as 19 mineral-based projects are in the pipeline in Orissa with an envisaged investment of over Rs 13,000 crore, Orissa minister for steel and mines A U Singh Deo said. Debunking the theory
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AIIMS Prof to receive WHO award
Dr K Srinath Reddy, a senior professor of cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), has been chosen by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for his contribution to global
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Unsafe devices in Himalayan sanctuary
The renowned Nandadevi national park, where two deadly nuclear devices remain untraceable, will reopen to visitors in early May this year, after two decades. In an year only 500 persons will be
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Way to end flood-drought syndrome
The nightmarish 1943 Bengal famine was being forgotten by the people of India when in late 1966 a situation similar to the one prevailing 23 years ago started developing. The south-west monsoon had
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Himachal's green cover increasing: FSI
According to the findings of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the green cover in Himachal Pradesh has started increasing in recent years. The latest biennial report of the FSI indicates that the
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SARS: China trying to rekindle spirit of 50s
In a throwback to its patriotic sanitation campaigns of the1950s, Chinese Communists are waging a "people's war" on curbing the spread of SARS here and the rest of the country. Chinese leaders have
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Illegal mining threatens Fatehpur Sikri
The ancient capital of Akbar is threatened by uninterrupted mining activity, most of it illegal in the neighbourhood. Unscrupulous stone merchants have been blasting away at the numerous quarries,
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CRPF saves dying forest
In 1994, Barbera was a dying forest, with timber smugglers and poachers playing havoc with its sylvan wealth. The Government was at its wit's end trying to contain the growing menace, thanks to the
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Say 'yes' to plastic
A new report by the Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) shows how plastics can help in the process of sustainable development and bring down the overall energy consumption of the
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Taiwan 'masks' subways
The subway system in Taiwan's capital became a new front in the war against SARS even as a top Chinese Communist Party official called for "total victory'' against the disease. Elsewhere, an AIDS