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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DoD to dilute norms for natural asset companies
Having faced resistance from various quarters over guidelines for natural asset companies, Disinvestment Ministry proposes to dilute some of the contentious provisions under a new set of rules likely
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SC slams Net ad on pre-coital sex selection
In the absence of enforcement of proactive laws, the Internet is the new platform for doctors brazenly advertising to help couples select the sex of the child even before conception. The Supreme
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Thought for food
The mantra of the World Trade Organisation pundits is to achieve "food security" even if a country is dependent on imports. "Dependence on imports" is being passed off as "security". The Food and
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Fever mystery remains unsolved as toll mounts
The toll in the mysterious fever in several districts of Andhra Pradesh has now crossed 60, as some more children died in the affected districts of Warangal, Mehbubnagar, Khammam and West Godavari
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Stray dogs menace Bokaro's spotted deer
Stray dogs have wrecked havoc among spotted deer of Jawaharlal Nehru Park in Bokaro district of Jharkhand. According to officials of the park, stray dogs have killed 18 spotted deer in last few
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Floods wreck havoc in North Bengal; toll mounts
Death continued to come tumbling and gushing in the twin districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri in north Bengal, with reports of casualties mounting to 26. However, unofficially the death toll was
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Health Ministry upset over departmental malaise
The Union Health Ministry is frustrated with poor cooperation from other departments in its effort to streamline conservation and harvest of medicinal plants. At the third Board meeting on Saturday,
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Falling prey to drugs
It remained a mystery until recently. Nobody, not even top-notch scientists, could solve the puzzle. The widespread mortality and decline of three vulture species - Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus and
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River Yatra: Shah Jahan, Mumtaz mourn Yamuna
A play is being enacted in the open market places and crowded bastis of Agra by students of Delhi Public School. The project is called River Yatra and the play is appropriately titled Woh Taj Le
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'Indo-Indonesian front can counter pollution'
The Indonesian Deputy Minister for Environment feels that India and Indonesia could form an effective frontline in countering pollution related threats in this part of the world. The Minister, Prof