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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Bihar floods grim, affect 1.5 million
Swollen rivers of north Bihar continued wreak havoc in about 30 blocks of nine districts of the State claiming lives of more than two dozen people while affecting around 1.5 million people of the
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Maneka hails Agra sloth bear project
Former Environment minister Maneka Gandhi laid stress on the preservation of more than a thousand sloth bears - an endangered species indigenous in Agra and gave a clean chit to the preservation work
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Easy meat for the spotted one
Twenty four maneating leopards have been on the prowl since Uttaranchal was formed, of which only nine have been killed, even as around 60 people have fallen prey during the same period. The
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Epidemic threat looms over flood-hit Bihar
As flood waters inundate large areas of north Bihar, the threat of a diarrhoea epidemic looms with reports of 16 people having died in the last three days alone. The dead included children, officials
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Assam floodwaters recede
Floodwaters in Assam were receding but millions of people remained in makeshift shelters with their homes either washed away or filled with mud and slush. "The flood situation across the State is
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Decline in Jharkhand leprosy cases
Jharkhand, which has the highest number of leprosy patients in India, has something to cheer about. The State has registered a decline in percentage of cases in comparison with previous year.
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Living under shadow of the virus
The people in the poverty-stricken belt of Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh are living under the shadow of fear for their children's safety and health. The virulent viral epidemic, identified as
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Cloud Wars
The term is rather quaint and throws up visions of a sky full of seeds. But in actuality "cloud seeding" refers to a scientific method of inducing rain using an appropriate catalyst. To the
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Death of the waterfront
The costliest apartments, the best public parks and the most important museums and galleries in all great cities are usually located on spectacular waterfront. Sadly, this is not the case in Delhi.
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Pathetic plight of monkeys gives forest officials shivers
When it comes to catching the marauding monkeys in the Capital, the Forest Department officials get shivers down their spines! Not because they have to catch the monkeys, but because they have been