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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Jaundice control meet
To commemorate the founder's day of Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI) a discussion was organised in the Capital, on Monday, on the "Facts, Myths & MIsconceptions on Jaundice" and
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Tragedy on tracks
Neither Indian Railways nor the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests can afford to ignore any longer regular reports of wild animals being hit by speeding trains while passing through reserve
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13 die of encephalitis in Assam
Thirteen people have died of suspected Encephalitis in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district where the recurring mosquito borne disease broke out in June last. Assam Medical College Hospital
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Farmers go the e-way
For long farmers have seen rodents, middlemen and even nature gobble down a considerable fraction of their produce. After going through an intense check on good quality seeds, careful fertilisation
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House wakes up to debate on GM crops
This Monsoon session, the Agriculture ministry is inundated with questions on genetically-modified (GM) crops, especially those designed to fight pests. Instead of dragging the debate, the pro and
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ASI concerned over rock blasting near Fatehpur
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has asked the Agra administration to immediately put a check on the blasting of rocks by miners near the heritage city of Fatehpur Sikri. ASI has termed it as
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Bengal health minister cites world figures
Even as the angel of death revisited Murshidabad district, this time in the form of Anthrax, claiming one life and dispatching over 20 to hospital, Health Minister Suryakanta Mishra has reiterated
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Assam's monsoon mayhem: Kaziranga counts its dead
Kaziranga National Park (KNP), Assam, is gearing up to assess the extent of damage. So far it includes, among others, 36 animals dead, and a completely destroyed network of roads. Worst of all, there
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GDP to grow at 6.8%
Recovery in agriculture and continued upswing in the industrial and services sector have prompted the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to revise upwards the economic growth to 6.8 per cent for
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This zoo is no lion's den
They may be kings in the forest, but these 17 lions have nowhere to go in Bangalore. The only place where they can be lodged has been declared "house-full". The 17 lions who travelled 600 km in