Before we have been able to countermand the effects of excessive arsenic in the tubewell water, a new problem has arisen; not only are some people in parts of the country consuming arsenic
A special scheme with the estimated cost of Rs 15 crores has been approved for Guna to solve the drinking water problems of the citizens, on the completion of which the town would be relieved of the
The Danton block of Midnapore district, which bore the brunt of a tornado last week, may not see another in the next 15 years, according to Dr. M.K.Guha, Deputy Director of the Central Meteorological
UN : India is home to the maximum number of illiterates in the world. The country's illiterate population exceeds the total population of the United States, Japan and Canada. India also has the
The metro cities to begin with - and Delhi is on top of the list - may soon have commercially sustainable and low-on-emission hydrogen fuel cell buses plying on city roads. The buses are likely to
The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested three persons and booked 12 others, including some senior forest officials, accusing them of irregularities of over Rs 35 lakh in the Gorewada-Ambazari
An American company has patented a modified gene which when imcorporated into a seed ensures a sterile crop. The patent, which has been taken jointly by a private firm, Delta & Pines, one of the
The chronic shortage of zinc sulphate fertiliser is likely to hit paddy production in Haryana in the coming season. In order to master the situation , the Haryana Fertiliser, Pesticides and Seed
