The shrinkage of area under sugarcane cultivation and the continuous decline in sucrose recovery have caused concern among the growers and sugarmills owners in the State. For the last two years, none
The 803-km long rare padyatra of a Gurgaon-based business-executive, Ravinder Singh, 36, against curelty to animals has evoked remarkable response. beginning from Amritsar on March 4, Ravinder has so
An international team of NASA and university researchers has found the first direct evidence of a phenomenon predicted 80 years ago using Einstein's theory of general relativity - that the Earth is
The DAV Research Society for Health has demanded an overhaul of the government's AIDS control programme due to its miserable progress so far. In a statement issued during the AIDS awareness camp,
The Mukerji panel, set up by the ministry of environment & forests to review the afforestation policy and recommend measures for the rehabilitation of wastelands, has called for a cut in the Reserve
The Urban Land Ceiling Act will be "significantly modified" shortly, said urban development and employment minister Ram Jethmalani yesterday. He also called for greater private sector participation
State governments can levy sales tax on pan masala and gutka-pan masala plus tobacco. In a decision that will permit states to increase their revenues the Andhra Pradesh high court in the Pan Parag
Cigrettes have always generated a lot of smoke. This time the Advertising Standards Council of India has drafted a code of advertising for tobacco companies which advises, among other things- a stop
The Department of Textile Technology at the Anna University has developed an eco-friendly textile technology that used air instead of chemicals for the grey preparatory process, according to the Head
The State Cabinet has approved the power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 20 mw project in Kasargode district to be set up by the RPG group, state electricity minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state