People living in the vicinity of the forests reserved for animals in Rajasthan would be given identity cards from the next month, an official spokesman announced here today. The state boasts of
At least eight units near the gutted customs godown at the Dasnagar industrial estate in Howrah are yet to reopen: employees have refused to come for work till the administration clears the chemical
The Health Ministry seems to have bitten off more than it can chew on the issue of banning gutka with a host of ministries opposing the move. An inter-ministerial meeting held last week revealed the
Chaos ruled in the Assembly yesterday over allegations of encroachment on forest land in Chikamagalur district, allegedly by prominent persons - including State Janata Dal president B.L. Shankar. The
The death of at least 13 children due to an as-yet unidentified illness over the last fortnight has flummoxed the medical community in Gurgaon. The children, all between two months and four years,
Out of 24,503 inhabited villages in Assam, 19,019 villages have been electrified till March 31, 1998 with loan assistance from the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). The remaining 5,574
Australian scientists said on Thursday they had detected seven hidden galaxies masquerading as stars which could shed fresh light on how the universe was formed."We think there's over 150,000 more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has blamed Indian born Kalpana Chawla for the unsuccessful 16-day space mission in which she was involved . According to reports in the
Traffic International , a network of wildlife trade monitoring group will now concentrate on the illegal trade of medicinal plants, besides tigers and rhinos. Traffic is a joint programme of the
