With the aim to meet the growing demand for drinking water the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is planning to allow more internationally reputed foreign firms to set up water
World Bank country director Pierre Landell-Mills said that Bangladesh could become a middle-income country by the year 2020. Releasing a report titled "Bangladesh 2020: A Long-run Perspective Study"
With the first case of dengue being reported from the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has been put on the alert to check the disease. The first case was reported from Mall Road who
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) is drafting changes in the Environment Protection Act (EPA), making it obligatory on companies seeking environmental clearance to contribute to the
Angry fishermen stopped short of blockading a key shipping passage, as they had threatened, but warned that protests could encalate if a top Canadian official did not meet with them.
The West Bengal government has chalked out a plan for implementation of a number of tourism related projects involving more than Rs 50 cr. These projects are expected to take shape in the next
The Haryana State Remote Sensing Application Centre (HARSAC) has successfully completed about 17 national and State-sponsored projects like the Integrated Resources Survey to combat drought in
The US Food and Drug administration gave approval to Eli Lilly & Co.'s Gerzar anti-cancer compound for first-line therapy against non-small-cell lung cancer, a potentially significant development
The Central Pollution Control Board on Wednesday submitted before a Division bench of the Delhi High Court that the emission standards for portable generator sets would be specified by September
Singapore's first telecommunications satellite has been launched. Jointly owned by Singapore Telecom (SingTel) and the Taiwanese Chunghwa Telecom, the satellite was put into a geostationary "transfer
