Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), one of the beneficiary subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd. of the World Bank loan, has to take up an environment and social mitigation plan (ESMP) in right earnest for the
Three dykes have burst along the raging Nen in North-east China, threatening the country's largest oilfield of Daqing nearby, an anti-food official and state media said. About 200,000 soldiers and
The vigilance probe into the multi-crore construction works scam in Kerala's wildlife sanctuaries has made no headway. Sources say the Forest Department top brass have been destroying evidence, and
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected a number of irregularities in the implementation of the compensatory afforestation scheme in Madhya Pradesh. The report has cited
The Chief Minister Mr. M. Karunanidhi, has ruled out any uncertainty in the implementation of the mega drinking water project from Hogenekkal costing Rs 636
Two top-ranking Pakistani officials, along with four Pakistanis from the private sector, will be among the 50 officials and software professionals from seven SAARC countries who will participate in
Prospects of the multi-billion shrimp industry in the next millennium will be the theme of the 'Fourth World Conference on Shrimp Industry and Trade' to be hosted by India in the Capital from
With the Delhi Government setting up a fresh deadline of August 20 for the Blueline operators to join the kilometre scheme, the STA Bus Nyay Panchayat has once again rejected the
The fate of the world's protective ozone layer depends mainly on the actions of developing countries and Russia, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says in a report. These countries
