An arduous exercise by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to arrive at an amicable solution to the Cauvery waters dispute, in consultation with Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherry
The Delhi Government has decided to release Rs 41 crore for laying sewer system and Rs 1 crore for installing hand-pumps and water hydrants in unauthorised colonies in the Capital.This was announced
Mounting pressure from environmental organisations has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider a ban on the use of plastic bags. However, in its present form the proposed "ban"
It was around 11a.m. in the morning that the Forest and Wildlife Department of the Delhi government, acting on a tip-off, raided a jhuggi in Seelampur in east Delhi where 216 rose-ringed parakeets,
'Green budgets' for sectoral programmes of various ministries and departments has been proposed by environment and forests minister Suresh Prabhu. In a letter to Deputy chairman of planning
The Mumbai high court has ordered a stay against the purchase of 2,000 lakh doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) by the department of health and family welfare (DoFW) from Delhi-based Radicura and
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) has decided to offer a comprehensive financial package to the prospective entrepreneurs entering the field of power production using municipal
Severe drought in Texas has cost the state's farmers and ranchers some $1.75 billion so far this year, according to a new estimate published on Wednesday. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service
