farmers to get Rs. 750 per hectare : The Karnataka cabinet, is understood to have decided that the compensation to be paid to farmers who have lost their crops to be Rs. 750 a hectare, subject to the

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Pakistani Cabinet has decided, in principle, to sell 1,500-2,000 MW of surplus power being produced by independent power producers (IPPs) to

The Delhi Government has drawn up a comprehensive action plan to prevent mosquito and water-borne diseases in the Capital in the coming summer months and the monsoons that will follow. The Delhi

India accused developed nations of adopting double standards on environment protection, saying on the one hand, they failed to make financial commitments to help developing states to meet

The high-level team of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), headed by the former Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Balram Jakhar, to study the phenomena of suicide by farmers in Karnataka and

With the help of a satellite, Indian nature lovers have mapped out 470 reserves for wildlife to ensure their proper development. These digitised maps, for instance, show the distribution of

The Supreme Court asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to furnish the list of specified industries concerned which were located within the Taj trapezium, along with relevant details of the products

To develop an infrastructure in the hill region expected to be declared as a separate State soon, the Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered the bureaucrats to frame schemes which can be carried on

The people's movements from all over the country have once again communicated their rejection of India's agreement with the World Trade Organisation(WTO) and have pledged to intensify opposition to

The National Fishworkers' Forum has threatened to go on an indefinite agitation from May 27 to demand withdrawal of the Aquaculture Authority Bill, abandonment of the move to amend the Coastal