The "river of life" Periyar is dying a slow death. With over 437,000 tonnes of its sand being mined and sold every day, Periyar has sunk by 12 feet during the last seven years. Today, the river bed

In a landmark judgment, a Gujarat High Court division bench of Chief Justice K Sreedharan and Justice A R Dave on Tursday held that the total ban imposed by the state government on slaughter of bulls

Govt : Just as Singaporeans were bracing for a spell of hazy weather, the Meteorological Service of Singapore has announced that Singaporeans will escape the smog emanating from the forest fires in

The Tripura Upajati Juba samity (TUJS), a tribal-based political party, has strongly opposed the creation of a wildlife sanctuary for an endangered species of monkey in South Tripura apprehending the

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes when Opposition members demanded that the Joint House Committee (JHC), set up to look into the issue of the suicide by farmers in

Finally, there's some help on the way for farmers in Maharashtra hit hard this time by the unseasonal rains and hailstorms. A local charitable trust has decided to "adopt" a farmer in distress, and

In a major contribution towards preventing climate change, scientists here have developed a technology to convert carbon dioxide, a green house gas, into a chemical called "di-methyl ether" which is

Drought-hit farmers from this Maharashtra district have warned they would sit on dharna in front of the District Collector's official residence from May 1 if the State Government doesn't take note of

Courting controversy, the Union Health Ministry is working on a proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of chewing tobacco and gutka across the country. A draft notification is ready and is expected

The kangaroo population in Australia has boomed to a record 25 million, outnumbering the human population of 18.5 million, according to a new survey published today by the commonwealth scientific and