Though lakes, rivers, seas and oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface yet there's an acute shortage of water for human consumption. The United Nations foresees serious water shortages by 2010.

Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed stressed the need for involving panchayats and community at large in implementation of various mega projects launched for eco-restoration and rehabilitation of

Prof Bhim Singh, Chairman, J&K National Panthers Party filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the proposed construction of a

Jammu and Kashmir High Court dismissed the petition of one Range officer who was allegedly involved in timber smuggling and subsequently suspended by the Forest Minister. It was alleged that while he

National Human Resource Development Society of Jammu and Kashmir has appealed people to protect natural resources. The forest wealth plays important role in life so it should be protected. Protection

A two day state level seminar on Water Resources Management began in Srinagar at the Sher-I-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Shalimar. The seminar was inaugurated

A deputation from Bandipora met Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Jammu and demanded expeditious socio-economic and educational development of the area. They also pleaded for early launching of

An amount of Rs 8 crore has been sanctioned in Jammu region for providing drinking water to the drought-affected areas while as in Kashmir, the matter of providing releif to 7,55,383 souls affected

Any visitor to the Gujjar-dominated Kharua village in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh, would be struck by the near-absence of girls in the village. While one notices boys playing in the fields, near a

Urban facilities would be provided to the villages in six-kilometre periphery for 14 major towns with Rs 5 crore for each village under a new scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. Provision of Urban

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