Even after many governments and plans, Kalahandi refuses to change. It is still counted among the most backward districts of the Orissa riddled with poverty, unemployment and hunger. The faint hopes

The 20th century began with a world populated by 1.6 billion people and will end with 6 billion inhabitants - with most of the growth occuring in poor countries, demographers estimate. The Population

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reprimanded city government for its inaction in implementing Centre's decision, taken five months back, to ban small generators for polluting residential as well as

In what is the first overruling in the Ridge Reserve forest case, the Supreme Court has allowed two petrol pumps to stay. The reason, according to Chief Justice M M Punchchi and Justices Saghir Ahmed

Now no more disease infected vegetables, fruits or spices, courtesy Department of Atomic Energy(DAE). DAE committed to the peaceful use of atomic energy, has developed better ways of preserving food

The Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) cannot be transmitted through a pin prick, AIDs experts have clarified, putting to rest rumours that people are being injected with the virus in public places.

Work on creating Delhi's very own reserved forest is progressing at a snail's pace after the initial hype and hoopla. For one, though some of the encroachments have been removed, the area is yet to

Concerned over rising competition to its farm sector, is planning to press for tariff cuts in India and other nations, and disciplining export subsidies and activities of state trading firms in

A flourishing kidney theft racket, involving foreign national was traced to a nursing home in Ranchi by a Mumbai Crime Branch team, following complaints of a man who was robbed of one of his kidneys

The United States will not revoke the ban on shrimp imports from India unless Indian fishermen use turtle-excluding devices (TED), the State Department said on Friday. India and some other countries