NEW DELHI, 15 NOV: The Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, today called for an “inclusive model” that benefits not only the rich but also the poor through poverty eradication, development of agricul
NEW DELHI, 1 NOV: Out-of-pocket spending of their income on medicines and health care services due to rising cost of diagnosis, medicines and hospitalisation will push millions of Indians (about 3.
Environment ministers of the Basic group of countries, including India's Jayanthi Natarajan, began deliberations today to chart out a common approach on key climate issues, including the second com
State-owned oil companies are pressing for a Rs 1.82 per litre increase in petrol prices because of rupee depreciation and hardening of crude oil prices.
Imphal, 27 Oct: Winged guests migrating to Manipur as well as countless fishes who swim across from bordering Burma for breeding now have to look elsewhere.
MELBOURNE, 27 OCT: Australia's ban on uranium sale to India was not holding back its civil nuclear programme as the country was not exclusively dependent on supplies from here, foreign minister Mr
Even as the Supreme Court has set a deadline of 31 December for construction of toilets in all government-run schools, it will prove an uphill task for the authorities as nearly 45 per cent of gove
In a setback to the Mayawati government and thousands of apartment buyers, Allahabad High Court today set aside acquisition of land in three villages of Noida, Greater Noida and Noida Extension are
NEW DELHI, 19 OCT: Managing environmental impacts has emerged as a big challenge in India’s fast and high growth rate development, the labour and employment minister, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, said to
NEW DELHI, 12 OCT: A World Bank flagship report today lauded India for bringing down the fertility rate in the country from almost six children per woman to around 2.3 in 35 years saying it’s “much
