The Delhi High Court today directed the Ministry of Environment and forests to take a final decision on all objections raised in the draft notification regarding disposal of fly ash in Capital,

A severe drought has hit both the northern and southern tea gardens of the country. This has jeopardised the production prospects for the current year. This year's output for March is expected to

A silent but devastating destruction of Himahcal Pradesh's pristine forests is taking place right under the nose of the government. The annual migration of Gorkha labourers from Nepal to the apple

Army : In the wake of the recent Chamoli earthquakes, the Army has blamed civic authorities for inefficiency and called national disaster management policies a disaster. The civic administrations's

The Supreme Court, in a ruling favouring lakhs of contract labourers, has held that they have a right to be absorbed in regular service after working for more than 240 days a year in an

Over 30 schools in the Capital are without basic, amenities of water, electricity and toilets, the Delhi Education Minister, Dr Narendra Nath, informed the Delhi Assembly today.

Just as the elderly in Kerala are on the increase at a rate faster than any other state, the number of those seeking to end their lives gracefully with official sanction is also on the rise. The

With public granaries already full, the prospects of a record foodgrain harvest this year-- breaching the 200 million tonne mark-- may pose problems for the country's food managers in the next few

A House committee headed by Orissa Assembly Speaker, Mr Chintamani Dyan Samantaray, will meet Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to impress upon him the need for sanction of drought assistance

Much to the relief of wildlife conservationists world over, the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have started mass nesting at the Gahirmatha beach. Over 1 Lakh turtles have already arrived for