The government is considering a proposal to appoint a principal trade negotiator for the forthcoming Seattle Round of Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation to be held from 30 November to 3

Parts of the city centre are threatened by high tide tomorrow, while rain water is receding from most city areas barring Tangra, Topsia, Gobra and Mominpur. Flood situation in West Bengal continues

Of the 99 stretches of the Yamuna river its tributaries studied by the Central Pollution Control Board, four have water of acceptable quality. The filthiest section of the river is in Delhi. The

The PowerGrid Corporation of India's proposal for the 2,000 MW Talcher thermal power project transmission line has been sent to the Union Power Ministry sent the project after it approached the

The UNited States Information Services (USIS) in Calcutta today organised a seminar on environment with special focus on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and how developing countries can benefit

The Army sent two relief teams to the flood-affected districts of West Bengal, while the state government said it would double its aid from Rs 10 crore to Rs 25 crore. The Left Front government

The hitherto silent "Delhi Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers' Health Protection Act - 1996" has been brought to the notice of the Delhi High Court in a public interest litigation seeking its

Just a kilometre from Prahladpur, Delhi where about 50 people had contracted jaundice two months ago, eight cases of hepatitis, including a family of four have been reported from a single lane in

The Army sent two of its relief teams to the flood affected districts of West Bengal, while the state government said it would double the aid from Rs 10 crore to Rs 25 crore. The State government

There is no respite in sight for north India, hit hard by a dry spell. The director, Delhi Meteorological Department, Dr S C Gupta, stated that there is no indication of rain in the next three to