The authorities have occupied prime farmland in Gauchar, Uttar Pradesh, to construct an airstrip that will benefit tourists both at home and abroad. But it will affect the livelihood of many
Poor visibility is no major threat to aircraft at Calcutta airport, according to a West Bengal Pollution Control board report, submitted to the High Court. The report was prepared in consultation
India ranks as the largest borrower of the World Bank with the annual loan and credit components for the year 1997-98 poised to touch $3 billion, the Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank,
The government is actively considering a proposal to set up a Cotton Technology Mission for the all-round development of cotton production. This was announced by Mr Kanshi Ram Rana, Minister of
Women smokers have a 50 per cent higher risk of dying from a heart attack than men who smoke, say researchers. A likely reason is that tobacco smoke has an adverse effect on the female hormone
While many achievements of the Bharatiya Janata Party;s Delhi government are debatable, the government certainly seems to have succeeded in increasing the appetite of birds at its poultry farm as
The Union Carbide case came up for hearing before the Supreme Court today with the central government disputing before the Supreme Court today that it had to pay for the expenditure of the sole
The ailing state-owned power utility of UP is in for a major shake-up with the state Bharatiya Janata Party-led government determined to meet the conditions for a Rs 150 billion loan from the World
The second of India's eight 'fast track'power projects began to produce power in Andhra Pradesh after being mired in controversy and procedural wrangles for five years. The 208 MW gas-based project
