ZAFAR ALAM KHAN notes that first blood was spilled in Aishbagh police station area where a man was murdered following a dispute over filling of containers.

Madhya Pradesh, once famous as the “Tiger State,” lost 453 animals over the last decade. And how many culprits did the government bring to book? Just two. Recently accessed documents reveal only two cases of poaching reached their logical conclusion of conviction during this period, as of March 2012.

Sample the facts: according to the conservation programme ‘Project Tiger', the population of big cats in Madhya Pradesh in 2001-02 stood at 710. However, the 2011 census revealed there were only 257 tigers left in its six reserves — Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench.

Madhya Pradesh is set for a comprehensive policy for promotion of organic method of farming through restoration of deteriorating soil health.

The central Indian state's agriculture sector, which has been growing at an annual rate of 9% over the last three years and is expected to touch the double-digit mark, has emerged as the second biggest producer of wheat in the country and also the largest producer of soyabean.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is making significant strides in curbing children’s mortality with the under-five mortality rate in the State declining at faster rate than the national average for the first ti

Public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Bhopal unit, has registered a turnover of Rs 4,780 crore against the set target of Rs 4,778 crore, during the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Villagers living in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh have written to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) contending that handing over a sizeable section of the forests of Mahan will mean a loss to both the individual and community forest rights.

The letter was written on March 15, 2012, and was submitted to the local divisional forest officer. A decision on the allocation of the Mahan coal block to Mahan Coal Ltd, a joint venture company of Essar and Hindalco power plants, is awaiting a green signal from the environment ministry.

Despite the facts that no synchronization and electricity generation is possible at EL 154 meters of the Maheshwar dam, that there is no survey of the impact of submergence at EL 154 meters, and th

Madhya Pradesh tonight became the first state in the country to impose a ban on the sale of gutkha containing tobacco and nicotine products.

Good news for wildlife lovers! The tiger population in Madhya Pradesh is on rise.

New Delhi: The Chhatrasal coal block in Madhya Pradesh is in the eye of a storm again, with the group of ministers (GoM) forcing the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to review its decisio