A rural development ministry plan, which will allow industries to take over non forest wastelands, will further deprive the rural poor of fodder and fuelwood.

Residents of Delhi's slums find themselves in a Catch 22 situation. Public conveniences in the Capital are woefully inadequate, but when they are compelled to defecate outdoors, residents of adjoining colonies take them to court.

A computerised information service on the relevant technology and potential for an industrial venture will soon be in the market.

As per capita private consumption declines in the country, the number of its poor is increasing.