With nearly half of the country's total geographical area facing degradation hazards, conservation of soil and water by taking a natural watershed as the unit of development is perhaps the only route

The incidence of female infanticide has definitely come down in Dharmapuri district due to awareness created by the cultural troupes under the 'Nam Nalam Ariya Kalaipayanam'

The Planning Commission has called for setting up a nodal agency at the central level to track the funding pattern, area of expertise and geographical coverage of non-government organisations (NGOs)

The Voluntary Health, Education and Rural Development Society (VHERDS), a non-government organisation based in Chennai, has sought the co-operation of the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment to

India proposes to promote privatisation of higher education in a big way and is also considering introducing " radical changes" in the examination system. According to the " India country paper"

The Environment Pollution Control Authority of National Capital Region will soon recommend phasing out of commercial vehicles manufactured prior to 1990. This was disclosed by Dilip Biswas, Chairman,

The officials of Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDC) have been asked to expedite the rehabilitation of people displaced from the Tehri region due to the construction of the

A sessions court addmitted a revision application moved by Anna Hazare against the order of a lower court convicting him to three months' simple imprisonment in a defamation case filed by

Delhi's Joint Commissioner of Police Amod Kanth was given the Sulabh Habitat Award--1998 for his work among the street children of Delhi which led to the setting up of the organisation, Prayas.

To create awareness about the plant species on the verge of extinction, the Ministry of Environment and Forests is bringing out a rare publication, Flagship Species of India. It has also sponsored