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

Something during the second week of May, while the defence minister, Mr George Fernades, was carrying out his campaign against China, the Chinese minitry of science and technology in Beijing decided

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has withdrawn his 11-day fast in public interest after his release from prison, according to his lawyer in the Ebabanrao Gholap case.

Home minister Harbans Singh informed the state assembly on Tuesday that financial assistance to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the state had been stopped following adverse reports

Bangladesh is probably the world leader in non-governmental organisations, NGOs, perhaps because economically it is near the bottom of the heap. The 20,000 or so NGOs there operate mainly in the

Hundreds of humanitarian and human right organisations have seen donations from the European Union - the world's largest aid donor cut off over a legal hitch. Many of the groups will have to close or

The availability of good quality fuel could go a long way in checking vehicular pollution, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. CPCB sources said the quality of the fuel, with reference

The number of illiterate people in India will be the highest in world in the 21st century and there is a stupendous need to enhance the standard of eduction in this country.