DEHRADUN: The Centre has sought a proposal from Uttarakhand government suggesting possible sites within the state for establishing the proposed Centre For Himalayan Studies.

Promising development without destruction of environment, the Government on Tuesday said it would simplify procedures for green clearances while stepping up efforts to get 35,000 crore, stuck in li

Aware that convincing people, particularly in rural India, to build and use toilets in their homes, is a cumbersome task, the Centre has asked the State Governments to rope in various departments l

A vigorous campaign sensitising school students to trigger behavioural changes in people on the need to use toilets is soon going to be launched by the Centre to end the menace of open defecation i

The Union government has sent a health advisory to the State government over the situation arising out of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), asking it to observe closely t

New Delhi: The likelihood of a below-normal monsoon; temperature above 40 degrees Celsius for the next couple of months; a large population and limited sources of water are making Delhi desperate f