Centre urges states to enact laws, take other steps

Excessive mining hits coastal Gujarat hard

Two districts of Punjab Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahar have been hit by a rash of ailments. The inhabitants are experiencing hair loss, joint swelling, certain types of deformities and other health problems. Their crop and cattle, too, are affected. At th

Two recent directives of the Kerala High Court have further vindicated the Perumatty Grama Panchayat s stand in its face off with the Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited

Of the 12,619 Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu, one third or nearly 4,200 panchayats are headed by women following the 73rd amendment to the Constitution which stipulates that one thirds of all panchayat presidents in a state should be women