India and a number of other developing and least developed countries (LDCs) have asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to establish a clear roadmap with specific benchmarks to fulfill the mandate

The government is in a fix over awarding two highway projects worth about Rs 900 crore for which leading construction companies like Larsen & Toubro, Gammon, Nagarjuna Constructions are in the race.

The Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) is coming to help Delhi. The Delhi government has decided to adopt its methods to usher in governance reforms. This follows a series of high-level meetings with

Coca-Cola, caught in a controversy over its use of groundwater at Plachimda in Palakkad district, has offered to supply drinking water to people around the plant if it is allowed to function. In its

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) plans to help rural tourism in Karnataka gain momentum with a proposal to extend financial assistance from the current fiscal. The

This is one variable that could have a bearing on the course of the economy in the months to come: water levels in major reservoirs. The country may have received good monsoons in 2003, which has

Narmadal Hydroelectric Development Corporation (NHDC), a joint venture of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd (NHPC) and the MP government, has synchronised the fourth unit of Indira Sagar

The last day of the three-day Xanta Xamaroh organized by the Auniati Xatra at its Kaliapani Branch near Teok to commemorate 350 years of its existence, saw a mammoth turnout which heard the Assam

The abundant natural springs in Meghalaya need to be scientifically developed for providing safe drinking water, especially in the rural areas of the State. The springs are the main source of water

An adverse affect on irrigation in Uttar Pradesh is visible due to lack of rain water this year. Due to decrease in the level of rainfall, 41% water shortage was registered in Ganga, 36% in Yamuna,