In a bid to wrest the political initiative from Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's Rs 500 crore package for overall development of Asia's largest slum-Dharavi, the Congress-NCP led Democratic

This "trial run" might prove to be too costly for the Delhi government. The Expenditure and Finance Committee of the Delhi government sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore to the transport department to purchase

India and Bangladesh ended the first day of two-day water talks on a non-committal note with Bangladesh keen on a breakthrough in the vexed issue of sharing Teesta waters. As the secretary

The Tamil Nadu government, for the first time in its history, has decided to hold elections for water users associations of various irrigation projects in the state under the TN Farmers Management of

The Project Affected Relocation Bill, setting the norms for rehabilitation of tribals and other people affected by large projects was cleared by the Union Cabinet. The Bill provides for land benefits

1,00,000 tonnes of toxic waste a year, India's a health disaster waiting to happen. Without a doubt, India is quickly becoming the world's favourite dumping ground for hazardous substances and

The Union government has taken a welcome step towards rehabilitation of families displaced by development projects. The cabinet has approved the National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation for

From being a favourite theory touted by ecologists, global warming has now emerged as a clear and present danger facing earth and its inhabitants. A scientific study undertaken across parts of

Mumbaikars and people elsewhere in Maharashtra had a reason to 'feel better' on Friday, as Prime Minister A B Vajpayee announced a grant of Rs 500 crore for the development of Asia's largest slum

After ammonia levels in the Yamuna water at Delhi Jal Board's Nangloi and Haiderpur plants mounted to an all-time high of 3 mg per litre, the DJB wrote to both the Central and Haryana pollution