Three-tier panchayat system has been introduced in Gautam Budh Nagar district to revive democracy at the grass-root level as well as to give responsibility to the elected representatives of the

A red sandstone replica of the most famous mineret in the Capital lies neglected in a small village in west Delhi. The Qutab Minar steals the limelight, but few are aware of its forgotten prototype

The UN Centre for Human Settlement(Habitat) and the World Bank today joined hands to launch the Cities Alliance, a bold new initiative to improve the efficiency and impact of urban development

The Capital's ambitious flyover projects have run into controversy because the Delhi Urban Arts Commission has objected to government agencies taking their approval for granted and commencing work.

Citibank India in collaboration with the Society for Promotion of Area Research Centre(SPARC), a Mumbai-based NGO, and the UK-based charity organisation, Homeless International, on Wednesday

Despite Asian financial turmoil, Tokyo and four other cities in Japan and China have the world's highest cost of living for foreigners, according to an annual survey released on

The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) has announced several attractive and result-oriented schemes for the corporate sector, Government undertakings other institutions and domestic and

Scientists have discovered a way to predict the eruptions of powerful solar magnetic storms aimed at Earth, giving civilization extra time to protect its growing networks of communications, power and

The largest ever study of occupational exposure to toxic PCB chemicals has found no significant increase in cancer deaths among workers who were exposed on the job. The study was financed by the

Toxic waste scandal from Italy not closed : Lebanese General State Prosecutor Adnane Addoum told Greenpeace that the issue of imported toxic waste from Italy in 1997 is not closed. During a meeting