An estimated 1.5 lakh slumdwellers in Orissa's Cuttack city are on a signature campaign to appeal British prime minister Tony Blair to continue an ongoing development project for them by his

Texas environmental regulators unanimously agreed Wednesday to adopt federal auto-emission standards favored by the auto industry rather than tougher standards that were favored by Gov. George W.

A team of scientists announced yesterday that massive underwater eruptions of gas are the likely causes of mysterious rifts in the ocean floor off Virginia, bolstering the researchers' theory that

After exploiting the whole coastline f golden sand to the fullest extent, Goa now plans to sell 'rain drops to the nature loving tourists from the next

In an effort to project leh and river Sindhy as sustainable cultural tourism and government of Jammu and Kashmir have decided to organise sindhu Darshan festival next month at Leh.

Kerala is going to be the first state to legislate on a Bill against the destruction of heritage buildings. The draft Bill, prepared by the archaeology department, has already been cleared by the

In a major policy decision likely to benefit 12 lakh people living in the slum clusters of Delhi, the Delhi Government announced that the cut-off date for relocation of such clusters had been

Concerned over the acute shortage of drinking water in the Capital, the Supreme Court today directed the Haryana and Punjab governments to allow an additional 125 cusec of water from the Bhakra-Beas

Resettlement schemes fail as slums multiply in Delhi-- a report.

Archaeologists seek a balance : An international meeting of archaeologists at Egypt is discussing how to reconcile the need to preserve ancient sites with the demands of Egypt's vital tourist