CHANDIGARH: Haryana has formulated a policy regarding donations from the public to further strengthen the health system, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Wednesday.

He said donations would be accepted by the District Health and Family Welfare Societies headed by the Deputy Commissioners who would decide as per requirement within their respective jurisdiction.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the state government had decided to cover maize, bajra, cotton and arhar under the National Insurance Agriculture Scheme in the state during kharif-2009.

He said the decision had been taken keeping in view the drought-like situation in the state.

New Delhi: In its bid to protect its forests and keep a check on illegal mining and non-forest activities, Haryana is all set to make use of geographical information system (GIS). Environment and forest minister Kiran Chaudhry claimed that the government was developing the technology to map forest boundaries, identify damages in Aravalli and Shivalik hills.

Even after five days of rain, the Capital till Tuesday had received only half the normal amount of rainfall it receives each year. However, despite the heat, humidity and discomfort endured by residents during the ongoing monsoon months, latest data from the India Meteorological Department reveals that Delhi has fared better than the rest of the NCR region.

Disappearing ground water could be the mother of all crises

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded a complete waiver of the agricultural loans of poor farmers in the state to ensure that

As the Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister and Finance Minister seized the opportunity provided by the Chief Ministers

New lakes will be dug and reservoirs built, while old ones will be renovated by the Haryana government to fight drought in the future, the state's Finance Minister has announced.

The monsoon showers over the past fortnight have brought a smile to the face of Rattan Singh, a 36-year-old paddy farmer in Muktsar district of Punjab. The delay in the rains had left him fearing that his 10-acre farm would dry up. The recent rains, though, have made him believe that his troubles are over.

Haryana, at the time of its creation from the womb of Punjab was partly a parched state. Large areas were dry treeless sand dunes. Even drinking water was a privilege. Its has taken long strides since then. The State is becoming a real green land. All the villages get potable water.