Steel minister Beni Prasad Verma has cautioned environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan against holding up clearances for SAIL’s iron ore mines in Orissa and Jharkhand, saying this would force the s

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today suggested states to replicate Jharkhand's performance in MNREGA under which it has constructed 78,000 wells in the last two years.

"(As many as) 78,000 wells have been dug in the last two years, which is a record. I have suggested (the state) to put the (construction) details in the website," the Rural Development Minister told reporters here.

The movement of Asiatic elephants to the famous Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary has declined as the traditional corridors used by them while coming down from the Rani and Garbhanga Reserve Forests (RFs)

The Union cabinet is likely to allow work on the 1,980MW NTPC power plant at North Karanpura to proceed after years of uncertainty over its fate.

With the effects of climate change becoming evident by the day and farmers having to face the worst, the good news is that the agriculture ministry's attempt to prepare district-level contingency p

If you are breathing heavy, blame it on your hot wheels.

Inordinate delays in project completion, diversion of around Rs 115 crore for other purposes, wasteful expenditures and ineligible beneficiaries getting benefits are among the several lapses found

Despite the Mamata Banerjee led-government's thrust on development in the Maoist-hit Junglemahal areas, the state government's performance in granting forest rights to the tribals there is highly d

Jharkhand has urged the Centre not to cancel the eight coal mines allotted to Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation (JSMDC) as it would affect the economy adversely.