Canine distemper virus, common in dogs and deadly to other carnivores, has killed at least four tigers in past year

‘Ministry says villagers were already provided rehabilitation’

A complete U-turn in a matter of one month by the Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs (MOTA) on the application of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) now promises to remove hurdles before the controversial Mapithel Multipurpose Project in Manipur, which has been under construction without mandatory green clearances for eight years.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has constituted a six-member committee to review the proposal of the Assam Government on safeguarding wildlife in relation with the National Highway-3

The Anti Dam Diwas organised by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra here in the city today was attended by a number of anti–dam activists, who unanimously voiced to stop th

New Delhi : Karnataka has topped the first ever ranking of state governments on the basis of their performance and implementation of the midday meal scheme with a total score of 77.79 per cent, fol

The projects will collectively augment the storage capacity of FCI by about 1,25,060 metric tonnes (MT), out of which 53,000 MT is likely to be completed by March 2014

Food Corporation of India (FCI) is in the process of augmenting its infrastructure in North-East to implement the National Food Security Act.

The Centre has identified 22 river stretches in the northeastern States which could be developed for cargo transportation.

“The identified river stretches have been shared with the concerned State governments and they have been requested to send proposals for assistance. So far only three proposals have been received, one of which have been sanctioned,” said a top official in the Shipping Ministry.

Setting a blistering pace, Tamil Nadu has halved its infant mortality rate (IMR) in the past decade while abunch of other states – Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka – have shown significant decreases