BHUBANESWAR: A tribal welfare policy covering the entire gamut of their socio-economic aspects is all set to roll out in 2011.

This new policy will address the crucial aspect of poor purchasing power of tribals in Orissa.

Disclosing the nuances of the upcoming policy, Minister of ST/SC Development Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha told this paper that the lack of socio-economic data on tribals is pr

NEW DELHI: To improve maternal and child health, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

Move To Help Tribals Get Better Price For Goods

Ahigh-level committee appointed to examine introduction of minimum support price (MSP) for non-timber forest produce is considering a national cooperative revolution similar to Operation Flood to empower tribals collecting sal seeds, gum kariah and other minor forest produce.

The committee, which was appointed in August under Mr T Haque

Villagers from Madban, Niveli, Mithgavhane, Karel and Ansure, the five villages which will come under the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Ratnagiri district, gathered in Mumbai on Wednesday, protesting against revenue minister Narayan Rane

The Prime Minister gave away TWAS prizes and medals to scientists in various fields in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Over 300 scientists from 50 countries are taking part in the four-day annual event.

The PM gave away the India Science prize of the Indian National Science Academy to statistician C Radhakrishna Rao.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday called on the scientific community of the developing world to work together and pool in knowledge to solve problems that cannot be done individually.

Inaugurating the 21st general meeting of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) here, the PM said developing countries should make a renewed effort to quicken the pace of developing scienti

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to shift all the 700 families of Satabhaya village in Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district within the next three months because of sea erosion. All the families will be rehabilitated at Bagapatia near Gupti in the same district.

Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik reviewed the situation at a high level meeting here on Tuesday.

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KOLKATA, 18 OCT: The state health department has decided to provide bicycles under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) to reach remote areas in the blocks.

A team of officials from NRHM recently visited various block primary health care centres and primary health care centres and found that the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), who are

More than 350 scientists from 50 countries will be discussing ways to promote science in less developed countries during the three-day 21 {+s} {+t} general meeting of TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World beginning on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will be inaugurating the meeting.

The meeting will include a special session on climate change, during which TW